The What’s and How’s of Resolving Driver Errors

Device drivers or drivers are special software that allows software packages and programs to talk with hardware of your computer. These hardware can be your audio/video controller, printer, camera etc…Computer bus is what connects a driver and hardware. Thus a driver thus translates the communication from the device to the application that uses the device!

Driver errors can happen due to many reasons:

1. Missing resource file.
2. Corrupted or invalid registry entry.
3. Incompatibility with the current OS.
4. A bad designed device driver.
5. Instable driver.

How to resolve Driver Errors?

1. First you can revert back to the older version of a driver and then upgrade to the latest version. This will fix up the faulty device driver. You can spot a faulty driver when a driver error occurs on the screen with an error code.Steps to roll back Driver
   1. Open Device manager window.
   2. Click on hardware tab > properties.
   3. Driver Tab > click Roll Back Driver to restore to old version.
   4. To upgrade, visit the driver’s website and download the latest version, and install it.
2. To Re-install Driver:
   To re-install it, go to Device manager > Select hardware > Right click on hardware > click uninstall. Restart your computer. Upon reboot, your PC will detect new hardware and asks you reinstall it.

If the above methods did not resolve your driver error, try system restore and restore it to few days earlier. If the problem isn’t solved yet, then change your hardware device.

How to Prevent Driver Errors?

1. Turn the windows auto update on to keep your OS updated with latest security hot fixes.
2. Update and schedule to run antivirus and antispyware periodically.
3. Invest in a Registry Optimizer Tool and schedule it to run it periodically, at least once in every 2 days.