When you install drivers, it’s important that they MATCH the Windows operating system (OS) you have installed on your PC. However, when Microsoft releases a new OS (e.g., Windows 7), it’s impossible for ALL hardware manufacturers to simply comply and have new drivers immediately for the new OS.
To solve this issue – and to prevent that your devices simply stop functioning when you upgrade to a new Windows OS – Microsoft has the Windows Compatibility Mode feature.
- Right-click the driver you want to install and then select Properties.
- Select the Compatibility tab.
- Under Compatibility Mode, click Run this program in compatibility mode for:
- Click the down arrow and select the Windows version of the driver.
- Click OK.
- Install the driver.
Hello all! I'm Emma Gibson and I'm a work-from-home Technical Writer of over 10 years. I write for the DriverFinder site, and have provided thousands of short, step-by-step 'How To' content for the Customer Support portals of various US companies such as HP, Symantec, System Center, Cherwell, and others.
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When I'm not writing 'tech stuff', I'm mostly likely to be found in the kitchen testing recipes, or outside sporting (to get rid of those calories I consumed while in the kitchen).
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Informative post regarding driver installation . That’s a compatible option that works on any operation system when options are changed.keep updating more important posts.
I don’t know how to get to this point?? I right click on it before and after I iinstall and still can’t find this point you are referrning to.