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Latest Windows 8 & Drivers (September 21, )
The default drivers included by Microsoft may work without issue on your computer. Windows 8 drivers for HP laptops and desktops including "touch screen" desktops can be downloaded from HP's standard support site, linked below. Many of HP's computers have both bit and bit Windows 8 drivers available. Looking for Windows 8 drivers for your HP printer?
Any available HP printer drivers for Windows 8 are downloadable from HP's standard support and drivers page, linked below. The huge majority of printers and scanners manufactured in the several years prior to Windows 8's release will have a driver included for it in Windows 8 or will have a driver available direct from HP. From HP's support page , you can see if your specific HP printer or scanner will work with a Windows 8 driver a driver already installed as part of the operating system , via an update from Windows Update Windows Update driver , or from a Windows 8 driver downloaded directly from HP full-feature driver.
HP's Printing in Windows 8 page is also very helpful. The latest Intel Chipset Windows driver for Windows 8 is version This update isn't actually a Windows 8 driver, it's a collection of INF file updates that help Windows 8 properly identify Intel chipset hardware like USB controllers and other hardware integrated on Intel motherboards. This single update works with both bit and bit versions of Windows 8. Windows 8 drivers are available from Intel via their support page, linked below for a number of their devices, including motherboards, graphics processors , network hardware, and more.
We have yet to see a nicely organized list of Windows 8 compatible Intel motherboards or other hardware, but we'd expect anything manufactured in the several years prior to the release of Windows 8 to be fully compatible. Windows 8 drivers for hardware included in Lenovo desktop and laptop computers can be downloaded via Lenovo's support site, linked below.
There are Lenovo computers that they have determined are compatible with Windows 8. A number of Lexmark laser , inkjet, and dot matrix printers are fully compatible with Windows 8. Most of Lexmark's printers are already supported by Windows 8 driver, meaning a driver perfect for your Lexmark printer came included with Windows 8. A few others require Windows 8 drivers made by Lexmark, which you can download by locating the page for your printer from Lexmark's support site, linked below.
Microsoft doesn't just make operating systems like Windows 8. They also sell hardware like mice, keyboards, webcams, and more. Microtek's newer scanners and other products have Windows 8 drivers available, all of which are available from their support link below. Microtek has no plans to release Windows 8 drivers for their older, but very popular scanners. If you have an older Microtek scanner that has a Windows 7 driver available, try that.
If you have problems with these drivers, or your system isn't listed as a supported by them, check with the actual hardware maker. Both bit and bit versions of this Windows 8 driver are available.
It's possible there's a better Windows 8 driver for your Realtek HD powered sound card or motherboard than these drivers. Check for a driver package from your sound card or motherboard maker if you have problems with these drivers in Windows 8. Windows 8 drivers for Samsung tablets, notebooks, desktops, and all-in-one computers can be downloaded via Samsung's support site, linked below.
Windows 8 drivers for Sony notebook or desktop PCs can be downloaded via Sony's eSupport site, linked below. Sony also has a Windows 8 Upgrade page with information about Sony computers and Windows 8, including a tool to see if Windows 8 drivers are available for your specific Sony computer.
If you see the Congratulations! Sony will not provide any support or drivers for installation of Windows 8 on this model. Enter Device Manager in the search box, and tap or click Device Manager. In the list of hardware categories, double-tap or double-click the category your device is in and then double-tap or double-click the device you want. For example, to see your video card, tap or click Display adapters , and then double-tap or double-click the video card name.
Tap or click the Driver tab, tap or click Update Driver , and then follow the instructions. You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice. Occasionally, you might see a notification that a driver is unsigned, has been changed since it was signed, or can't be installed by Windows.
We recommend that you don't install unsigned or changed drivers. A digitally signed driver includes a digital signature, which is an electronic security mark that indicates the publisher of software and whether someone has tampered with it since it was signed.
If a driver has been signed by a publisher that has verified its identity with a certification authority, you can be confident that the driver comes from that publisher and hasn't been changed.
If you see any of the following notifications when you're installing a driver, you should stop the installation and go to your device manufacturer's website to get a digitally signed driver for your device. The driver doesn't have a digital signature or has been signed with a digital signature that wasn't verified by a certification authority. You should only install this driver if you got it from the manufacturer's disc or from your system administrator. The driver hasn't been digitally signed by a verified publisher.
The driver might have been changed to include malware that could harm your PC or steal info. In rare cases, legitimate publishers do change drivers after they've been digitally signed, but you should only install an unsigned driver if you got it from a device manufacturer's disc.
Unfortunately, there's no trustworthy source of info that indicates who has published an unsigned driver. Anyone can change the contents of an unsigned driver, and there's no way to know why it was changed. Most manufacturers now digitally sign the drivers they create before releasing them to the public. A driver that lacks a valid digital signature, or has a signature that was changed after it was signed, can't be installed on bit versions of Windows.
You'll only see this notification if you have a bit version of Windows and try to install such a driver on it. Windows 8. Need more help? Scroll down the page to the Select edition , and then select Windows 8.
Step 3. Select the product language that you need and click on Confirm. Step 4. Click on the version of Windows 8. If you are unclear about your computer is bit or bit, you can refer to this guide.
Step 5. After you click on the Download button and select a location to save the Windows 8. The download process may take a while, so please wait for it to complete patiently. Once you have completed the Windows 8. Ariel is an enthusiastic IT columnist focusing on partition management, data recovery, and Windows issues.
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