After months of rumors and speculations, the next generation computing platform Windows 8 has just been released. As expected, users have now started to come up with their reviews and complaints about the new OS. Undoubtedly, the Metro UI and Immersive Browser have fared well in terms of users’ expectations. But that certainly wouldn’t suffice to satisfy the prospects of Microsoft’s dream project. It seems that the company needs to do a great deal more to make Windows 8 a welcome guest for outdated PCs and peripheral drivers.
In this post, the Microsoft help crew gives you an account of the problems encountered during the installation of Windows 8 drivers, and some tips for circumventing them.
Issues Encountered with Installation of Drivers
The problem in question is actually not with Microsoft, rather with certain hardware manufacturers. As reports speak, most manufacturers have hardly bothered to update their drivers in accordance with the requirements of Windows 8. Instead of releasing driver updates themselves, it seems that some manufacturers are waiting for laptop companies to do the job.
The latter too have hardly any interest in carrying out the task, thus leaving millions of users to have a hard time with the new OS. For instance, playing games, which was promised to be a feast on Windows 8 has hardly received any positive reviews. However, lack of driver updates for Windows 8 need not be that worrisome for you, as our experts have developed a couple of methods to circumvent the issue.
Create a Windows 7 World for your Device Driver
Chances are that your device driver detects Windows 8 on launch, but later loses contact and crashes. It might be a driver in perfect condition, but the problem is that it cannot handle an OS it has never seen before. Hence, the solution is to create a virtual Windows 7 environment for it. You may perform the following steps to run the driver in compatibility mode.
- Right click on the driver’s Setup option and choose Properties.
- Select the option that reads Run This Program in Compatibility Mode For: under the Compatibility tab.
- Select Windows 7 from the dropdown menu, and click on OK.
