Tech savvy Windows users know that they can manage the operating systems’ Services either from the System Configuration tool msconfig or the Service management software Services which can be launched by typing in services.msc in the run box. Service Manager now is a free third party program that home users and administrators can use to [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
- Comments: 4
Backing up and Restoring Windows Drivers
The hardware driver support in Windows 7 is just fantastic, especially with consumer hardware with more and more companies submitting their drivers for official certification from Microsoft than ever before. This not only means driver support on the Windows 7 installation DVD, but also through Windows Update. You can still find computers however for which [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 2
Semper Driver Backup For Windows
Microsoft has improved driver support in the Windows operating system a lot over the years. Most users do not need to install a single driver when they setup the new operating system as everything is working out of the box. Drivers are mostly needed to add functionality and performance, for instance in the case of [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 10
How To Update Hardware Drivers In Windows
A driver, or hardware driver, is needed so that computer devices like the mouse, monitor or video card, can communicate with the operating system. The Windows operating system ships with a huge number of drivers, which means that some users do not have to install a single third party driver to get all of their [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 1
Chrome Does Not Play Well With Outdated Graphics Card Drivers
PC gamers know that they need to update their graphics card drivers frequently to improve performance, compatibility and stability. Not everyone is a gamer though and there are users who have never updated the graphics driver and other system drivers in their life. These users specifically may experience issues with Google Chrome’s hardware acceleration feature. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 5
Driver Magician Lite, Backup Windows Device Drivers
We all know the problem; You reinstall your operating system, upgrade it or install it on a new PC only to find out that a device is not working properly because of missing drivers. You then start to search for a driver CD or on the Internet to find the proper driver for the device. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: None
Driver Magician Review (GOTD)
Driver Magician is a commercial software program to backup, restore and update system drivers. System drivers ensure that computer hardware runs properly on a computer system. Many computer users on the other hand tend to ignore drivers as much as they can because it takes time and some knowledge to update the system drivers regularly. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: None
Find Windows Drivers With Ma-Config
Automated solutions to find new Windows drivers are not usually as reliable as they should be. Most of the services that have been tested in the past did display false positives that could have a negative impact on a computer system’s stability. The drivers that can have a negative impact are usually system drivers for [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 6
Computer Hardware Drivers List
It is sometimes a good idea to get an overview of all computer hardware drivers that are loaded in the operating system. We all know that outdated or incompatible drivers can lead to all kinds of computer related problems including crashes, performance issues or even data loss. Driver View is a quality computer software that [...]