#Can i use avast on two computers driver#

At worst, there are three driver updaters (one of which was published under many different names) which just give fake scan results and don't actually download any updates.

#Can i use avast on two computers install#

No driver update sofware is malicious or will install anything malicious.

#Can i use avast on two computers software#

driver update software only actually downloads the needed drivers and nothing else. But no other driver update software does this.Īs for your last comment. Sometimes it will install custom video drivers, rather than the official ones. But, quite often driver update software will actually install the driver from the computer manufacturer. Where do you think they get the drivers from? Sometimes there may be a difference between drivers supplied by a computer manufacturer and a hardware manufacturer.

This could include anything from ad ware to something much nastier.ĭriver upsate software does use manufacturer supplied drivers. Another consideration is what else will be included in the driver download from a third party vendor. There are those who would argue that you can use third party drivers, but they are not the same drivers the manufacturer supplied in all most all cases. Go to the manufacturer's website for the product you need drivers for and download the drivers from the manufacturer's website only. You also need to do as suggested regarding checking the Device Manager for any yellow warnings or red errors indicating that there is a problem with a driver. The drivers which these products suggest are not the same as those supplied by the manufacturer of the product you are trying to update. don't use third party update software to update any drivers.

#Can i use avast on two computers windows#

Hi, I agree with dc3, you would be aware that the greatest repository of drivers are held by MS, the concept of the 'modern' driver is being slowly implemented, it is as of now, no where near a success, I am on the board of a number of effected companies, and the commercial imperative is still driving the game, what this means is you have to get (as dc3 said) your drivers straight from the developer, or in the case of OEM's the manufacturers site, they do not release these drivers to third party operatives (and to date this also includes MS)Īvast is struggling and no longer can afford the expertise required to remain in front of the game we do not use it on any of our machines, in fact almost all machines now exclusively use Windows defender, the incidences of problems is now at it's lowest level ever, I must stress if you leave win10 alone you will have almost no problems with it, one important exception is we always disable MS driver updates, this applies to the millions of machines we control. It's more aligned with AV protection to avoid software and browser exploits.Įdited by jalind, 08 January 2019 - 12:20 PM. I don't put this into the same class as hardware driver updates, which shouldn't be very often. For me it's been much more useful than manually checking everything individually by starting it up and going through its menu to check for updates. You can also select which you want updated if there's more than one application with updates. It will tell you what has updates available and if you wish, you can have the Software Updater download and install them. About the time Windows Update does its thing monthly I pull up the Avast! software updater to see what else might need updates. It leaves major packages handled by Windows Update alone (e.g. Examples are Adobe Reader, Java Runtime, WinZip, FlashPlayer, iTunes, 7-Zip (similar to WinZip), and web browsers (Opera, Firefox, Chrome) etc. It will check the current installed versions of over a dozen common utilities and applications that are often exploited by malware, viruses, worms, etc. However, one feature of Avast! I've found very useful is its Software Updater, but I use it in 'manual' mode, not automatic mode (which requires paid subscription). In general, this is applicable to all AV software, not just Avast! Use Avast anti-virus if you must.but use it ONLY for that.don't use any of the other nonsense that comes with it.cleaner, registry cleaner, driver update etc etcĬame across this thread looking for more info about Avast!'s Driver Updater.