About Windows^® 7 Drivers

Windows^® 7 driver updates are still being rolled out of development,into testing and are continuously being released to computer usersoperating computer, hardware devices on the Windows^® 7 operatingsystem. Updating to the most current driver for a device running onWindows^® 7 will increase the performance, speed, and compatibilitywith other hardware devices and with Windows^® 7 itself. Drivers aresmall pieces of software that contain the instructions and functionsets for a hardware device. Each hardware device has it's own uniquedriver that instructs the device how to communicate with otherhardware devices and the operating system.

Drivers are instructions. A driver instructs a CPU(processor), how to communicate with a hard-drive.Additionally, a driver provides the instructions for communicationbetween a hardware device and software.

Drivers create compatibility. Without drivers, a computer isincomplete. Updating Windows^® 7 Drivers improves the relationshipsbetween all of the components that work together to make a computer.With a strengthened foundation of compatibility between hardware andhardware, and hardware and software, the speed and performance of allindividual working parts increases with significant notice.

Driver software for existing hardware devices is in constantdevelopment, even after the release of newer hardware devices. Thehardware developer researches new ways to improve the software bymaking changes to the driver. The driver update is distributed at nocost in a package hosted on the hardware device manufacturer'swebsite.

However, navigating through an entire website to find a single filepackage can be frustrating and unfruitful for some. Given that thedriver is found, it typically requires manual installation. This isjust one of the many common issues with Windows^® 7 Drivers and driversin general that both developers and computer users have encountered.Developers are challenged when testing driver improvements. The goalis to improve speed and performance while maintaining and evenimproving stability and compatibility with other hardware andsoftware components.

Common Windows^®7 Driver Issues

Drivers provide compatibility, but some users are inclined to feelotherwise. Many novice users find drivers, their purpose and theirmaintenance confusing and a hassle. Yet the greater waste of time iswaiting 10 minutes for a computer to boot up completely, just so youcan check your email. Windows^® 7 Drivers have their own faults.Drivers installed at the factory are quickly replaced with better,more up-to-date drivers that driver software developer's produceafter the initial release of the device.

But, people are not machines that all know how to find, download andinstall new drivers. We have compiled a guide to fixing Windows^® 7 Drivers manually. However, while more advanced users might find this aneasy task, most would not even be able to describe the device indetail, let alone update it's driver. This presents a problem for theimplementation of drivers. Updated drivers can't be used unlessinstalled. Users who don't have the knowledge to do this when theirdrivers become out-of-date or worse, corrupted, are often left withmalfunctioning hardware.

This used to be a big issue at the dawn of Windows^® as first-timeusers were already struggling to adapt to the computer. At that time,there were many needed improvements, but a simple, user-friendlysolution for managing drivers was needed badly. This task was metwith many challenges, but eventually produced a simple Windows^®interface known as the device manager.

How to Easily Download the Correct Windows^® 7 Drivers

Downloading the correct Windows^® 7 Drivers for your system can be an extremely difficult task. Unforeseen driver conflicts can cause system instability, device malfunctions, or worse, cause your PC to stop working entirely. There are so many different devices installed on today's computers that even expert PC technicians rely on automated tools to do the dirty work for them. Fortunately, you don't have to be an expert PC Technician to use Slimware's DriverUpdate™.

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