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This Itechguide teaches you how to update graphics driver on Windows 10. The guide covers steps for 2 methods to update graphics driver on Windows 10.

Option 1: Update Graphics Driver Automatically

This is the quickest method to update graphics driver. Here are the steps…

  • Right-click the Windows 10 Start menu and click Device Manager.
How to Update Graphics Driver on Windows 10 Automatically
  • When Device Manager opens, expand the Display adaptors category. To expand the category, click the arrow beside it.
How to Update Graphics Driver on Windows 10 Automatically
  • Then, right-click the graphics card device and select Update driver.
How to Update Graphics Driver on Windows 10 Automatically
  • On the How do you want to search for drivers screen, select Search automatically for updated driver software.
How to Update Graphics Driver on Windows 10 Automatically
  • Windows will search the internet for updated drivers for the device.
How to Update Graphics Driver on Windows 10 Automatically
  • If Windows finds an updated driver, it will download the driver and install it.
  • When the driver is successfully updated, on the bottom right, click close. You have successfully updated the graphics driver on your PC!
This method should normally work for most graphics drivers. But in the rare instance that Windows was not abe to update your graphics driver automatically, use the manual method below.

Option 2: Update Graphics Driver Manually

There are 2 steps required to complete this method – 1, download the graphics driver 2, install the graphics driver.

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Step 1: Download the Driver for Your Graphics Card

  • Follow the steps outlined in the first method until you get to the point where you expanded the Display adaptors category.
  • Then, note the name of the graphics card device.
How to Update Graphics Driver on Windows 10 Manually - Download the Driver for Your Graphics Card
  • Open Google.com and search the name of the graphics card driver – add the phrase “driver download” to your search.
  • In this example, I will search for “Intel HD graphics 520 driver download”
  • Click the link that points to the download page for your PC’s graphics card driver.
How to Update Graphics Driver on Windows 10 Manually - Download the Driver for Your Graphics Card
  • Download the Windows 10 graphics driver for your device. Then proceed to the second step in this section.
This guide does NOT include the detailed steps to download the driver from the manufacturer’s website as the steps will be different from one manufacturer to the other. One thing to note though: download the Windows 10 version and ensure to download for the right processor architecture (32 or 64 bits) for your Operating system.
Download the Driver for Your Graphics Card
  • Most device drivers may have the option to download the driver as an exe or a zipped file. You can download any of the files. The next section covers steps to install an exe driver or the zipped file version of the driver.

Step 2: Update the Graphics Driver Manually

If the graphics driver you downloaded is an exe, follow the steps below to install it.

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  • Open the folder you saved the downloaded exe driver and double-click it.
  • If you receive a User Account Control prompt, click Yes.
  • Finally, follow the wizard to install the driver.
  • When you finish, restart your computer. The graphics driver on your PC will be updated.

Alternatively, if the graphics driver you downloaded is in a zipped file, follow the steps below to install the driver…

  • Open the folder you saved the downloaded zipped file. Then right-click the zip file and select Unzip All.
Update Graphics Driver on Windows 10 Manually
  • Then, click Extract. A folder with the same name as the original zip file you downloaded will be created in the same location. Note the location of the folder.
Update Graphics Driver on Windows 10 Manually
  • Finally, right-click the Windows 10 Start menu and click Device Manager.
  • When Device Manager opens, expand the Display adaptors category. To expand the category, click the arrow beside it.
  • Then, right-click the graphics card device and select Update driver.
  • When the driver update tool opens, click Browser my computer for driver software.
  • Then, on the Search for drivers in this location field, enter the full path (copy and paste the path) to the unzipped folder. You may also use Browse to locate the folder. When you finish, click Next.
  • The driver update wizard will search for your graphics driver in the path. If it finds a suitable driver, it will install it.
  • When you receive a confirmation screen like the one below, the graphics driver on your Windows 10 PC has been updated!

It is very easy to update graphics driver Windows 10!

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