A window will pop-up saying: The operation completed successfully. Note You can select multiple INF files at one time, then right-click any one of them and select Install to proceed. How to view the file extensions If you don't see the file extension. Click to enable File Name Extensions. Discontinued Products. Show all Show less. Need more help? Give Feedback. Did you find this information useful? Thank you. Also, only download drivers from reliable sources preferably the support section of the manufacturer's website.
Step 2. Now that you have downloaded your drivers, click on the Windows search bar, type "device manager" and click on the "Device Manager Control panel" result to open the Device Manager:. Step 3. Right-click on the name of the device you want to install drivers from, and then click 'Update driver software Step 5.
Select the folder you downloaded the driver to, and then click 'Next'. Follow the prompts to complete the driver installation. Be sure to restart your computer after the installation completes. For example, if you have a USB drive that is assigned the E: drive when connected, you would open the E: drive. Once the drivers are found on the drive, you must determine how the drivers are packaged.
If the directory contains executable files or a setup file, you can install the driver using an executable. If the drivers are compressed into a. If you have not yet downloaded the drivers, you can find drivers for your computer through the computer or device manufacturer.
For links to the websites of prominent computer hardware manufacturers, see our hardware drivers index. If you're downloading drivers to install on another device, you can copy or extract the files to a USB flash drive and connect it to the other computer. After the drivers are downloaded, you must determine how the drivers are packaged. When extracting the drivers, remember where the folder containing the drivers is located since it needs to be known during the driver installation process.
We recommend extracting files to a folder on the Windows desktop , as it's an easy place to remember. Today, many computer and hardware manufacturers are pre-packaging their drivers into executable files or have the drivers installed through the setup file. Double-clicking the executable or setup file should install the drivers to the computer for you. The executable may be packaged in a compressed file , which means before looking for the setup file, it needs to be uncompressed.
For help with uncompressing a file, see: How to extract or decompress a compressed file. If, after uncompressing the file, it still doesn't contain an executable file, setup file, or doesn't install your hardware device, continue with the below recommendations.
Finally, if you're successful with installing your drivers and the computer asks to reboot the computer, make sure to reboot the computer after the driver is installed. A computer or hardware manufacturer may place the drivers on a CD, diskette, or folder on the hard drive for Windows to find and use during its hardware detection. Below are steps on how to install drivers for a new device and upgrade a device's driver for this setup. If Windows does not detect any new hardware, open the Control Panel and double-click the Add hardware icon to run the hardware detection wizard.
During the steps, you have the option to install custom Windows drivers from a location on disk. Choose to load drivers, then select the folder containing the drivers for your device.
Finally, if the above recommendations don't work, the installation instructions for drivers and hardware devices can be contained in the driver. Locate the.
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