Updating a driver can also enable new or updated features for the hardware.

Answer: Drivers are updated in Windows by using a driver update wizard from within Device Manager.

The driver update wizard walks you through the entire driver update process, making updating drivers a fairly painless task.

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP all have slightly different processes for completing driver updates:
How to Update Drivers in Windows 8

How to Update Drivers in Windows 7

How to Update Drivers in Windows Vista

How to Update Drivers in Windows XP

Updating a hardware device’s driver is usually the first troubleshooting step to any hardware issue in Windows.

In particular, a simple driver update will often correct many of the common Device Manager error codes.

Important: If you’re running a 32-bit version of Windows, you must install 32-bit drivers. If you’re running a 64-bit version of Windows, you must install 64-bit drivers.

Not sure what version of Windows you have? See Am I Running a 32-bit or 64-bit Version of Windows? And learn how to find out.