IObit Driver Booster Pro
Version 13.6.0.438 · IObit · Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 · ranked #24 in the library
Scans the machine for outdated device drivers and installs current ones from a large database, with a restore point taken before every change so a bad driver is one click away from being undone.
Read the installation section below before you start. The order of the steps matters on this release.
About this release
Overview
Driver Booster looks at every device in the system, matches it against a database of current drivers, and offers to update the ones that are behind. That covers graphics cards, chipsets, audio, network adapters, printers, storage controllers and the long tail of peripherals whose manufacturer stopped shipping updates through the usual channels years ago.
The safety side is what makes it usable rather than reckless. A system restore point is created before any batch of installs, individual driver backups are stored so a single device can be rolled back without touching the rest, and the driver database is version aware, so it will not push a build that is known to be a problem on your hardware. If a display driver goes wrong, there is a documented way back.
Beyond the driver list it handles the supporting pieces a fresh install needs: runtime libraries, DirectX components, and the game and framework redistributables that half of everything on the machine depends on. There is also a device fix section that resolves common problems such as a missing audio output, an adapter that stopped after an update, or a resolution stuck below what the panel supports.
What it does
Feature breakdown
Whole system driver scan
Enumerates every device, including ones Windows Update ignores, and reports how far behind each driver is.
Automatic restore points and backups
A restore point before each session and a per-driver backup so a single bad install can be reverted individually.
Large driver database
Coverage across major and minor vendors including graphics, chipset, audio, network, storage and peripherals.
Game ready and runtime components
Installs the redistributable runtimes and graphics components that games and creative applications expect to find.
Device troubleshooting
Fixes for common device failures such as missing audio, a dead network adapter after an update, or an unsupported resolution.
Scheduled scanning
Run scans on a schedule and download updates in the background, with installation left under your control.
Changed in this build
Version 13.6.0.438
- Database expanded with a large batch of recent graphics and chipset drivers.
- Faster scanning on machines with many connected peripherals.
- Improved rollback reliability for display drivers that fail during installation.
- Reduced background resource use when idle.
- Interface reworked with a clearer separation between updates and optional components.
Installation
Follow these in order
- Create a manual restore point before you start, on top of the ones the program makes.
- Extract the archive.
- Disable real time protection during setup.
- Run the installer, declining any bundled extras it offers.
- Run the included activation step before launching the program.
- Open Driver Booster, confirm the pro features are available, then re-enable protection.
Release notes
From whoever packed it
- Update graphics drivers one at a time rather than in a batch. If one fails you want to know which.
- Turn off the automatic update option. Unattended driver installs are how a working machine becomes a broken one.
- For a graphics card, the vendor's own driver package is still the better choice when it is available.
System requirements
Minimum and recommended
| Operating system | Windows 7 through Windows 11, 32-bit or 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Processor | 1 GHz or faster |
| Memory | 1 GB minimum |
| Graphics | No specific requirement |
| Storage | 500 MB, more if you cache offline driver packs |
Questions about this release
Answered before you ask
- Is it safe to update every driver at once?
- It works most of the time, but update display and storage drivers separately so a failure is easy to isolate.
- Can I roll back a single driver?
- Yes, per-driver backups are kept and restored individually from the rescue centre.
- Does it need a connection?
- For the online database, yes. Offline driver packs are available for machines with no network.
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