Users are often faced with a hangprograms and the slow operation of the system after switching to Windows 8. Updates are necessary to maintain the highest possible performance of computers. It is not necessary to shift all the blame on the game that was recently installed. Most likely, the device has components incompatible with the new system. Updating Windows 8 drivers will help solve hardware problems. How to do it?
Windows 8: updates
First you need to know the model, as well asmanufacturer of installed software. You can consider this process on the example of a video card. If drivers are installed for a different type of device, then the system will have problems. In order to know the name of the video card, you do not need to download any programs. Just use the built-in DirectX diagnostic tool. To do this, open the "Start" menu, type in the search command "dxdiag" and open dxdiag.exe. You can start it using the Win + Q keys. After the system has been analyzed by the diagnostic tool, the user will see all the information about it. The name of the video card can be viewed by switching to the “Screen” tab. When updating other drivers, look for device names in the same dialog box.
Installing drivers from the site of the PC manufacturer
Quite often laptops are built in.integrated devices from Intel or AMD. In this case, drivers are installed from the websites of computer manufacturers, as they are adapted to a specific model. System components downloaded from the resources of chipset developers may not be suitable.
How to install updates?
Немало хлопот может принести юзеру Windows 8.Updates on it how to install? Before you get started, you need to check whether the embedded service has detected the presence of new drivers. To do this, go to the update center by right-clicking on the white flag in the taskbar. Not all drivers are displayed there, but most can be downloaded via this interface. Next you need to click on the button “Check for updates”. They are installed by default during scheduled maintenance of Windows 8. Updates are usually downloaded by the system at night. The user can customize the time for downloading the drivers at will.
Manual update installation
For this you need to load the driver inzip format. Next you need to unzip the file to the desired location on the disk or in the directory. Find in the search "Device Manager" and open it. Click on the desired section. Right-click on the required component and select the first item “Update drivers”. Next you need to download the component. To do this, select the item "Search on this computer." In the dialog box that opens, select the path for the previously unpacked file. You can find the driver by clicking on the "Browse" button. Then it should be noted the item "Next". After installing the driver, a dialog box appears asking you to restart the computer; the user needs to agree to the system perform the action.
Verify successful upload
To do this, click the auxiliaryclick on the required component in the device manager, select the “Properties” item and open the “Driver” tab in the dialog box. It displays the version of the downloaded file.
Further recommendedRegular checking of the relevance of drivers for all devices of the operating system. Despite this indication, users often look for the answer to the question of how to disable the Windows 8 update, because they encounter problems with the download. One of them is a long wait.
Cancel automatic driver download
Before you disable Windows 8 updates,It is necessary to ask, whether the licensed or pirated version of the system is installed on the computer. In the first case, it is not recommended to carry out this action even because of long loading. Updates contain important security bug fixes. As a rule, in the licensed version of the system, downloading and installing drivers is carried out without problems, which is not the case with various “builds”.
How to disable Windows 8 update?To do this, right-click on the white flag in the taskbar and select the appropriate item. The update center opens. You can use the control panel. The update center is located in the System and Security section. There you need to select the item on the left - "Settings". It is necessary to replace the line next to the checkbox “Install updates automatically” with the “Do not check for updates” mark.
Further actions
Then, uncheck the box next to"Receive recommended updates in the same way as important updates." Then you need to click on the "OK" button. All required actions are almost complete. How to disable the update of Windows 8 so that the danger message is not displayed by the system? Need to open a support center. To do this, right-click on the white flag and select the desired item. The next step is to open the left-hand side “Setting up the support center”. Then you need to remove the check mark from the item “Update Center”. Next you need to click on the "OK" button. Cancel Windows 8 updates done. Now the user will forget about automatically downloading drivers.
Download and install free updates to system version 8.1
Microsoft company on October 17, 2013 providedthe ability to download this package to all users of Windows 8 "Basic" and "Professional". It is recommended to restore the PC before starting the update. Otherwise, the errors that existed before will be transferred to the new system.
Далее следует зайти в магазин приложений, который called MarketPlace. It can be opened using the Start Start screen or by entering a name in the search field that appears after pressing the Win + Q key combination. If the user is available absolutely free upgrade to Windows 8.1, then he will see a purple banner, talking about it. This picture means that there are no problems, you can perform this action. It is desirable to have an unlimited internet connection, since the file size for downloading is 3.63 gigabytes. If there is no banner, you need to enable automatic loading of drivers.
Following actions
This procedure is carried out in the same placea ban was imposed on the installation of system components in the settings of the previously mentioned update center. Without downloading the drivers, it is impossible to switch to the new version.
After installing the components and rebootingcomputer should go to MarketPlace. There will be a banner with a link to download the file. You can safely start the process of downloading and final installation of the service pack for Windows 8.1. All other actions will be performed automatically. During installation, the computer may restart to configure the update.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that for Windows 8,installed using MSDN ISO and a key of repeated activation, as well as “Corporate” and “Professional” installed by enterprises with KMS activation, the new version is not offered, since assemblies do not support it.
Upgrading the system using an ISO image
To do this, save the createdInstallation disk on DVD-drive or USB-drive. Downloading an ISO image is available only to developers using the MDSN service. If this version of Windows is on the computer, then in order to install the system update, you should perform the necessary steps step by step. First you need to download the ISO file. Then you have to double click on it, double click on the file setup.exe and then follow the instructions on the screen.
Стоит напомнить, что пользователи Windows 8 могут upgrade to version 8.1 for free. All personal files will be saved. Users of other operating system assemblies cannot download the update. To do this, you must first upgrade to Windows 8.
There are unlicensed copies of the new on the Internet.version of the system, but the user is not recommended to download archives from unofficial sources. Most likely, such files will contain viruses.
