Thank you ! (i'm the developper for both SUMo and DUMo)

There is almost no use in having the newest drivers if your system is running smoothly, there is a bigger risc though that an update might mess things up. Some gamers find some use in updating drivers and having a few frames per second extra (Microsoft kills that tweaking hobby gamers like with windows 10 by the way) but for the average user who has no problems with his or her computer, having the newest drivers is totally not important.

Thanks Bobb, that what I was going to go with as I already use IObit products but I wanted to give this a try as it looks like a small (individual) developer.

Mark, you're right : small individual developer :)

Kyle,
I would happily give your software another try if you can take on-board the feedback you have received today, as it stands this doesn't feel like a useful application.
Identify superseded drivers, show me the new drivers information (release date, fixes, what the driver does/is for, etc.), let me hit a button to automatically create a backup/restore point and install new drivers, then let me set the software to automatically check for new drivers daily/weekly/monthly etc. silently in the background with a simple systray notification when it finds something new.
How about expanding it to software too like the filehippo app manager or 'Patch My PC'.
Best of luck.

I cannot find a PCI Simple Communications controller for a couple of years now. The manufacturer's web, also AMD, site no longer provides one. May this will help?

Sorry mate, but from what I've seen of this software it won't solve anything, unless you are looking to go online and buy totally unrelated software.

You are so right! And watch when Microsoft drivers become unsigned due some error: it is a battle.
@carolyn first ask yourself if you really need that driver (does anything fail), often a "PCI communications controller" driver is related to an inbuilt analogue (33.6k/56k) modem; you might do without that functionality.

" I’m having issues with “no driver for my AMD graphics driver"

You might try the relevant forums at guru3d.com . If you have a notebook, different reference drivers may or may not work, so try to find out what other people with the same notebook are using with Google or Bing. AMD.com will offer to scan your device & match it with the latest drivers, though folks at guru3d might be able to point you in a better direction, e.g. modded drivers if your hardware is not supported. Unfortunately I suspect that might be the case, as AMD has worked pretty closely with Microsoft on 10 -- many AMD graphics fans have moved to 10 just to take advantage of better AMD drivers.

While it's not as likely an issue, please remember that Windows can't actually see or tell what hardware you have. It goes completely by the drivers that are installed, e.g. migrating win7 after replacing an AMD motherboard with one using an Intel chipset, Windows still insists one of the components is really AMD instead of Intel. If you upgraded from 7->8->8.1->10, Windows & Windows update might just be wrong -- you might have to completely remove the graphics driverset & install the current correct one. Again Google/Bing along with manufacturer, model etc. should be able to lead you to just what you've got.

Just to let you know that AMD video drivers for Windows 10 have been released (end of July). ONLY currenly sold cards are supported. On other products it will kill your Windows 10 video. AMD has categorically and publicly stated:

AMD will NEVER, EVER provide updated drivers for legacy models to run Windows 10.

Even cards sold 3 months ago that are no longer being sold or manufactured can be affected.

Politely disagree...

You're told if Dumo finds updates & given complete choice with zero claims on what to do next. Assuming you can use Google or Bing you can probably find reports from people who have updated a particular driver, & so make an informed decision.

Windows update will scan your device & see what updates it has in its databases that match. It doesn't have every driver, nor necessarily the complete or latest versions.

"there are numerous paid shareware update programs that should give you greater confidence that the author is better informed and has put more effort into making a safe program."

Maybe I'm misunderstanding this?... How does being "better informed" have anything to do with writing driver update software? And, assuming it didn't contain mal-ware or alter your security settings &/or software, how could an app that tells you driver updates are available be unsafe? Those choices, where you download a driver from, & whether you install it or not, are completely up to you.

DITTO. And if you need driver updates (Dell), best just take the painful time and get them from dell. Even MS will screw up your system if you let it do it's OWN driver update install.

Yes, yes, Yes! Ever since (3 years now) I have ignored all MS updates except one marked IMPORTANT my Win & 64 has had no problems. Before that I had nightmares on every other update.

"Never update drivers for the sake of having the ‘latest’ of everything, sometimes this can have a bad effect on the computer. Especially on notebooks, it’s best to stick with what the OEM provides."

OEMs will generally only offer an update when the product's current. The market's too competitive, & profit margins too low to spend resources on something that will not increase your sales. OTOH, especially on models more than a few years old, notebook OEMs sold pretty individualized products. By that I mean 2 different makes or models of notebooks might have the same components, but they were installed or wired in very different ways.

