ARCHIVED: For Windows, where can I find drivers for video cards?

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Video drivers are available from a variety of sources. The first and best source is your computer's operating system. Current versions of Windows come with a large variety of graphics drivers, and all operating systems, including Mac OS X and the X Window graphic interfaces for Unix/Linux (Xorg and XFree86), can generally detect and install the appropriate drivers for common, hardware-compatible cards. Especially with Windows XP and later, it's usually better to accept the driver your operating system automatically installs than to try to override its selection.

However, if Windows doesn't recognize the video card or chipset, or if you want additional features, you may need to look for alternate drivers. These are often available from the manufacturer of the computer, the motherboard (if the video adapter is built in), the video card (in some cases), or the video chipset (in most cases). For help identifying your chipset, see ARCHIVED: In Windows, how can I find out what chipset my video card is using without opening the case?