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Windows 11 All-in-One For Dummies
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Windows 11 All-in-One For Dummies

by Ciprian Adrian Rusen
March 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
896 pages
21h 44m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 4

Keeping Apps and Drivers Up to Date

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Updating apps from the Microsoft Store

check Keeping desktop programs up to date

check Updating drivers in Windows 11

If you want to keep your PC as secure as possible and working in tip-top shape, it’s not enough to keep only Windows 11 up to date with the latest patches and feature updates. You must also update your apps, desktop programs, and device drivers.

Apps and desktop programs get regularly updated by their developers to offer new features, to fix bugs and security glitches, and more. Drivers for hardware components like graphic cards or network cards receive similar updates. Driver updates are especially important if you are a gamer and want to play the latest titles with maximum performance and without lag. Often, new graphics drivers implement support for the newest games and offer specific optimizations that increase frame rates and overall performance. And new driver versions for your Wi-Fi network card can increase the speed or lower the latency you get when you play games online.

The task of keeping everything updated can be daunting, but the Microsoft Store can help you update Windows 11 apps and desktop programs. ...

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