In order to facilitate communication between your hardware device and operating system, you need appropriate device drivers installed on your computer.  All the devices that are connected to your computer require respective drivers for it to function properly. If you fail to install driver for your device, the device will not be detected. Not only that, you’ll have to update your device drivers regularly to ensure maximum performance. If you have installed the developer preview of Windows 8, you might be interested in knowing how to update Windows 8 drivers. This article contains instructions on how to update your Windows 8 drivers.

Instructions to update Windows 8 drivers for your hardware

What you can find below are the instructions which will help you in the process of updating Windows 8 drivers for your hardware devices.

  1. Start off this procedure to update drivers by clicking on “Start”.
  2. Continue with the procedure by selecting “Search” in the metro screen.
  3. Then select “Settings” which is located at the right side of your screen.
  4. The next step is to type in “device driver” without quotations in the search box.
  5. Now you will be able to find the “Update drivers” tab on the left side; click on it. This will open up the Device Manager screen.
  6. Here, you will be able to see the entire list of devices that are connected to your PC.
  7. From this page, you will be able to update any device driver. You can do this by clicking on the small triangular arrow and then right clicking on it to get the options to update device software, properties, and scan and uninstall.
  8. If you have right clicked on the device, you can choose the option to update your device driver.
  9. By clicking on “Properties” > “Driver” you can get the details about the driver number, version etc.

If you click on “Update”, you will be getting two different options to locate and install. If in case you haven’t yet downloaded the driver for your PC, go for an automatic internet search. If you have already downloaded it, choose the option to browse and install it from your computer.

Once you have gone through all the above mentioned instructions, your drivers will be updated. If by chance you bump into any issue, you can avail help from the Windows help website or contact the Windows help and support centre.