Drivers driving you crazy?

So you've decided to upgrade your Operating System to the latest and greatest one or you are one of the lucky individuals whose pc just went on the fritz and you've had to re-install your Operating System. You were able to install your OS without a hiccup and now your pc is good as new, right? Maybe, maybe not. One of the first things I recommend after a clean installation of any OS is to double check your system properties (right-click on My PC and select properties) and check your Device Manager to see if you see any dreaded yellow exclamation or question marks (a.k.a Unknow Devices). If you do, then this means you don't have the proper drivers (just a piece of software that tells your hardware what to do) installed for some piece of hardware in your system. I've found that Windows 10 does a pretty good job at finding most of the drivers, but you still run into a specialized piece of hardware or one that is just too old. Sometimes Windows doesn't gather the correct version of the driver that is needed by your particular piece of hardware. Ah...the wonderful nightmare that is Driver hunting. Luckily, there are some good tools out there that can make this task a bit easier and less stressful.

As all good pc techs know, you can never backup data too many times. Especially when it comes to your system's drivers. There is one utility that has eliminated numerous headaches for us when it comes to backing up a machine's drivers or re-installing drivers after upgrading or re-installing the OS. Double Driver is a simple, effective utility that allows you to do all of these tasks.

So if you guys ever have trouble with some drivers or if some of your hardware just isn't cooperating, try using some utilities or send me a message and I'll be more than glad to try and help you out.