Easy one-click driver updating
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“UI is straightforward, settings can be set for completely manual or auto-updates, takes the guesswork out of searching for the right drivers.”
Steam review · 314.8 h played ↗
Driver Booster 4 for Steam
Worth buying? What 218 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 218 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%IObit2016Utilities
The verdict
A simple one-click driver updater that many like for fresh installs and old PCs, but it often installs wrong drivers, causing blue screens and boot failures. Skip it if your PC works.
Great for
Setting up fresh Windows installs or old PCs, with a restore point made first
Main risk
Installs wrong or incompatible drivers, causing blue screens, lost sound or a PC that won't boot
What players love
Free version is enough
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“It found 14 out of date drivers and updated them all without asking for a fee.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Reported FPS and performance gains
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“made my CSGO from 40fps to a solid 60 fps”
Steam review · 29.9 h played ↗
Finds drivers Windows misses
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Great app. Found driver updates that Windows would ignore.”
Steam review · 19.9 h played ↗
Backup and rollback options
Mentioned in ~1 in 23 positive reviews
“that’s what the whole driver rollback system that’s implemented in the program is for, if you get a problem you can simply roll-it-back to the previous driver version.”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Great after a fresh Windows install
Mentioned in ~1 in 27 positive reviews
“a very useful thing after reinstalling Windows, finds even drivers that not everyone checks for updates”
Steam review · translated · 6.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Installs wrong drivers, causing BSOD or no boot
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“CSGO felt a bit laggy after, so I restarted system, and system did not boot up.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Breaks specific drivers: audio, USB, network, GPU
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Thank you for uninstalling my ethernet driver”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
Wrong or pointless update suggestions
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It also said that my realtek audio drive needed an update. There hasn't been an update since 2015, this program claimed there was an update in 2016.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Resource hogging, popups and slowdowns
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“pop-up windows that force themselves to stay in front.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Paid features and license problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“bought lifetime, it will not apply to the newer versions”
Steam review · 161.5 h played ↗
Outdated, abandoned version
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“This was abandoned by the developers years ago, too, so it's unmaintained and out of date.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows XP, Vista
Processor1 GHz processor or faster
Memory512 MB RAM
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows XP, Vista
Processor2 GHz processor or faster
Memory1024 MB RAM
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows XP, Vista
Processor1 GHz processor or faster
Memory512 MB RAM
Storage500 MB available space
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