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Question

"drivers' updates"

Apr 18, 2018 11:32AM PDT

I often get the ad to advertise getting "drivers' update". I'm not computer savvy; so I'm not sure...should I get it?

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Re: driver updates
Apr 18, 2018 11:34AM PDT

No!

In fact, we recommend turning off even the driver updates included in Windows update. Do you know how to do that?

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driver updates
Apr 18, 2018 4:27PM PDT

No I do not know how to turn off the driver updates included in windows 10 updates. Will you tell me please? I will need step by step instructions as I get lost easily with technical things.

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Re: turn off driver updates in Windows 10
Apr 19, 2018 9:14AM PDT
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drivers updates
Apr 19, 2018 11:59AM PDT

Windows 10 home

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driver updates
Apr 19, 2018 12:05PM PDT

I'm reading over things in that URL now. Thank you.

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Never.
Apr 18, 2018 1:12PM PDT

There are companies dedicated to selling folk on updating drivers. We never update a working driver without good reason.

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what do you think..
Apr 18, 2018 3:11PM PDT

...of those AOL emails that promise to clean up and secure your PC? Of course it's aimed at windows users, not me, but curious if anyone actually used their offer?

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As I have helped folk recover from such apps.
Apr 18, 2018 3:30PM PDT

AOL or otherwise, it seems that folk new to all this fall for it most often.

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This is it.
Apr 20, 2018 6:27AM PDT
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Never Had this Happened
Apr 18, 2018 7:19PM PDT

did you installed a driver update software? such as Driver Booster, Driver Easy or Driver Agent? All of these software will remind you to update the drivers when there is a driver should updated for your computer.

You can ignore them, only when you are missing drivers or upgrade the system. Of course, you can uninstall them.

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driver updates
Apr 19, 2018 12:01PM PDT

No I've not downloaded any of those. This computer is new to me so I've not done much of anything to it...just trying to understand it as I came from a Windows XP version.

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I went from XP to Linux
Apr 19, 2018 4:37PM PDT

First Kubuntu, then stayed with Mint. Never regretted it.