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What's new in Avast Driver Updater 23.4 Build 4729

Jan 24, 2024
  • Cancelling update in progress — This new option allows you to cancel a driver update that is currently running, if necessary.
  • 80 million drivers — Our database is continuously expanding. Driver Updater is currently backed up with more than 80 million drivers to help keep your PC running at peak performance!
  • Fixed — We have made some under-the-hood improvements and fixed a few bugs to keep Avast Driver Updater running smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 23.2 Build 3774 (Jul 20, 2023)

  • Alternative drivers — We have introduced new settings that allow you to install alternative updates if the original hardware developer is slow in releasing a new driver.
  • Expanded database — We continue to expand our driver database. Avast Driver Updater now offers more than 60 million drivers to help keep your PC running at peak performance.
  • Bugs & fine-tuning — We have made some under-the-hood improvements and fixed a few bugs to keep Avast Driver Updater running smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 23.2 Build 3673 Beta (Jun 28, 2023)

  • What's new:
  • Alternative drivers — We have introduced new settings that allow you to install alternative updates if the original hardware developer is slow in releasing a new driver.
  • Expanded database — We continue to expand our driver database. Avast Driver Updater now offers more than 60 million drivers to help keep your PC running at peak performance.
  • Bugs & fine-tuning — We have made some under-the-hood improvements and fixed a few bugs to keep Avast Driver Updater running smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 22.4 Build 2975 Beta (Dec 1, 2022)

  • Automatic functionality check — We've introduced a check for performance issues with your installed drivers to ensure everything is working correctly before and after updating a driver. If we detect an issue, we'll flag it to you, and recommend an action to resolve it.
  • Now supporting 40 million drivers — Our ever-expanding database just got even bigger! This time we've added another 5 million drivers to keep your PC up to date.
  • NVIDIA driver detection — We're now able to detect exact NVIDIA driver variants, which means we can deliver the right driver update for your PC, hooray!
  • Bugs & fine-tuning — Behind the scenes, we've made a few tweaks and adjustments to keep Avast Driver Updater Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 22.3 Build 2812 (Oct 18, 2022)

  • Delete older driver backups — We're giving you more control to choose if and when your driver backups are deleted. Set a schedule and we'll take care of the rest — no more clogging up your hard drive with older backups.
  • 35 million drivers — Our database is always expanding, and now Driver Updater is backed up with 35 million drivers to keep your PC working at peak performance!
  • More relevant filters — We've cleaned up the filters when you view your outdated drivers, so now you'll see only those driver categories that are applicable to your PC.
  • Regular fixes — We made some under-the-hood improvements and fixed some bugs to keep Avast Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 22.3 Build 2686 Beta (Sep 1, 2022)

  • Delete older driver backups — We're giving you more control to choose if and when your driver backups are deleted. Set a schedule and we'll take care of the rest — no more clogging up your hard drive with older backups.
  • 35 million drivers — Our database is always expanding, and now Driver Updater is backed up with 35 million drivers to keep your PC working at peak performance!
  • More relevant filters — We've cleaned up the filters when you view your outdated drivers, so now you'll see only those driver categories that are applicable to your PC.
  • Regular fixes — We made some under-the-hood improvements and fixed some bugs to keep Avast Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 22.3 Build 2643 Beta (Aug 20, 2022)

  • Delete older driver backups — We're giving you more control to choose if and when your driver backups are deleted. Set a schedule and we'll take care of the rest — no more clogging up your hard drive with older backups.
  • 35 million drivers — Our database is always expanding, and now Driver Updater is backed up with 35 million drivers to keep your PC working at peak performance!
  • More relevant filters — We've cleaned up the filters when you view your outdated drivers, so now you'll see only those driver categories that are applicable to your PC.
  • Regular fixes — We made some under-the-hood improvements and fixed some bugs to keep Avast Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 22.2 Build 2466 Beta (May 19, 2022)

  • Filter your drivers easier — Now you can use filters to sort through your Outdated, Updated, and Ignored and skipped sections. Filter by type or device to quickly find the drivers you're looking for.
  • Regular fixes — We made some under-the-hood improvements and fixed some bugs to keep Avast Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 22.2 Build 2459 Beta (May 16, 2022)

  • What's new in Avast Driver Updater product?
  • Filter your drivers easier — Now you can use filters to sort through your Outdated, Updated, and Ignored and skipped sections. Filter by type or device to quickly find the drivers you're looking for.
  • Regular fixes — We made some under-the-hood improvements and fixed some bugs to keep Avast Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 22.2 Build 2425 Beta (May 7, 2022)

  • Filter your drivers easier — Now you can use filters to sort through your Outdated, Updated, and Ignored and skipped sections. Filter by type or device to quickly find the drivers you're looking for.
  • Regular fixes — We made some under-the-hood improvements and fixed some bugs to keep Avast Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 22.1 Build 2374 (Mar 16, 2022)

  • What's new in Avast Driver Updater product:
  • New sorting by date — Your drivers overview page is sorted by date and looking a bit tidier. Now you can find your most recent updates at the top of each section.
  • Detailed steps while updating — When you update drivers, now you'll see all the steps involved in that process, so you know what's happening at each moment.
  • Alert for finished updates — If you close Driver Updater while drivers are still updating, we'll show a message when the update is finished.
  • Regular improvements — As always, we've been fixing bugs and making under-the-hood improvements to keep Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 21.4 Build 2207 (Dec 16, 2021)

  • Vulnerable drivers — Now we can help you remove security risks by highlighting drivers that make your PC vulnerable to attacks. Update drivers labeled Vulnerable as soon as possible to protect your PC.
  • 9 million drivers — Our database has grown by 1 million drivers in the past 2 months! Now we've got 9 million drivers to keep your PC working at peak performance.
  • New and improved Menu — We've revamped our Menu by adding direct access to all your Avast subscriptions. Now you can manage your accounts and settings from one place.
  • Regular updates — We fixed and polished a few things that you can't see. We're always doing regular maintenance to make Driver Updater sleeker and smoother.

