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 [...]

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I reviewed Driver Sweeper back in 2009 for the last time. Back then it was version 2.1 that I reviewed. The developer recently published Driver Sweeper 3.2, which justifies taking another look at the software. Driver Sweeper basically can be used to remove old Windows drivers from the system. Say you have had an ATI [...]

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Sometimes you need to troubleshoot driver issues that go beyond uninstalling and installing drivers on the Windows operating system. A badly programmed driver installation for instance can load a bad driver on the system, which may be even worse if the uninstallation is not properly programmed as well. This could leave a bad driver on [...]

Categories: Software, troubleshooting, Windows

There are several situations in which driver updates are recommended. This ranges from incompatibilities to performance improvements, security fixes and new features that are added by those new drivers. Software that can scan the system for outdated drivers has become popular in the last years. They are usually powered by a huge driver database on [...]

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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 [...]

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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 We all know that outdated or incompatible drivers can lead to all kinds of computer related problems including crashes, performance issues or even data loss.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 [...]

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Device Remover is a portable device manager for the Windows operating system. It is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 and requires the Microsoft .net Framework 2.0. The main advantage of Device Remover is the display of all installed devices, drivers and services on the [...]

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If you are the type of computer user who likes to upgrade his computer with new hardware devices instead of purchasing a new computer whenever a speed, storage or performance update is due you might find the following tip interesting. It is very likely that old device drivers are still present on the system which [...]

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