Author:
Randy Alexander
Date Of Creation:
4 April 2021
Update Date:
1 July 2024
Content
The video card driver (also known as the graphics card) is very important to your computer because they control the operating system (Windows 7) that operates your graphics card. If you want to play a game that requires high configuration, it is imperative that we have to update the video card driver for the computer. Choosing the right driver for the current graphics card is very important, otherwise the computer will have problems. The following simple instructions will help you to successfully update the video card driver for your computer.
Steps
Click the Start button and go to the Control Panel menu.
- Look at the "view by" section in the upper right corner of the window. Make sure it is showing in the option "large icons", otherwise click on it to reset.
Click on "Device manager".- A menu will appear, continue to double-click "Display adapters".
Now, right-click on the video card that shows up, choose "Update Driver Software".
Then, you select Search automatically.- After Windows 7 auto-update the driver, reboot your computer.
To update the driver manually, write down the video card name under "Display adapters" in the "Device manager" menu.
Visit the manufacturer's home page. You can check out these websites in the section on Popular Driver Supplies below.
Navigate to the Driver or Download section.
Enter your video card information.
Download the driver installation file to a directory that you can remember.
Open the folder where the file was downloaded, launch the file, and follow the instructions on the screen.
Restart the computer. advertisement
Popular Driver Sources
- Nvidia: http://www.nvidia.com/content/global/global.php
- AMD: http://www.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDHomePage.aspx
- Alienware: http://www.alienware.com/
Warning
- You should update the correct drivers for the video card, otherwise your computer may "hang" when restarting.
