Windows: how do I update the device driver for my video/display adapter?
Jan 10, 2012 8:42 PM
Tags:Installed video drivers may not always support the functionality of the latest Flash Player. If Flash Player does not function correctly, updating the video drivers to the latest available version is one of the first steps to try. Below are instructions how to update the video drivers on Windows systems.
- identify the manufacturer and type of your video card
- open Device Manager: Start | Run | enter
devmgmt.msc - open the Display Adapters drop-down; this will show you the installed video card:
- open Device Manager: Start | Run | enter
- identify the device driver version
- right-click on your display adapter entry and select Properties
- click on the Driver tab; this will show you the driver version and date:
- go to the device manufacturer's support site and download the latest driver
- NVIDIA cards: NVIDIA driver download page, or auto-detect
- ATI cards: ATI driver download page, or auto-detect
- Intel cards: Intel driver download page, or auto-detect
- Matrox cards: Matrox driver download page
- VIA cards: VIA Arena driver download page (redirects to 3rd-party download site)
- SiS cards: SiS driver download page, or auto-detect
- S3 cards: S3 driver download page, or auto-detect (option 2 on the download page)
- follow the instructions on the manufacturer's support site
Note: some of the auto-detect utilities linked above will only run on Internet Explorer.
