Welcome back, in today’s video I’ll be showing you how to update your mouse drivers
on a Windows 10 PC or laptop. No matter what brand of mouse you have, the methods in this
video should work. It will also work if your mouse is Bluetooth, wireless and you might
be able to update trackpad drivers too on a laptop. There are a few ways to check for
driver software and in a lot of the cases, your drivers might be already up to date.
Most devices won’t need drivers to be downloaded to work, but it’s worth checking to see
if there are any driver updates available. Remember to leave a like and feel free to
subscribe if the video helps, let’s get into the methods.
We’ll start by using the automatic Windows tool to try and update our drivers. To do
this, first head to the device manager. You can get there by searching for it in the search
bar. When the device manager opens, look for the section called
mice and other pointing devices and double click on it to expand it. In here, look for
the mouse you want to update the drivers for. If you don’t see it on the list, make sure
it is connected and working on your PC. If it is connected but it isn’t being recognized,
then click the card onscreen now to watch a video of mine showing you how to fix potential
problems with a mouse on a Windows 10 PC. If you do see it, double click on its name
to bring up the properties window. Now go to the driver tab, which should be the second
option. In here, find where it says update driver and click on that. Now choose the automatic
option, which should be the top option of the two available. If there are any drivers
that Windows finds, it should install them automatically. However, it might say that
the best drivers are up to date. If you want, you can click on search for updated drivers
on a Windows update. If you need help installing a Windows update, click the card onscreen
now to watch a video of mine focusing on that. Remember this method to update drivers in
case you can get the driver file later. In that case, you can use the manual method instead
of the automatic method we have just done to navigate to where the file is stored. You
shouldn’t have to worry about this though. Once you have installed the driver, you may
need to restart your PC. If your mouse doesn’t work after restarting, first try rolling back
the driver update. To do this, go back to the device manager and find your mouse on
the list and go back into the properties, go to the driver tab, choose rollback driver,
and then follow the steps. If after this it still isn’t working then visit the video
I mentioned earlier, that will run through a few possible fixes.
We’ll now move on to another way to update device drivers. You can do this method even
if Windows couldn’t find any driver updates. This method is to check on the website of
the manufacturer. This will be slightly different depending on the brand your mouse is. Go to
the official website of your mouse manufacturer, for example Logitech. Have a look on the manufacturer’s
website for a drivers page. Alternatively, you could search on google for the mouse brand
and then drivers. Some brands will have a drivers page but just make sure you are on
the official website as I am not responsible if you download something from a fake source.
You should have the website, or information about where to get drivers on the box of your
mouse or in the instruction manual. On the drivers site for the brand of mouse you have,
most should display or allow you to search for your model number or series. Search and
find yours and then find where it allows you to download the driver. Download the driver
and once its finished open the file, it should be a setup file and all you need to do is
follow the steps to install it. Once again, this method will vary depending on your mouse
manufacturer. If your mouse stops working after installing the new drivers, you can
roll back the drivers by following the method I showed earlier.
There is one other way to check for and install driver updates. This is to download and install
automatic driver update software. This software will help with updates for all kinds of drivers
on your PC automatically. I’ll leave a link to a video in the description showing you
how to install that software and get the latest drivers.
And so that is how to how to update your mouse drivers on a Windows 10 PC or laptop. Click
the card on screen now to watch a video of mine showing you ten easy ways you can speed
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description and at the end of the video. If you have any questions, then let me know in
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