Official links — always download directly from the manufacturer, never from third-party sites.
Outdated drivers are one of the most common causes of crashes, blue screens, and performance drops that we handle in PruPru support. The problem is that searching "driver X download" on Google usually leads to third-party sites full of installers bundled with adware or even malware. That's why we've gathered here only direct links to official manufacturers — no middlemen, no risk of installing anything beyond the driver.
Right-click the Start menu → Device Manager → expand the category (e.g. Display adapters) → right-click the device → Properties → Driver tab, to see the installed version and date.
A screen filling with graphical artifacts or freezing in games, Wi-Fi dropping on its own every few minutes, crackling or hissing audio, and the classic yellow exclamation mark in Device Manager are the most common signs. If the problem started right after a Windows update, the first step is to reinstall the latest driver from the manufacturer — the system update often overwrites a custom driver with a generic one.
Sites that promise to "detect and download all drivers automatically" tend to bundle the real installer together with toolbars, homepage hijackers, or questionable cleanup software — and in some cases, more aggressive adware. Your hardware's manufacturer is always the safest source and the only one that guarantees the correct version for your exact model.
No. If everything is working well, there's no need to update just for the sake of it — that sometimes even introduces instability. Update when you have a specific problem or when the manufacturer releases a relevant security fix.
In Device Manager, the full name appears next to each item. For the motherboard, the msinfo32 command in the Start menu shows the manufacturer's exact model.
No. The Driver Checker in PruPru.exe only identifies which ones are outdated — installation is always done by you, directly on the manufacturer's website, to make sure nothing beyond the driver gets installed.