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Bp_333

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    Window Update wont update drivers
    « on: December 19, 2013, 08:17:04 AM »


    Hello,

    Comp specs -
    Processor   Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz
    Manufacturer   Intel
    Speed   3.4 GHz
    Number of Cores   4
    Video Card   NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
    Manufacturer   NVIDIA
    Chipset   GeForce GTX 650
    Dedicated Memory   2.0 GB
    Total Memory   3.9 GB
    Memory   8.2 GB
    Operating System   Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
    Service Pack   1
    Size   64 Bit
    Edition   Home Premium
    Display Maximum Resolution   1920 x 1080
    DVD   TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224BB
    CD   TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224BB
    Drive   
    Size   931.4 GB
    Free   767.6 GB ( A custom built computer by cyber power)

    Im currently using McAfee secruity scan plus (which when i try to open says "error initializing updater interface) but hopefully that is not the problem the problem is that window updater wont work it doesn't say error or anything along those guidelines it just says "restart" and as i have done i tried it restarts etc but No Drivers update so my graphics card and other drivers wont update and haven't been updated for a year or so (which i only noticed when i was trying to update my Video/Graphics card). So then i check my window update and i have set it on all the recommended settings (install updates automatically every day etc) and when i check update history nothing has EVER been updated and i am not very good with tech so i am rather confused.

    Thanks for taking your time to read ! 

    Allan

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    Re: Window Update wont update drivers
    « Reply #1 on: December 19, 2013, 08:21:03 AM »
    First of all, you NEVER want Windows Update to update your drivers. You always want to obtain the drivers from the oem websites (or, if it's a laptop, from the website of the laptop manufacturer). Second, you don't update drivers unless there is a specific need or reason to do so. The fact that they haven't been updated in a while is irrelevant.

    Bp_333

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      Re: Window Update wont update drivers
      « Reply #2 on: December 19, 2013, 08:27:03 AM »
      Thanks ^_^ sorry i didn't know if it was a problem or not but thankyou for your time !

      Allan

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      Re: Window Update wont update drivers
      « Reply #3 on: December 19, 2013, 08:48:39 AM »
      No problem, that's why we're here. You should really change Windows Update to only install critical updates.