What that means is that if you own a notebook the best way to get the max performance out of it is to find out what components [brand & model] it uses for such things as audio, networking, graphics etc. Then stay up to date on when new drivers are released for those components -- not every day but maybe once or twice a month. Then research to find out what others with the same notebook who volunteer to be guinea pigs report. In fact that's good advice whether you own a notebook or something else -- see what others experience with a new driver before you try it.

"Generally speaking, these ‘driver updaters’ will often offer generic updates & may or may not pertain to your computer."

The companies that make the components your Windows device uses provide working drivers to their customers, called reference drivers. Their customers are the companies making motherboards, assembling devices etc. This 2nd tier of companies may alter [improve or specialize] those drivers, & of course will check them out to make sure that they work properly before they're shipped with the device, be it installed along with Windows on a tablet, on a disc with a motherboard, or maybe as files for say a company that will sell a notebook.

Bigger component OEMs will usually continue to sell the same chips long after the order was filled that went into your device, so they'll often continue to improve & refine their reference drivers to stay competitive & make more sales. *Usually* because the chips themselves have not changed, reference drivers will work, & besides, that's usually you're only option, but you're right in saying that they don't always work. That's why as above, let someone else be the guinea pig.

As far as driver update software goes, you have all the options, but if nothing else Dumo can likely save you the time it would take to stay current with what driver updates have been released.

I'm the developper.

That's why DUMo does not "installs" new driver by itself but leave full control to the end user.

I couldn't agree more. DUMo maybe a great piece of software. I hope that it is. My way of thinking is, why fix something thats not broke? Windows update is all I rely on. Using Windows 7 Pro and not going to any other numbers despite what Microsoft wants. If your system is working, don't go looking for problems. Pass on driver update software. Let Windows (what ever number) worry about that. If you choose to use DUMo, please create a restore point before hand! It may save some grief.

Maybe it was just indigenous to Dell but if during updates, if you EVER let MS install it's version of drivers, you were bound to have problems. We ALWAYS got our driver updates direct from Dell. We had about 600+ pc/laptops @ the campus I worked at. Most manufactures, such as Dell would scan your system and recommend driver updates. With all the kinds of software we ran (AutoDesk, Adobe suites, etc..) you were taking changes of a repeat call to the lab/classroom if you ran the likes of apps like this. Not that it's a bad program, but experience dictated to just stick with the manufacture of your PC. Disclaimer: I do not nor never did like Dell products, I just have to support them. They are on my list just as GM cars are on my list. Bottom line, I would NEVER buy or own one. :-)

I am sorry to inform those 'relying on Windows Update' to update drivers you are MISTAKEN. This answer you provided is believing "I bought this new door lock and it will make sure my house will NEVER be broken into" but how easy is it to just break and window and climb in and out? VERY, because your putting your absolute faith in the wrong place. How can I say that? I am not only certified by Microsoft, but have been fixing computers since 1990 professional through ALL iterations of OS issued by Microsoft to date inclusive of prereleased and final RTM editions of Windows 10.

Microsoft's Windows Update ONLY AND SOLELY CONTAINS MICROSOFT (WHQL) APPROVED drivers, that have been engineered to MICROSOFT'S requirements, NOT the HARDWARE / HARDWARE MAKER'S specifications. Like Apple did with it's OS, this is a nice concept (as noted) to ensure clean and compatible drivers are ONLY installed, but NOT ALL HARDWARE MAKERS (as said the normal 'cheap' Asian made ones you NORMALLY buy) have the HEAVY cost nor time (delay to market missing optimal product to sales ratios) to make specifically to WHQL which ALSO DROPS ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND OPTIONS normally integrated to 'improve' the product and 'separate it' from competitors.

Hardware drivers HAVE BEEN always found on HARDWARE maker's websites NOT SOFTWARE MAKERS (Microsoft), with the LATEST improvements to optimize, and most of all 'correct' even ISSUES MICROSOFT CAUSES. Case in point just Google Windows 10 Nvidia and you see how MICRSOFT'S WHQL W10 drivers were being forced onto Nvidia owners which resulted in those with DUAL CARDS having ONE TURNED OFF among other issues, even when they tried to UPDATE from Nvidia directly, Windows UPDATE would FORCE it to roll back to the WHQL.

