Drivers & Downloads
Official driver downloads and help getting hardware working.
ok so philosophical driver question. my first gen VR headset isn't supported anymore, but teh replacement is worse. 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 isuses…
ok weird one my headphones crackle and pop during YouTube videos. Its not constant, more like random little bursts every few seconds. The driver page shows this warning: ive tried a different cable. my phone through the same headphones sounds perfect :D so…
ok weird one did a BIOS update on my convertible latpop and now theres no sound at all. the speaker icon has a red X and says this: no audio output device is installed, device Manager shows a couple of unknown devices under Other devices... which driver…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts urgent ish: I need this webcam for work tomorrow and its showing Code 43: It was fine yesterday. It started after a Windows update. i tried a different port and a reboot. i can't tell if i should be shopping for a…
just did a clean install on my fresh Windows install and everything works except one entry in Device Manager: 'Base System Device', Code 28, 'The drivers for this device are not installed.' Windows Update finds nothing... i don't even know what this device…
wi Fi problem only on one device: The 2 in 1 tablet sees the network, connects, gets bars, and then nothing loads. Everything else in the house works. It started right after waking from sleep. I'd love to understand what's broken, not just fix it. I'd rather…
ok weird one okay, this is driving me nuts... black screen, fans ramp up, and about five seconds later Windows comes back like notihng happened, then this pops up: Its always while waking teh monitor from standby. My home built tower is not overclocked and…
Please tell me this is a driver thing. Glitches in 3D apps on my editing workstation, starting right after the Radeon Adrenalin Graphics Driver update: the card isn't new but it's never shown anything like this before... temperatures look normal. I've tried…
ok weird one just did a clean install on my older desktop 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 installed :/ Windows Update finds notihng.…
My flatbed scanner has been on my desk for ages. After moivng to Windows 11, I get: I found an old driver CD but its the same story. is there a compatible driver from a simliar model, or some built in Windows driver I can try? id honestly be happy with basic…
ok weird one im a bit embarrassed how long i tolerated this. audio crackles during games, and it gets worse when the system is busy lol device Manager shows: ive updated Windows and reinstalled the audio driver. no change... someone mentioned DPC latency,…
my USB DAC crackle and pop during moving the mouse. its not constant, more like random little bursts every few seconds. the driver page shows this warning: Ive tried a different cable. My phone through teh same USB DAC sounds perfect. So something on the PC…
this is so annoying.. 🤦 my mini PC was fine yesterday... today, after a VPN install: It says connected but nothing loads :) The troubleshooter says something about the default gateway not being available. idk what that means. Id prefer to fix it properly…
long time lurker first post lol just did a clean install on my older desktop and everything works except one entry in Device Manager: SM Bus Controller, Code 28, The drivers for this device are not installed, windows Update finds nothing. i dont even know…
driver request: my school laptop lost its audio after replacing the SSD. Windows Update ran several times and installed other things, but sound is still dead, i tried the generic Realtek driver from somewhere online, and the installer said the hardware isnt…
long time lurker first post lol so this is new... artifacts in teh browser, and only since updating Radeon Adrenalin Graphics Driver from AMD. ive already rebooted three times, they dont show up on the BIOS screen as far as I can tell, only once Windows…
ok weird one after a BIOS driver update caused me a day of headaches last month, Im rethinking my whole approach :/ Now Im wondering if i should just stop updating anything that works. How do u decide when an update is worth it? 😂 Id like a simple rule i…
hmmmm ok i installed teh NVIDIA RTX Spark Developer Preview 616.00 update last night and this morning my home built PC looked like this in teh browser: Little coloerd blocks, flickering lines, sometimes a whole strip of the screen goes green for a moment 😤…
I have a decade old printer that I can't bring myself to replace cuz throwing it away feels wasteful. Every new Windows version makes it harder to keep working. I'm curious how far other ppl go. Do you keep old machines around just for one device, use…
getting DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED in a flight sim, and now in a second game too, which makes me think it's not a game problem. Timeline: installed Radeon Adrenalin Graphics Driver from AMD, crashes started the same night. i tried rolling back but now Windows…
did a clean Windows install on my business laptop and now theres no sound at all, the sepaker icon has a red X and says this: No audio output deivce is installed. Device Manager shows a couple of unknown devices under Other deviecs. Which driver should i be…
i'm a bit embarrassed how long i tolerated this. Audio crackles during music playback, and it gets worse when teh system is busy. Device Manager shows: ive updated Windows and reinstalled teh audio driver. no change. someone mentioned DPC latency, but I have…
After a graphics card driver update caused me a day of headaches last month, I'm rethinking my whole approach. Now I'm wondering if I sholud just stop updating anything that works. How do you decide when an update is worth it? I'd like a simple rule I can…
Requesting help with a driver for my old laser printer. It works great, but on 64 bit Windows 10 teh installer from the manufacturer's site throws this: The installer is from years ago and only lists older Windows versions... i really dont wanna throw away a…
Urgent ish: i need this Wi Fi adapter for work tomorrow and it's showing Code 43: it was fine yseterday, 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…
