Driver Help & Troubleshooting
Install problems, rollbacks, conflicts and driver discussions.
My gaming laptop came with a network driver from the manufacturer that's quite old. Intel has PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers 15.8.0 available directly on their site. I care most about low ping in games. Should I install the chip maker's newest driver,…
ok so every single time after unplugging the charger, my work laptop shows no Wi Fi networks at all, or it's connected but nothing loads. This started right after teh Realtek USB Fast Ethernet 10/100M Controller Driver 10.28 update 👍 The only reliable fix…
ok so so this is new. artifacts in games, and only since updating GeForce Graphics Driver 304.48 Beta from NVIDIA. ive already rebooted three times... they dont show up on the BIOS screen as far as i can tell, only once Windows loads... is that a meannigful…
ok weird one my Wi Fi is gone... not disconnected, gone. after a BIOS update, the 2 in 1 no longer shows any wireless options. ive tried rebooting, teh network troubleshooter, and checking airplane mode 🔥 nothing. since I cant get online, every fix I find…
firmware update nightmare. i was updating teh work laptops BIOS using the P7H55 M PRO Bios package from ASUS. then the progress bar froze. since then, black screen. im reasoanbly technical but Ive never had to recover a BIOS. is this repairable at home?? the…
so annoyed rn i'm losing this fight with my own computer... random driver crashes since teh GeForce Graphics Driver update. I tried Device Manager rollback (greyed out), uninstall via Settings (it came back), and installing the older package over teh top…
I work on a monitor on a USB C dock all day, and today was unbearable. Flicker, flicker, flicker on teh secondary screen. the OpenGL Notebook Graphics Driver 327.54 Beta update went in last night... ive tried swapping DisplayPort and HDMI and moving the…
hmmmm ok my budget build is performing like it lost a generation... an MMO stutters in places that used to be smooth, all after the NVIDIA drievr update. id like to measure this properly instead of going on feel. whats the right way to compare two drivers? I…
long time lurker first post lol my setup is two monitors at different refresh rates, and it's been rock solid. Since installing NVIDIA Quadro Graphics ODE Driver 341.98 Beta , one of teh screens randomly blinks black for a split second. Sometimes it's every…
im literally losing my mind here after installing AMD Catalyst Display Drivers 10.10 Ive had the control panel wont open on my home built PC. fine, Ill just roll it back :D except the Roll Back Driver button is greyed out, and when i uninstalled it Windows…
Fun morning lmao the work VPN client wont connect after teh 970A G46 Ethernet Driver update. i reinstalled teh VPN client, no chnage. the virtual adapter shows in Network Connections, but it looks disabled or missing details... is there a way to reset just…
help!! every morning, same ritual: my inkjet all in one says offline, i restart things, eventually it prints. Since the BenQ Acer 5300U Scanner Driver update from Acer, its gotten worse. Its connected over Wi Fi. Ive read about WSD ports, SNMP status, and IP…
long time lurker first post lol somethings off. a strategy game feels sluggish since teh GeForce Ion Graphics Driver 285.27 Beta update and teh FPS counter agrees with me. that crash happened once too lmao im on a small form factor PC. ive restarted,…
here's my weird problem, front jack, no sound.. ;) rear jack, perfect sound. started right after SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 (Windows 2000/XP) updated from Creative. I really dont want to crawl under teh desk every time I switch to earbuds 😂 any idea where jack…
hmmmm ok USB is acting cursed on my work PC. a webcam drops out at random, and teh port stays dead until a retsart. i updated the chipset driver from Microsoft last week, and that's when it started. i checked Device Manager and sometimes a USB controller…
ok weird one ive always installed teh full package for printers without thinking :D This time, for a home inkjet, Id like to be more selective. i need scan to email. Whats actually useful in these suites, and what can safley be skipped?? Id love a short list…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts flickering secondary monitor since the AMD update. details: three monitors on one card... it goes black for a moment, comes back, sometimes teh windows jump to the main screen... ive rebooted plenty... id love a…
guys pls help i lost a ranked match to this today, so forgive the tone. a flight sim hard freezes during a cutscene and then i get this: it says the device was removed. removed! two weeks ago i had zero crashes. in between, the only change was the GeForce…
I downloaded NVIDIA ForceWare 61.82, teh download page clearly lists Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Im on one of those. I ran the vendor app on my home built tower and got this: it says the driver isn't compatible with this version of Windows. i've rebooted,…
so annoyed rn i finally have Realtek Audio Driver working nicely, and the ASUS app offers virtual surround, bass boost, loudness equalization, and more. windows also has its own sptaial sound options. for competitive games on studio headphones, what do you…
smth's off... a strategy game feels sluggish since the ForceWare Driver update and the FPS counter agrees with me. that crash happened once too, im on a gaming desktop, ive restarted, reinstalled the game, and turned off recording, before I go back to the…
okay, this is driving me nuts. black screen, fans ramp up, and about five seconds later Windows comes back like nothing happened. then this pops up: Its always while waking teh monitor from standby. My gaming desktop is not overclocked and temps look normal…
long time lurker first post lol sleep on my gaming laptop is broken. It drains the battery in a bag. This started right after teh chipset package upadte from ASRock. i really rely on sleep, since i move between home and office every day. Is there a log or…
so annoyed rn i work on a monitor on a USB C dock all day, and today was unbearable. Flicker, flicker, flicker on the seconadry screen. the ForceWare Beta Drivers update went in last night... ive tried swapping DisplayPort and HDMI and moving the monitors to…
hmmmm ok i've been experimenting with driverless printing for a shared apatrment 👍 It works for basic stuff on teh inkjet all in one 👍 Before i commit, i'd love to hear from people who've used it longer. Did you go back to vendor drivers for anything…
