Summary
You’ve likely been told already that you should always keep your drivers up-to-date.
Graphics drivers are especially important for optimal performance.
On the other hand, monitors automatically install drivers, and you never even think of updating them.
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However, could updating monitor drivers improve image quality?
Do I Even Need to Update Monitor Drivers?
High refresh rate monitors might have compatibility issues and won’t let you go past a certain figure.
A monitor driver typically contains anINF filethat tells Windows what model your monitor is.
In the case offirmware updates, you’ll probably need to install them separately from the drivers.
I can’t stress enough that this doesn’t happen very often.
Also, monitors can’t update their firmware over connections like HDMI or DisplayPort.
Instead, the monitor requires a USB connection, which most mainstream monitors lack.
So, in short, don’t worry about it.
How to Download and Install Monitor Drivers
Monitor drivers are easy to install.
If you threw it away, don’t worry.
Write the model down, and place the monitor where it was.
While you’re here, you might as well download the monitor’s software.
you could use it to configure your monitor profiles, colors, brightness levels, etc.
After the driver has been downloaded, run it and follow the on-screen prompts to install it.
You’ll just have to install it manually.
bring up the Windows Start Menu and throw in “equipment Manager,” then click to open it.
Navigate to “Monitors” and find your monitor.
Then, right-click it and select “Update Driver.”
Select “Browse my computer for drivers”.
Then select “Browse,” and locate the folder that contains the monitor driver’s INF file.
When that happens, an easy solution is to roll the drivers back to their original state.
Thankfully, this only takes a few seconds.
Go to rig Manager and find your monitor, right-click it, and select “Uninstall rig.”
power cycle your machine, and Windows will automatically install your drivers when you boot the computer up.
Most monitors will work perfectly without any input required from you.
Still, installing drivers is almost always worth doing, as it might improve functionality or fix issues.
And it’s always nice to see your monitor’s name displayed instead of “Generic PnP Monitor.”
