Windows 10 Query

[rsvp]

I have an HP laptop running windows 10 - I've just come back from a few days away and now whenever I get a facebook post or want to look on Youtube via our sport's newspage at the competion I've just been in via a link sent by one of our members, I get a small dialogue box saying I need a driver update - is there any reason why this is necessary as am very chary about downloading stuff as am a total technophobe. Thank you

[Togo]

Who is providing the pop up saying you need driver updates. Micosoft will provide any updates required when they run updates.

[rsvp]

Thank you Togo - that was my worry - will go back on and get the exact info - I know it began with win but that didn't convince me! - will be back shortly.

[rsvp]

Have had another look and the litte box says ' an update driver is required' - there is a logo which may or may not be a windows logo followed by te last few Windows update numbers then in fairly pale print is 'Reviver software (then a logo which I can't copy)Driver reviver. Have continued to run the clip for a while and it seems to continue, hence my concern.

[Peter Pedant]

and here is the usual suspects on another thread

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1480640-2.htm

I am not a W-10 lover and this happens quite a lot

but the small window is suspicious and I would cancel and then try to use what it is pointing to - that will tell you you need a driver

I have installed a spoof driver and didnt like it much

W - 10 also updates regularly - hooray ! no boo-bloody-hoo
and after one - there was no W-10 update for my lexmark so I had to throw it away and get a w-10 compatible one. This is a planned for event by the rich and famous apparently ....it makes Bill G richer and does you no good at all
after another update it had toggled the password switch - hey kiiiinky ! and I had to work out which password it was that it wanted - microsoft account actually before I could use it
and then how to untoggle it

according to the link I have given you
Togo finds W 10 queries so enervating and vapid and ridiculous
he hardly has the energy to read them ....let alone attend to them

anyway good luck

[CrapAtCryptics]

That being said Win 10 did not update drivers well at its initial install so maybe a few minutes seeing if there are newer ones for your machine / printer from the legitimate sites might be time well spent.

[rsvp]

Thanks PP - will just give it a miss at the moment and see what happens - I get so confused with the various love/hate camps for windows 10 -as a non techie, lots of the arguments are way above my head anyway - I just want to fire my computer, talk to my family on skype send a few emails and fiddle about a bit basically. Think I'll go watch TV now! stay well

[rsvp]

Thank you CAC - will spend some time tomorrow checking your suggestion out - stay well

[SlackAlice]

An oldish answer to the program Reviver software, Driver Reviver.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/is-driver-reviver-and-registry-reviver-a/2a80e30d-897f-43a8-8dc4-d7c16ce5d9b1?auth=1

It's not a program I would have on my pc. I'd go to your laptops support site and see if they have any new drivers for you.

http://support.hp.com/gb-en

[Togo]

No need to run it rsvp. The clue is that it only pops up when you click a link on fbook or utube. Always use your eyes and head before mouse or keyboard. As long as you are running the w10 updates and have not let other security measures switch off defender yo are just fine. Although driver reviver does not appear to get poor reviews, they will eventually spam you out with "offers" once you have installed and run the 'free' scan. Which will find 19 out of 22 drivers out of date to scare you to death.

[rsvp]

Thank you slackalice and Togo - I'm so thick about this sort of stuff - great to know you're there to bail me out - very, very gratefu for the advice ----stay well

[SlackAlice]

Togo's got it about right in his answer. I went to the software website and got 'warned off' by my security claiming it was 'Unsatisfactory' ☺☺☺

[rsvp]

there ya go then - always go to AB first for a broad spectrm of advice SL - I always ask on here first for anything .