Driver is a bridge between communication software and hardware. Whether your device can run normally or not, depends on whether the driver you installed is safe, stable, and device-matching. .
Because the driver runs at the bottom of the system and runs under the kernel, if the driver fails, the computer will run incorrectly, and the system will be damaged or damaged. For example, most of the problems with blue screens on computers are caused by incorrect installation of drivers.
Win8.1 driver is more secure and stable
1. It is not necessary to restart the computer after installation.
The driver of Win8.1 system will not run at the kernel level, but at the user level, so it is not necessary after installation. Restart the computer for kernel loading, this improvement makes the user more convenient and labor-saving.
2. Local drive failure will not affect the overall operation of the system.
Win8.1 driver is like an application, there will not be too many low-level operations in the past, so even if the driver fails, the entire system will not crash or Hardware damage, such improvements improve the security and operational stability of the operating system.
Traditional and improved two driver installation methods
Introduction to Win8.1 two driver upgrade methods:
In addition to the traditional driver installation upgrade method, another method in Win8.1 is through "Windows" Update” to upgrade the driver, this method is more convenient and stable, the system automatically detects the latest device driver, and then downloads and installs it in the form of a system patch, and the drivers downloaded from “Windows Update" are officially certified versions of Microsoft. It has the advantages of safety, stability and adaptability.
1. From Charms Bar, enter the "Device Manager" upgrade
traditional upgrade method, it is more convenient to operate on Win8.1: mouse to the bottom right of the screen, pop up Charms bar, click “ & rdquo;, then click & ldquo; computer information & rdquo; (shown below).
Click on the computer information on Charms Bar
to enter the system interface, and then click <;Device Manager”.
Select the device that needs to be upgraded, right click and the menu will appear, select “Update Driver Software” on the menu, and then install the prompt step by step. Just do it.
Update Driver Software
Driver Upgrade Convenient Volume Control Fine Peripheral Support Richer
2. From "Windows Update", upgrade
Win8.1 system is a more convenient way to install drivers That is, the driver does not need to upgrade the installation as before, but integrates the work of installing and upgrading the device driver into the "Windows Update" system update function. The user installs the driver at the same time as the system patch, and the system update is upgraded. The drivers are certified by Microsoft and have high stability and security.
From the "Windows Update" update driver
system volume control is more detailed
In the Windows XP era, users can only adjust the system global volume. For example, while the user listens to music while using the player, while browsing the webpage, the visited webpage is just embedded with the Flash video playback control, which will undoubtedly cause interference to the user.
Now no need to worry, because the Win8 system driver runs at the user level, the control experience of the user's perspective is better, and the direct and detailed control of the device can be realized. For example, to control the volume of the system, we click on the speaker icon in the lower right corner of the desktop, the volume control appears, and then click on "Synthesizer”.
Volume Control
Click on "Synthesizer"; then, come to the "Speaker" interface, where not only the device volume control, but also the system global volume control, but also control the application The internal volume. For example, the following picture will increase the volume control of the web page and the volume control of the QQ software. Of course, the premise of controlling the volume of multiple programs is that these applications are running in memory.
Device, system, application volume control separately
Win8.1 supports more devices through driver and API protocol
Win8.1 introduced API protocol, connected via USB, Bluetooth, wireless network, etc. Connecting the hardware to the Windows 8.1 system, combined with the standard driver operation, will allow developers to control the device directly through the API without having to install a dedicated driver as before, supporting more and more devices, including sweeps. Code machines, vending machines, terminal POS machines, etc.
Win8.1 supports more and more devices
After careful use of Win8.1, we can find that the improvement is that the driver runs at the user level because there are fewer operations involved in the underlying Make the system run more stable and secure. Driver upgrades and installations can also be performed directly from “Windows Update", and upgrades from here are Microsoft Certified Qualified Drivers, allowing users to find drivers without the hassle. In addition, the Win8.1 driver can perform more and more detailed control than previous operating systems through a unique operation. In addition, the improvement of the Win8 system from the driver level, so that it will support more and more devices in the future, so that future users, program developers do not have to consider the underlying driver details, so that the system experience is more simple and easy.