Should i uninstall audio driver before downloading update

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Do you uninstall old drivers before installing new ones? Joined Jan 20, Messages 18, Do you still uninstall old video card drivers before installing new ones? Just wondering how people still go about doing this these days. I know I always used to uninstall before an update. Joined Dec 20, Messages 5, I never bother unless I get major issues.

So far that hasn't happened in a long time Whatley Weaksauce. Joined Sep 8, Messages Snel Weaksauce. Joined Jul 19, Messages After uninstalling the drivers I used driver sweeper in safe mode before installing the new ones. Joined Sep 14, Messages Driver sweeper is only necessary if you run into problems uninstalling the drivers via the provided uninstaller included with the drivers.

Beezzer Limp Gawd. Joined Feb 26, Messages I do not uninstall first. Joined Aug 15, Messages 1, Joined May 18, Messages 52, Joined Jan 23, Messages Recently I have been uninstalling first. Maybe next time I'll just give it a shot and see if the installer takes care of everything with no problem.

Joined Oct 8, Messages 1, If your device or driver package does not appear in the list, then the device can be uninstalled via Device Manager. If that device is the only device using the driver package, then the driver package can also be removed via Device Manager. With some devices, if the device is still plugged in when it is uninstalled, the device might continue to function until the system has been restarted.

For more information about uninstalling driver and driver packages, see How Devices and Driver Packages are Uninstalled. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Most tech support was actually rude about informing you that you must uninstall old software before upgrading the new stuff.

Quite frankly, even back then, it was not so difficult to write installation code to first check for older software, and uninstall it if necessary. But laziness prevailed; something that seems less common these days. Comments violating those rules will be removed. Comments that don't add value will be removed, including off-topic or content-free comments, or comments that look even a little bit like spam.

All comments containing links and certain keywords will be moderated before publication. I want comments to be valuable for everyone, including those who come later and take the time to read. Search Ask Leo! Do this Subscribe to Confident Computing! I'll see you there! I'll review a couple of techniques that ensure you won't lose email or contacts if it happens to you. So keeping it up to date is still a good idea.