Quite often, users of operating systems of the Windows family have to load additional programs. the number of "relatives" does not allow to reveal the full power of the hardware. Drivers for video cards and distributions of modern Internet browsers can be distinguished from the list of constantly downloaded utilities.
Necessary
- - a computer with an Internet connection;
- - any internet browser.
Instructions
Step 1
After installing the operating system from scratch, i.e. to a blank hard disk, you have to download some software products and small utilities. The most frequently performed downloads in the first minutes of a newly installed system are video adapter drivers and Internet browsers. Many users are well aware that without drivers it is impossible to squeeze all the power out of devices, and downloading this software through standard Internet Explorer is quite a tedious task.
Step 2
Therefore, you need to launch this browser and enter the name of your favorite or frequently used application for surfing the Internet in the search box. Press the Enter key and from the search results select the official page of the developer company. On the loaded page, click the "Download" button (Download, Download, etc.), the name of the link depends on the site you are on.
Step 3
Then run the installation package to install the application on your computer. Installing a browser is practically no different from similar actions when installing other software products. The only difference is that in one of the windows you will find the "Default Browser" option. At the last step of the installation, check the box next to "Run …" and press Enter.
Step 4
After starting the browser, it is possible to download the driver file for the video adapter in a more comfortable environment, i.e. do not be afraid of the Internet viewer crashing out of the system memory, which often happens with Internet Explorer.
Step 5
If you have an Nvidia video card, go to the official website of the company at the following link https://www.nvidia.ru/page/home.html. Click on the "Drivers" item in the top menu and select "Download Drivers". On the page that opens, go to the "Option 1" block and specify the card model and operating system type in the drop-down fields. Click the Search and Download Now buttons.
Step 6
If you have an ATI graphics card, go to the company's official website at the following link https://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx. On the right side of the page, find your operating system version and click the appropriate link. On the next page, click the Download button.