I personally have been using SlimDrivers https://www.slimwareutilities.com/slimdrivers.php for a number of years without a problem (though I am reading issues here on how this GAOTD works?) because I don't really have time to go to the Video Driver, Chipset Driver, Audio Driver, Keyboard driver, Mouse Driver, RAM I/O Driver, WIFI Driver, NIC Driver, Additional / Multimedia Keys Driver, etc. etc. etc. Hardware maker then 'drill down' trying to find MY specific model (great tool to tell you each piece of hardware? SPECCY https://www.piriform.com/speccy ) and for the average Joe/Jane IHavenoclueWHATaDriveris User, I certainly do not expect them to even try as this is all 'too technical' without some tool like SlimDrivers or today's GAOTD.

Still for the naysayers I will give you a challenge; Go ahead and download SlimDrivers and run it (which by the way downloads / links to the Original Hardware Maker's website not third parties to download the drivers) and see what 'version' of driver your 'Windows Update' is running as compared to what it finds. Now go to the Hardware Maker's website and look up that driver yourself for that version (simple Google it is faster to pull it from the HW Maker's website) and look at the CHANGELOG. Does your precious Windows Update really fix ALL the issues AS CITED in the Changelog of the driver? NO, only the HW Maker on their own website is keeping up with that issue.

Many people & companies don't trust Microsoft, & that includes the hardware manufacturers who have lots of resources devoted to developing their drivers & any accompanying apps. So they traditionally give Microsoft just a bare, basic version of any driver -- just enough so that when you install Windows it'll run, & then you're supposed to install their full version. The one long time exception was some drivers from Intel, & a new exception is AMD graphics drivers for win10.

If you're installing drivers for whatever component for the 1st time a minimal version in the Microsoft update databases is probably OK -- often won't get full functionality, but it should basically work. Once the full version driver is installed however, updating to a minimal one can mean disaster. There's also often an issue of driver version numbers, with Microsoft update suggesting a driver that is older than what you've currently got installed.

"Windows always will inform you if there is a real crucial problem with your installed hardware. If Windows can’t find a driver, most likely there is a reason for it (say, unstable, incompatible etc.)"

The *Only* way that Microsoft will know if there's a driver update is if the manufacturer who wrote it tells them about it & gives them the new driver. As far as testing goes, Microsoft will test drivers to make sure that they're compliant with Windows spec, *but that's it*. [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff553976%28v=vs.85%29.aspx]

"for the latest systems running Windows 7/8/10 all hardware that can run Windows 10 there will be drivers on Windows update"

As politely as possible, no... There are enough of the basics that 10 should install, *probably* 8.1, & *maybe* 7 [depending on how new the hardware is]. But on a fresh install to get everything running *the way it's supposed to* you'll have to install drivers from the various component manufacturers.

"follow the golden rule “if it aint broken don’t try to fix it”."

Problem Is, how do you know it's broke, or better yet, how do you know whatever device or component can't work better? How often do you install a Windows update that you never knew you needed? With no offense to Kyle, who's kind enough to be here, developers &/or coders make mistakes -- they are only human -- & updates are how they fix them.

You should ideally go one better & do a full image backup of your Windows disk/partition. Drivers load before and during Windows start -- without drivers Windows can't talk to your hardware, & without that it cannot run. So if a new critical driver goes badly "pear-shaped", you're locked out of Windows. You might be able to do a repair or maybe a reset at that point, but that sort of thing doesn't always work & it's quicker & easier to just restore a fresh backup.

Another reason to backup is that you may not know that a new driver is going to misbehave for a couple few days. My last bad experience [a month or so ago] meant a random BSOD every couple of days -- it was about a week before the 3rd one struck, so I was certain there was a problem rather than a completely out-of-the-blue case of Windows screwing up or a new version of an app.

Drivers generally just provide "translation" between Windows and the device. Unless you change the device or install a new version of Windows, there really isn't anything to be gained by updating the driver. You aren't going to get new features from your old device. Very occassionally you might run across a poorly written driver that needs to be rewritten. An exception to this is video card drivers. There are some times when a new standard technology is adopted, and updating the driver will allow the video card to use the new and better features.

I subscribe to the adage: "If it ain't broke ............................."

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I think you are on ANDROID, not Windows, am I right, @CD?
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