The installers of drivers for Windows 10 do exactly what their name implies - they help you update some or all of the device drivers installed in Windows for your computer hardware to work. These free programs simplify the upgrade process. Using just one program, you will not be forced to contact the “Device Manager”, and there will be no need to find the right driver for specific equipment.
You absolutely do not need to use paid software for this. In addition to the well-known driver installer for Windows 10 Driverpack Offline, many services can have a free license and at the same time do an excellent job. Below are a few of these services, from which you can choose any.
Driver booster
This is the best driver installer for Windows 10 available for free. It supports all versions of Windows and simplifies the installation process.
Driver Booster can be configured to automatically find outdated drivers. If new updates are found, you can easily download them from the program. You do not need to go to an Internet browser to find them.
On the eve of the driver installation, you can see how the new version is compared with the current version, which can be useful. As a positive point, one can note the fact that Driver Booster saves a restore point before installing "firewood" in case something goes wrong.
In the settings, there is installation functionality in the background, which leaves the installation wizard and other pop-up messages hidden. This is convenient because you do not need to click many windows during the installation process.
Free driver scout
This is a good driver installer for Windows 10 because it provides truly automatic updates. What does it mean? The program automatically scans for any required updates, downloads and then installs it on its own without requesting any data. No other program on this list has such properties.
Drivers of some devices may be excluded from this scan. So they will not appear as requiring updating in the near future.
Another great feature in the application is the ability to backup and restore firewood. The service allows you to back up all or selected drivers, after which it can restore them back when they are needed.
In addition, Free Driver Scout includes a very useful option “OS Migration Tool”. You will need it if you are going to install another Windows distribution on your computer. The tool will search for device drivers for the new "shell" and save them in the selected location (on a USB flash drive, for example). Then, when your operating system is replaced, you can use it to restore drivers oriented to this OS. Thanks to this, you do not need to worry about re-searching for device drivers.
DriverPack Solution
In this application, the user interface is much easier to use than most others. There are only a few buttons, and, of course, there are no confusing windows or options. This is an excellent driver installer for Windows 10 in Russian.
The application has support for mass and automatic installations, so you do not need to search for any installation wizards. When you open DriverPack Solution for the first time, you immediately have the opportunity to automatically download and install all the drivers, or you can manually make the choice to update the ones you want.
The application contains system basic information. There is also a software loader that can perform the installation of a number of recommended services on your computer.
Snappy driver installer
The program is not as easy to use as similar software. Snappy Driver Installer is also available on the Web as a free driver installer for Windows 10, a bit like DriverPack Solution.
It has the ability to run several "firewood" simultaneously for various devices. At the end of the download, the service immediately provides access to install updates via the Internet or without connecting to it.
Snappy Driver Installer is quite easy to use, and its installation is not even required. This means that it is possible to use something like a hard external drive to store and install downloaded drivers on a PC.
Snapper Driver Installer also does not contain ads, has no restrictions on download speed and is able to install any required number of drivers. This service supports both 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows 10, as well as 8, 7, Vista, and XP.
Driver Talent v7
This is a very easy to use automatic driver installer for Windows 10, which allows you to download them without your participation. This means that you do not need to search the Web for official download links.
This service is capable of not only updating outdated and loading missing drivers, but also performing repair of damaged ones, as well as maintaining backup copies of all the “firewood” you installed.
The size of the driver, its version number and release date become visible before the download process.
You can use the alternative version, which includes a network driver update for Windows 10. It works offline, and is perfect when you need to install "firewood" at a time.
Driver Talent also has an option that allows you to preload all the necessary drivers for your PC, so that you can subsequently reinstall them with ease.
Drivermax
This is a free driver installer for Windows 10, capable of updating outdated drivers. It is worth noting that it is limited in several areas. In addition to updating old drivers, DriverMax is able to backup all or selectively installed “firewood”, restore backups, roll them back and identify unknown hardware.
According to user reviews, DriverMax detects much more outdated drivers compared to any other program. In addition, she finds all current updates.
However, DriverMax limits the number of downloads you can perform per day and per month. But you can still check for outdated drivers; you are just limited when it comes to downloading them.
DriversCloud
This is a free online driver installer for Windows 10 that displays detailed information about your software and hardware, including outdated firewood. It works as follows: it starts its mechanism, allowing the browser to accumulate information from the computer.
On the official website, you can see options such as BSOD analysis, Autorun, My Drivers, Network Configuration and other areas that are available for viewing.
If you need to update the driver, comprehensive information about it is displayed. So, you can view the manufacturer, version number, equipment identifier and the date and name of the INF file.
DriverIdentifier
This is an extremely simple, but very useful driver installer for Windows 10. You can scan them even when there is no Internet. This property is very practical when the network card driver is not working. Upon completion of the verification, the application will save the list of "firewood" in a separate HTML file.
You should open the specified file on a computer with an active Internet connection, because the official DriverIdentifier website is able to cross-reference the scan results by accessing different databases. Drivers in need of an update will appear instead of with download links. You can use the portable version of the service.
Driver easy
Another service used to search for updates for drivers in Windows. It is freely available for all types of use (commercial and personal). Scan your computer using the program to detect obsolete "firewood" and configure the download updates. This process can be performed every day, month, week, during each downtime of the computer or at each entrance to Windows.
Many users appreciated that Driver Easy is capable of loading drivers within the program itself without opening a browser. The application has additional functions, including viewing data on equipment and scanning driver updates when not connected to the network.
Device doctor
Lightweight and easy to use driver update application. It can be downloaded as regular software or use a portable version that does not need to be installed on a PC.
You can scan to check for outdated drivers, after finding the updates you will be directed to the site. Download must be done manually.
Since you will need to download updates outside of Device Doctor, sometimes you will be faced with the need to unzip driver files before using them. This can be done with a special tool built into Windows, or with a third-party service (7-Zip, for example).
Device Doctor has a download limit of only 1 driver daily. It is designed to search for "firewood" for Windows from XP to 10.
Driverhub
DriverHub driver installer is actually easy to use, as it downloads and installs firewood and has great functionality designed to be restored if an error occurs.
The application itself has an easy interface with a small number of menu buttons. Settings have several options for selecting the download folder, as well as disabling the update scanner.
You can not go into details and install everything that DriverHub recommends, or use the advanced mode to choose which drivers you should download, see version numbers and search for alternative options.
The "Useful programs" section in the application is not related to drivers, but includes a number of useful links to the Windows utilities.
Final word
All of the above allows us to note that paid services are absolutely not needed to update the "firewood" on the computer. Almost every application that is freely available has a lot of useful options that can help you configure your device.