Quick Repair Method For Driver Damage

Update driver from the device manager menu

Windows 10 automatically updates your drivers with the updates it launches. However, some updates may cause problems with drivers, which may cause them to fail. In some cases, manually updating the damaged driver can solve the problem.

1. Press and hold the windows + R key to open the run dialog box. Type devmgmt.msc and click OK to open the device manager.

2. Check the driver list and expand the list if necessary to find the driver with a yellow question mark, which indicates which device's driver is damaged or damaged.

3. After finding the corrupt driver, right-click it and select update driver from the context menu.

4. Windows will automatically search for this driver online and install any compatible updates for this device.

If the latest version of the driver is not installed on your computer, manual update can usually solve the problem. However, if no update is available, please continue with the next repair program.

Reinstall the driver

If your driver has been updated but is still damaged, reinstalling it can sometimes solve the problem.

1. Press and hold the windows + R key to open the run dialog box. Type devmgmt.msc and click OK to open the device manager.

2. Find the damaged driver and right-click it and select properties from the menu.

3. On the properties of the driver, go to the "driver" tab and note down the "driver version". You will need this information later to download the driver from the computer manufacturer's website.

4. Next, click uninstall device to remove the driver from the system.

5. After uninstalling the driver, go to the OEM's website, find the driver version you wrote down and download it.

6. Install the driver and restart the computer.

Run Windows troubleshooting

If you find the manual process of repairing damaged drivers tedious, the windows troubleshooting tool is very suitable for you. With this tool, windows will automatically download or repair damaged, lost or damaged drivers in your device.

1. Press and hold the windows + R key to open the "run" dialog box, then type control and click OK to open the control panel.

2. On the control panel, change the view to a large icon.

3. Next, select troubleshooting from the menu.

4. Click View all in the menu on the left.

5. From this list, identify the problem you are currently experiencing and click it. This will run troubleshooting.

6. In the pop-up window, click next, and windows will automatically detect the problem and repair it.

Use windows security to scan your system for viruses

Corrupt drivers are sometimes the result of malicious software on your computer. Fortunately, Microsoft has a built-in security tool that allows you to find and delete malicious and corrupt files from your system, which will enable you to eliminate the cause of the problem.

1. Press and hold the windows + s key to open windows search, type "security center" and press enter to open windows security center.

2. Click virus and threat protection, click quick scan, and your system will be scanned to find any threats and remove them from the system. If your computer has a large number of files and applications, scanning may take some time.

3. After the scanning is completed, the driver can be updated and installed as described in the first method above.

Update windows 10

If everything fails, the system update can solve the damaged driver in Windows 10. However, before updating the system, make sure that the device installation settings are enabled. This setting ensures that windows will update all your drivers with the system update.

1. Press and hold the windows + s key to open windows search, type "device installation settings", and then press enter.

2. A pop-up window will appear and ask: "do you want to automatically download the manufacturer's app and custom icon suitable for your device?"

3. Select "yes" and click "save changes".

Also, check for optional updates before downloading the latest windows updates. These optional updates contain the updates required by your computer, and installing them may help repair damaged drivers. Follow these steps to check for these updates:

1. Open the settings application on the system by holding down the windows + I key.

2. From settings, go to update and Security > windows update.

3. On the right side of this page, click "view optional updates".

4. On this page, check the box under windows update and all related driver updates.

5. Finally, click download and install to start the download process. After updating the system, your driver will also be the latest, which can solve any problem.