Microsoft Windows 8.1 Device Manager Update

Device Manager

Device manager is a Windows utility for managing the devices and device drivers of the Windows system. For examples, check drivers status, update drivers, disable drivers, uninstall drivers, scan for hardware change, check drivers properties, etc.  Drivers in device manager should be checked and updated after the Windows installation

Steps of Updating Device Drivers through Device Manager

1. Open Device Manager
   1. Open the "Control Panel" window from the "settings" charm of the right edge charms bar. Click "Hardware and Sound" to open the "Hardware and Sound" window
   2. Click "Device Manager" to open the "Device Manager" window
   3. Usually, both the Microsoft basic device drivers  and unknown device are needed to be updated
      

2. Update the Microsoft basic display adapter driver of the display adapter to the driver provided with the display adapter.

   1. Right click "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" to open the context menu.
      
   2. Click "Properties" to open the "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter Properties" Window
      
   3. Click "Details" to display the "Details" tab for checking the properties of the device
      
   4. Expand "Property" drop-down list to select the "Device Instance ID" property.
      
   5. Select the "Device instance path" property to display the "Device  instance path" value in which "VEN_10DE" is the vender id of "NVIDIA".
      
   6. Prepare the corresponding driver for updating
   7. Right click "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" to open the context menu again.
      
   8. Click "Update Driver Software..." to start updating the driver software.
      
   9. Click "Browse my computer for driver software" to locate the prepared driver software.
      
   10. Click "Next" to continue and wait the system to search the driver software for the display adapter
       
   11. When the correct driver software is found, the system installs the driver software for the display adapter automatically
       
   12. After the driver software is successfully installed, the name of the update driver software will be updated.
       
   13. Click "CLose" to complete the installation. The name of the driver software in the device manage will be updated also.
       

3. Update the unknown device with the driver the driver provided with the device manufacturer.

   1. Right click "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" to open the context menu
      
   2. Click "Properties" to open the "Unknown device Properties" Window
      
   3. Click "Details"to display the "Details" tab for checking the properties of the device.
      
   4. The "Device instance path" property is displayed with "Device instance path" value equal to "ACPI\ATK0110\1010110 in which "ATK0110" function is related to some ASUS special design software if the system is installed in a ASUS motherboard. Reference: https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1017960 last updated 13Jan2017
      

      
      source: "https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1017960   last updated 13Jan2017
      
   5. Prepare the corresponding driver for updating
   6. Right click "Unknown device" to open the context menu again.
      
   7. Click "Update Driver Software..." to start updating the driver software.
      
   8. Click "Browse my computer for driver software" to locate the prepared driver software.
      
   9. Click "Next" to continue and wait the system to search the driver software for the unknown device.
      
   10. When the correct driver software is found, the system installs the driver software for the unknown device automatically
       
   11. After the driver software is successfully installed, the name of the update driver software will be updated.
       
   12. Click "CLose" to complete the installation. The name of the driver software in the device manage will be updated and relocated to the correct catelog.