How to Turn Off Windows 10’s Built-in Automatic Driver Updater We featured this tip earlier this year, yet nothing has changed with Windows Updates. It never fails that after almost every Windows 10 update we get a gaggle of emails from Windows 10 users telling us the update caused a driver issue. And while it’s true… Read More »
Stop Windows 10 From Automatically Updating Drivers In Windows 10 Home you have less control over Windows Updates than Windows Pro users do, although Microsoft seems to be inching toward doing the right thing and making Windows Updates more manageable for Windows 10 Home users. Starting with Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) Microsoft Windows 10 Home… Read More »
Sometimes It’s All About the Money We work on a lot of computers every week and I estimate that over half of them have a driver updater installed. Driver updaters don’t make your computer work better, they don’t make it safer, they don’t make it more secure, but they can and do cause major problems with… Read More »
Don’t Let Drivers Drive You Crazy Driver Updater Programs We’ve lost count on how may driver updater programs are available, but it’s a lucrative enterprise for dishonest software distributors. WinZip has joined the likes of Slimware Utilities with a new driver updater program – we’re guessing anyway to trick you into downloading something you don’t need… Read More »
You Don’t Need a Driver and That’s a Start Or– Driver Updaters: Good For Nothing Whenever I write about drivers, I can hear the Beatles’ song “Drive My Car” echoing in my brain. I think of the line that goes — “But I’ve got a driver and that’s a start.” And that’s a perfect segue into the article… Read More »