Drivers & Downloads
Official driver downloads and help getting hardware working.
so annoyed rn i was alt tabbing out of a fullscreen game on my small form factor PC when teh whole screen just went black. Audio kept going for a sceond, then stuttered, then the picture came back with a little notification that the display driver had…
ok weird one let's hear your legacy hardware stories. I've been nursing a first gen VR headset for years because it still works perfectly. I've tried VMs, compatibility mode, even an old laptop dedicated to it. What's the most creative way you've kept old…
im literally losing my mind here small mystery for the driver experts: thats teh last missing driver on my older desktop, unknown device with Code 28. everything seems to work fine, but Id rather not leave it like this in case its something like the card…
so annoyed rn genuine question about update philosophy. My PC is stable on the driver my PC came with. The new Arc Graphics Windows DCH Driver lists fixes that dont realy affect me. Do you update anyway for security and compatibility, or do u only update…
This is so annoying. My work laptop was fine yesterday. Today, after a driver update: it says connected but nothing loads. the troubleshooter says something about the default gateway not being available. i don't know what that means. i'd prefer to fix it…
so annoyed rn after waking from sleep, my mini PC connects to Wi Fi but shows this: No internet, secured. My phone and TV on the same network are fine... i restarted the router and the mini PC. Nothing. Im writing this on my phone. Any ideas? Ive already…
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: It's always while alt tabbing out of a fullscreen game. My small form factor PC is not overclocked and temps…
hmmmm ok 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 playing an open world game. My small form factor PC is not overclocked and temps…
im literally losing my mind here just did a clean install on my secondhand mini PC and everything works except one entry in Device Manager: PCI Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller, Code 28, The drivers for this device are not intsalled. Windows…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts requesting help with a driver for my all in one printer. It works great, but on Windows 11 the isntaller from teh manufacturers site throws this: the installer is from years ago and only lists older Windows versions, i…
long time lurker first post lol device Descriptor Request Failed on my a drawing tablet. Ive read a dozen threads and they all say different things: power settings, drivers, BIOS, cables. Im using a rear USB port. The Intel upadte is my best guess for the…
hmmmm ok i was waking teh monitor from standby on my gaming desktop when the whole screen just went black. Audio kept going for a second, then stuttered, then teh picture came back with a little notification that teh display driver had stopped responding and…
Philosophical driver question. My old sound card isnt supported anymore, but I love the sound quality. I can get it working with an old driver and a few tricks. Is that a reasonable thing to do, or am I setting myself up for security issues and random…
so annoyed rn my small office server is in a blue screen loop and i know exactly what caused it: installing teh chipset package. The drive shows up in BIOS with its correct name and size. Windows recovery opens, but System Restore says there are no restore…
fresh PC build, fresh Windows install, and still: plus crackling in the USB DAC duirng music playback... everything else about the PC is fast and smooth... it makes music unbearable and i realy want to fix it properly instead of guessing. id appreciate a…
guys pls help i lost a ranked match to this today, so forgive the tone. a survival crafting game hard freezes during about 20 minutes in and then i get this: It says teh device was removed. Removed! Two weeks ago I had zero crashes. In between, teh only…
long time lurker first post lol im on an old studio branch and everything works for everyday work. now AMD has Radeon Adrenalin Graphics Driver 26.6.1 out and the app keeps nagging me. part of me wants the fixes, part of me remembers the last time an update…
After waking from sleep, my laptop connects to Wi Fi but shows this: 'No internet, secured'. my phone and TV on teh same network are fine. i restarted teh router and the laptop. nothing. i'm writing this on my phone. any ideas? i've already tried forgetting…
so annoyed rn im out of ideas. thats my USB to serial adapter in Device Manager. code 43 appeared out of nowhere. i tried rolling back teh driver, but the button is greyed out. the same device works perefctly on my laptop, sooo the hardware should be fine.…
urgent ish: i need this external GPU for work tomorrow and its showing Code 43: It was fine yesterday. It started after a driver update. i tried a different port and a reboot. i cant tell if i should be shopping for a replacement or digging deeper into…
guys pls help i work on a 4K screen next to a 1080p one all day, and today was unbearable. Flicker, flicker, flicker on the secondary screen. The GeForce Graphics Driver update went in last night. Ive tried swapping DisplayPort and HDMI and moving the…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts im genuinely confused. picture on my TV is great, but sound comes out of the laptop speakers only. It started right after the NVIDIA driver udpate. Ive checked the volume mixer, default device, everything I know of.…
im out of ideas. thats my USB audio interface in Device Manager. code 43 appeared after a driver update. I tried rolling back the driver, but teh button is greyed out. the same device works perfectly on my laptop, sooo the hardware should be fine. if its a…
philosophical driver question. my old sound card isnt supported anymore, but its paid for. i can get it working with an old driver and a few tricks. is that a reasnoable thing to do, or am i setting myself up for security issues and random crasehs?? id love…
ugh. my label printer has been on my desk for ages. After moving to a fresh Windows install, i get: i found an old driver CD but its the same story. is there a compatible driver from a similar model, or some built in Windows driver i can try? id honestly be…
