![]() ![]() The latter approach would completely separate driver management from everything else that Windows Update attempts to do on a routine basis.Īlso, a flag could trigger PC Manager to inform the Administrator that certain drivers need to be downloaded from the manufacturer’s website e.g. (4) optionally LOCK a preferred driver, to block all future updatesĪfter (3) above, an Administrator should already know how to update a driver using the features already available in Device Manager. (3) select an option to download the latest driver (2) indicate whether each installed driver is the latest, or not (1) display a complete list of all installed drivers and all missing drivers Windows Update has been having so many inter-related problems, imho MS should add features to PC Manager that at least allow the User to: perhaps by optionally enabling “Administrator Mode” like Command Prompt. I mentioned it originally because this is the kind of feature that could be added to Microsoft PC Manager, e.g. It seems that many of these third-party “driver updaters” have turned up often with very serious problems, like the ones you mention. Playing Russian Roulette with my main computers? Nope.Īll excellent points! especially “Russian Roulette” (NOT my favorite game). Using the Origin one to experiment on a test system or on older, unsupported hardware? Maybe. The one at may be the “safer” one but even that site mentions the downloadable driver database from the fellow running the sdi-tool fork. Also note that CyberCPU confused the two different versions. The video at CyberCPU Tech caused a bunch of problems for some people. There are at least two different versions: Snappy Driver Installer at the link above and Snappy Driver Installer Origin. Clicking on the “search” link took me to another Russia site. Looking at details in NoScript and uBlock Origin, it seems the site is likely in Russia. I looked at Snappy Driver in the link above and noticed the language choices were English or Russian. I’ll stick with the granular features already in the OS – or full featured applications that are tried and true. With regards to PC Manager, as a matter of principle I’d rather not mess with Beta on my systems. sys file stored below it was also easy, using the DIR and ATTRIB commands. The only difficulty that arose with our BATCH program was the need to maintain a text file that mapped drivers to the coded folder names that DriverEasy generates randomly e.g.: here’s a short list of such coded folder names:Įven if we neglected to maintain that text file, searching a top-level folder for a. That made it EZ to delete the source files that had been downloaded to our C: system partition and, if we did decide to install an updated driver, we did so using the copy(s) stored on that high-capacity HDD + by launching Windows Device Manager When trying the DriverEasy software, we deciphered its file management scheme and wrote a short BATCH program to copy all downloaded drivers to a high-capacity HDD either delete completely, or “move” to high-capacity backup storage PC Manager is better, even at this beta stage.Cleaning gigabytes of Windows Update files should be a User Option e.g. But you shouldn’t compare it with 3rd party cleaner tools available on the market. You can disable startup apps and end programs eating through the RAM, enable browser protection, and more. So, this is essentially designed for PC maintenance. ![]() ![]() They can access the settings quickly to improve PC performance. Microsoft PC Manager houses all the essential settings under one roof. It is great that Microsoft is taking the initiative to put all the necessary features into one application. Windows Settings is vast, and most users are unaware of all the features and options that come with the OS. Microsoft may decide to add new features or eliminate a few. There’s no need to go deep into Windows Settings anymore.Ĭurrently, PC Manager is available as Public Beta to select regions only. It may look like another bloatware, but it brings some of the necessary PC maintenance features in a single place. This is everything you need to know about Microsoft’s new PC Manager app. ![]()
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