Microsoft confirmed in May 2026 what frustrated users already knew-Windows Update treats outdated OEM drivers like VIP guests at an exclusive club, automatically replacing your carefully chosen, ...

Microsoft plans to raise the quality bar of Windows 11 drivers, as drivers "sit at the heart of every Windows experience" and connect the OS to the "silicon, components, and peripherals." Before ...

Aside from the mostly subtle UX and UI changes and improvements, every new version of Windows generally comes with several under-the-hood upgrades, and drivers are one of those. For example, with ...

Forward-looking: Microsoft has traditionally maintained strong backward compatibility with older hardware and software. However, the company is now working to phase out as many legacy drivers as ...

Microsoft has acknowledged that faulty third-party drivers have been causing significant battery drain and performance issues in Windows 11 and older versions for years. PCWorld reports that ...