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Why you should update your drivers

3 March

When it comes to maintaining a well-functioning system, keeping your device drivers up to date is often overlooked. Outdated drivers can hinder your system's performance, stability, and security. With Driver Fusion, you can update all your drivers effortlessly. Below you can find some of the reasons why you should update your drivers.

Improve system performance
Outdated drivers can lead to slower response times and lower frame rates compared to their latest versions. Driver Fusion automatically scans your system for outdated drivers and installs the latest versions, ensuring that the overall performance and responsiveness of your system is at its best.

Enhance stability and reliability
Updating drivers with Driver Fusion can help you achieve enhanced stability and reliability by ensuring that the suggested drivers are fully compatible with your hardware and Windows version. This reduces the risk of system crashes, freezes, and other instabilities.

Strengthen security
Outdated drivers can cause serious security risks when criminals exploit their vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to your system. Driver Fusion provides regular driver updates with the latest security patches and bug fixes, keeping your data safer and more secure.

New features and functionality
Technology is constantly evolving, and hardware manufacturers release updates to introduce new features and enhancements. By postponing driver updates, you might miss out on the full capabilities of your hardware. With Driver Fusion's periodic driver updates, you can ensure that you're fully utilizing your system.

Save time and effort
Updating drivers manually can be a time-consuming and complex process, especially if you lack technical expertise. Driver Fusion simplifies this task with its user-friendly interface and automatic driver updater. With just a few clicks you can update all your drivers, saving you valuable time and effort.

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To summarize, by keeping your drivers up to date, you can improve system performance, enhance stability, strengthen security, access new features, and save time and effort. Download Driver Fusion now and update your drivers.


How to disable automatic driver updates in Windows 10 and 11

1 September 2023

A common problem with Windows 10 and 11 is the forced download and installation of driver updates through Windows Update. In previous Windows versions you were presented with a list of driver updates and could uncheck an update if you wanted to. While this might seem useful for users that never update their drivers, there are several reasons why you don't want Microsoft to control the drivers installed on your computer:

  • You want to use an older driver because it works better.
  • You have software installed that relies on another driver.
  • You encounter problems caused by the driver from Windows Update.
  • You have a newer driver than the driver provided through Windows Update.

Because driver updates are enforced by Microsoft, you cannot use another driver as Windows Update will download and install the same driver again.

With Driver Fusion, you can disable automatic driver updates in Windows 10 and 11. Open Settings 1 and Advanced 2, and then change the Driver installation behavior from Windows Update 3 to Never install driver software from Windows Update. You need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

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You can use Driver Fusion to update the drivers you want. You're always in full control.