This topic provides a procedure that you can use to update or change the device driver used for a device.
Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure. Review the details in "Additional considerations" in this topic.
To update or change the driver used for a device |
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Double-click the type of device you want to update or change.
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Right-click the device you want, and then click Update Driver.
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Follow the instructions in the Update Driver Software wizard.
Additional considerations
- When you are upgrading a driver or installing
new hardware, your computer will automatically attempt to check
folders specified in the DevicePath registry entry and the Windows
Update Web site for an appropriate device driver. For more
information, see Configure Windows to
Search Windows Update for Device Drivers and Configure Windows to
Search Additional Folders for Device Drivers.
- By default, Administrators is the
minimum group membership required to install a device whose driver
package is not already in the driver store. A standard user can
successfully install a driver package only if the following
conditions are met:
- The driver package is signed with a
certificate that is present in the Trusted Publishers certificate
store on the computer. For more information, see the documentation
about signing device drivers found on the Microsoft Web site
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=62923).
- The device setup class for the driver is in
the policy Allow limited users to install drivers for these
device classes. For more information, see Configure Computer
Policy to Allow Non-Administrators to Install Specific
Devices.
- The driver package is signed with a
certificate that is present in the Trusted Publishers certificate
store on the computer. For more information, see the documentation
about signing device drivers found on the Microsoft Web site
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=62923).