drivers

Why Won’t My Computer Wake Up From Sleep?

Your computer goes to sleep just fine, but waking it up? Sometimes it comes back without a hitch. Other times, the screen stays dark and nothing works. I’ll discuss why sleep mode can be unreliable and what you can do about it.

How Do I Update Drivers on My Computer?

Device drivers are behind-the-scenes software that make your hardware work. I’ll discuss the right way to update drivers and explain why to avoid driver update services.

How Do I Force Windows to Reinstall a Driver?

Sometimes fixing a pesky problem with a hardware device is as simple as forcing Windows to reinstall a driver. I’ll show you how.

Where Do I Get Driver Updates?

Driver update tools keep flagging problems Device Manager doesn’t. So do you need to update? I’ll explain when driver updates actually matter, why most scanning tools aren’t worth your trust, and exactly where to find real updates when you truly need them.

How Do I Get Printer Drivers for Linux?

Printer drivers are not always made for Linux distributions. But there are a few alternate roads you may go down to use your printer.