Keeping your drivers up to date is crucial for maintaining your computer’s performance and security. Outdated drivers can lead to a range of issues, from sluggish system performance to unexpected crashes and even security vulnerabilities. The good news is that updating drivers doesn’t have to be a cumbersome task. With the right tools, you can automatically detect and install the latest driver updates for your hardware, ensuring your system runs at its best with minimal effort. Whether you’re using Intel, Nvidia, or AMD components, there are official tools designed to simplify the process of driver updates. In this guide, I’ll point you to these essential tools so you can keep your drivers current and your system in top shape.

For users with Intel hardware, including Intel Wi-Fi chips, the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant (Intel® DSA) is an invaluable tool. It automatically detects and updates your drivers, ensuring that all Intel components function optimally.

Nvidia users can rely on NVIDIA App to keep their graphics drivers up to date. This versatile tool not only updates your graphics drivers but also offers additional features l...

Since its quiet release in February 2024, Nvidia’s new unified app has been gradually gaining traction among users. Initially flying under the radar, this app is now being recognized as a significant upgrade, poised to replace both GeForce Experience and Nvidia Control Panel. As more people discover its capabilities, the app is rapidly becoming the go-to tool for managing Nvidia GPUs, offering a more streamlined and efficient experience than ever before.

A particularly appreciated feature of the new Nvidia app is the removal of the login requirement for driver updates. Previously, users were forced to log in to their Nvidia accounts to update GPU drivers—a process that was often frustrating due to frequent logouts. The new app streamlines this process by allowing updates without the need to log in, a small change that makes a big difference in ease of use.

The Nvidia app integrates the functions of GeForce Experience and Nvidia Control Panel into a single platform, a change that was long overdue. For years, users had to juggle between multiple ap...

To resolve this OBS Studio error, simply update your graphics card drivers. I suggest downloading the Nvidia GeForce Experience program from their official website. Once installed you can log in using your Nvidia account and update drivers automatically. Make sure to perform a clean installation and then after restarting your computer click "Optimize all games & apps."

This will fix following error messages:

Failed to open NVENC codec: Function not implemented
Please check your video drivers are up to date.

Your current video card driver does not support this NVENC version, please update your drivers.

Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details.
Note if you are using the NVENC or AMD encoders, make sure your video drivers are up to date.

This is a common bug that can happen randomly, but it is easy to fix, just reinstall Nvidia Geforce Experience and restart.

Make sure you download latest version from official website:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/geforce-experience