Users often experience software freezes and slow system operation after switching to Windows 8. Updates are necessary to maintain the highest possible computer performance. Do not blame all the blame on the game, which was recently installed. Most likely, the device has components incompatible with the new system. Updating Windows 8 drivers will help solve hardware problems. How to do it?
Windows 8: updates
First you need to find out the model, as well as the manufacturer of the installed software. You can consider this process on the example of a video card. If drivers for a device of a different type are installed, then the system will have problems. In order to find out the name of the video card, you do not need to download any programs. Just use the integrated DirectX diagnostic tool. To do this, open the Start menu, enter the command “dxdiag” in the search and open dxdiag.exe. You can start it using the Win + Q keys. After the system is analyzed by the diagnostic tool, the user will see all the information about it. The name of the video card can be viewed by switching to the “Screen” tab. When updating other drivers, you should search for device names in the same dialog box.
Installing drivers from the website of the PC manufacturer
Quite often, integrated devices from Intel or AMD are built into laptops. In this case, drivers are installed from the sites of computer manufacturers, as they adapt to a specific model. System components downloaded from chipset developers resources may not work.
How to install updates?
A lot of trouble can bring the user of Windows 8. Updates on it how to install? Before you get down to business, you need to check whether the built-in service has detected the presence of new drivers. To do this, go to the update center by right-clicking on the white flag in the taskbar. Not all drivers are displayed there, but most can be downloaded via this interface. Next, click on the "Check for Updates" button. They are installed by default during the scheduled maintenance period of Windows 8. Updates are usually downloaded by the system at night. The user can adjust the download time of the drivers as desired.
Manual update installation
To do this, download the driver in zip format. Next, you need to unzip the file to the desired location on disk or in a directory. Find "Device Manager" in the search and open it. Click on the desired section. Right-click on the required component and select the first item “Update drivers”. Next, you need to download the component. To do this, check the box "Search on this computer." In the dialog box that opens, select the path for the previously unpacked file. You can find the driver by clicking on the "Browse" button. Then the point “Next” should be noted. After installing the driver, a dialog box appears prompting you to restart the computer, the user needs to agree to the system performing the action.
Verify successful upload
To do this, use the auxiliary mouse button to click on the desired component in the device manager, select the "Properties" item and open the "Driver" tab in the dialog box. It displays the version of the downloaded file.
In the future, it is recommended to regularly check the relevance of drivers for all devices of the operating system. Despite this tip, users often look for the answer to the question of how to turn off the Windows 8 update, as they encounter problems during boot. One of them is a long wait.
Cancel automatic driver loading
Before disabling Windows 8 updates, you need to ask what version of the system is installed on your computer - licensed or pirated. In the first case, it is not recommended to carry out this action even because of the long load. Updates contain important security bug fixes. As a rule, in the licensed version of the system, downloading and installing drivers is carried out without problems, which cannot be said about the various "assemblies".
How to disable Windows 8 update ? To do this, right-click on the white flag in the taskbar and select the appropriate item. The update center opens. You can use the control panel. The update center is located in the "System and Security" section. There you need to select the item on the left - "Settings". It is necessary to replace the line next to the check box “Install updates automatically” with the mark “Do not check for their presence”.
Further actions
Then, uncheck the box next to “Receive recommended updates in the same way as important updates.” Then you need to click on the "OK" button. All required actions are almost complete. How to disable Windows 8 update so that threat messages are not displayed by the system? You need to open a support center. To do this, right-click on the white flag and select the desired item. Next, open the section on the left, "Setting up the support center." Then you need to uncheck the box “Update Center”. Next, click on the “OK” button. Cancellation of updates of Windows 8 is completed. Now the user will forget about automatic driver downloads.
Download and install free updates to system version 8.1
Microsoft October 17, 2013 provided the opportunity to download this package to all users of Windows 8 “Basic” and “Professional”. It is recommended that you restore your PC before starting the update. Otherwise, the errors that existed before this will be transferred to the new system.
Next, go to the app store called MarketPlace. It can be opened using the Start screen or by entering a name in the search field that appears after pressing Win + Q. If the user has access to absolutely free upgrade to Windows 8.1, then he will see a purple banner saying this. Such a picture means that there are no problems, you can carry out this action. It is desirable to have an unlimited Internet connection, since the file size for downloading is 3.63 gigabytes. If there is no banner, you need to enable automatic driver loading.
Following actions
This procedure is carried out in the same place where the ban on installing system components was established - in the settings of the parameters of the update center mentioned earlier. It is impossible to upgrade to the new version without downloading drivers.
After installing the components and restarting the computer, go to MarketPlace. There will appear a banner with a link to download the file. You can safely start the process of downloading and final installation of the service pack for Windows 8.1. All other actions will be performed automatically. During installation, the computer may restart to configure the update.
It is worth noting that for Windows 8 installed using the MSDN ISO and a multiple activation key, as well as Corporate and Professional, installed by enterprises with KMS activation, the new version is not offered, since assemblies do not support it.
Updating the system using an ISO image
To do this, save the created installation disc to a DVD-drive or USB-drive. Downloading an ISO image is available only to developers using the MDSN service. If this version of Windows is installed on the computer, then in order to install the system update, you must perform the necessary steps in stages. First you need to download the ISO file. Then double-click on it, double-click on the setup.exe file and then follow the instructions on the screen.
It is worth recalling that users of Windows 8 can upgrade to the new version 8.1 for free. All personal files will be saved. Users of other builds of the operating system cannot download the update. To do this, you must first upgrade to Windows 8.
There are unlicensed copies of the new version of the system on the Internet, but the user is not recommended to download archives from unofficial sources. In all likelihood, such files will contain viruses.