New in Avast Driver Updater 21.4 Build 2186 (Dec 13, 2021)

  • What's new in Avast Driver Updater product?
  • Vulnerable drivers — Now we can help you remove security risks by highlighting drivers that make your PC vulnerable to attacks. Update drivers labeled Vulnerable as soon as possible to protect your PC.
  • 9 million drivers — Our database has grown by 1 million drivers in the past 2 months! Now we've got 9 million drivers to keep your PC working at peak performance.
  • New and improved Menu — We've revamped our Menu by adding direct access to all your Avast subscriptions. Now you can manage your accounts and settings from one place.
  • Regular updates — We fixed and polished a few things that you can't see. We're always doing regular maintenance to make Driver Updater sleeker and smoother.

New in Avast Driver Updater 21.4 Build 2181 (Dec 9, 2021)

  • Vulnerable drivers — Now we can help you remove security risks by highlighting drivers that make your PC vulnerable to attacks. Update drivers labeled Vulnerable as soon as possible to protect your PC.
  • 9 million drivers — Our database has grown by 1 million drivers in the past 2 months! Now we've got 9 million drivers to keep your PC working at peak performance.
  • New and improved Menu — We've revamped our Menu by adding direct access to all your Avast subscriptions. Now you can manage your accounts and settings from one place.
  • Regular updates — We fixed and polished a few things that you can't see. We're always doing regular maintenance to make Driver Updater sleeker and smoother.

New in Avast Driver Updater 21.3 Build 1930 (Oct 20, 2021)

  • A new logo for Avast! — As the digital world changes, we change with it. We’re proud to unveil a new expression of our identity, reflecting our continued commitment to protecting people’s digital freedom.
  • 8 million drivers – Our database is always expanding, and now Driver Updater is backed up with 8 million drivers to keep your PC working at peak performance.
  • Fixed bug when banner was visible over all screens and thus sometimes covered the other functionalities (e.g. setting).
  • Apart from that, we fixed many other bugs and made under-the-hood improvements to keep Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 21.3 Build 1873 (Oct 5, 2021)

  • A new logo for Avast! — As the digital world changes, we change with it. We’re proud to unveil a new expression of our identity, reflecting our continued commitment to protecting people’s digital freedom.
  • 8 million drivers – Our database is always expanding, and now Driver Updater is backed up with 8 million drivers to keep your PC working at peak performance.
  • Apart from that, we fixed many other bugs and made under-the-hood improvements to keep Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 21.3 Build 1842 (Sep 17, 2021)

  • What's new:
  • A new logo for Avast! — As the digital world changes, we change with it. We’re proud to unveil a new expression of our identity, reflecting our continued commitment to protecting people’s digital freedom.
  • 8 million drivers – Our database is always expanding, and now Driver Updater is backed up with 8 million drivers to keep your PC working at peak performance.
  • Apart from that, we fixed many other bugs and made under-the-hood improvements to keep Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 21.1 Build 1766 (Aug 23, 2021)

  • New - Introducing our troubleshooting helper! In case you're having driver-related trouble, this helper will guide you through finding and fixing any issues with new (or old) drivers.
  • New - Slightly redesigned Dashboard layout to better accommodate all the important functionalities.
  • Improved - User interface to make it easier for you to navigate through regardless of whether you want to update a driver or revert it to the previous version.
  • Improved - Our improved database can now scan for over 7 million drivers to help keep your PC in the best possible shape.
  • Improved - When you decide to uninstall the product you can now select whether you would like to keep the current driver backups and log files (for potential future usage when you decide to install the product again.)
  • Improved - Driver Updater product now automatically cleans old driver backups in order to not occupy that much space on your hard drive.
  • Fixed - Problem with DVD ROM driver installation which happened sometimes with the previous version.
  • Fixed - Error message when you're offline now clearly states why you cannot proceed with the update process.
  • Apart from that, we fixed many other bugs and made under-the-hood improvements to keep Driver Updater working smoothly.

New in Avast Driver Updater 21.1 Build 1299 (Jul 5, 2021)

  • New - Need to undo a driver update? Now you can restore older drivers through Windows Restore Points that are created with every update. (To turn this off, just go to Settings > General > Troubleshooting > Create System Restore Points.)
  • Improved accessibility — Our interface is now better suited for all users.
  • Fixed - A sound driver was corrupting after updates, but we fixed this and it corrupts no longer.
  • Fixed - The total number of drivers and the number of scanned drivers weren't quite the same, so we fixed this and made sure we're scanning them all.
  • Fixed - We made some under-the-hood improvements and fixed some bugs to keep Driver Updater running smoothly.