Driver Booster Free from IObit is a great software to check your computer for the status of your drivers. And, of course, to update them should there be a need. With several million drivers in its database, you can be sure that most of your drivers, if not all, will be covered.
Safety first
Before you think about updating anything on your computer, you should install a virus scanner to prevent malicious software from being downloaded together with the software you want.
Now we can update the drivers
Manually checking all your drivers to see if they are current is a hassle. And to find the updates and install them is often not very easy. Driver Booster is, therefore, a software that should belong on your computer right from the beginning. Besides, you might be aware that keeping your applications (text processors, media players, email clients, browsers, etc.) up-to-date is better for your safety. But you might not know that drivers are as vulnerable as other software. And it is not rare that drivers do not get updated automatically. For some of your hardware, the drivers might not have been installed in the first place. Driver Booster solves these issues.
Note: If you don’t want to install the optional software Advanced SystemCare you might want to uncheck that option in the installer.
After installing and running Driver Booster your system will be checked and if the software finds outdated drivers you will get the option to update them. Should something go wrong a Roll Back function is provided to undo the changes. For gamers, the software provides a Game Ready Driver and a Game Acceleration Feature.
Note: It is not a bad idea to make it a habit to update your drivers on a regular basis. New updates are rolled out quite frequently to close newly discovered security issues. This does not mean you have to do it ones a week. But maybe ones a month would not be too much to ask if you want to be on the safe side.
Available for: Windows
