Intel driver & support assistant: the easy way to update drivers

Today we are going to talk about a functionality that can be very useful when dealing with certain components of the equipment. Intel Driver & Support Assistant (DSA) is a not too big program that helps us to update drivers and here we are going to tell you about all its features.

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What is Intel Driver & Support Assistant ?

As usual, let's start by defining a bit the bases on which we are going to talk. We could say that Intel Driver & Support Assistant is a program or pseudo-program intended to help you update drivers. To do this, quickly analyze the components of your equipment to identify the model, brand and latest update.

This version that we are going to talk about is the most updated we have, since it was previously called Intel Driver Update Utility (IDUU). After several years of service, the tool was completely replaced and improved by this other one. As a curiosity, the IDUU website is still available, but the download link automatically redirects you to this application.

Returning to the topic, Intel Driver & Support Assistant works in coordination with the Intel website . This is used to identify each piece of equipment, including its current version. Later, that data is sent through the network and that is where the web tool comes into action.

When you open the updates panel in your trusted browser you will see a panel loading.

If you have Intel Driver & Support Assistant installed , your computer information will be automatically loaded and they will inform you if you have pending updates or not. Otherwise, it will not load anything and you will have a button to download the program.

The truth is that it is a fairly direct tool , very visual and very easy to use, so we recommend you take a look.

The Intel Driver & Support Assistant installation process

Luckily, it is quite automatic and you will not have to consider almost anything.

To do this, go to the Intel Driver & Support Assistant website and download the indicated file. You can translate the language with the button you have in the upper right corner, although no feature of the tool will change. The link that we leave you is the United States version, since it is the standard one.

You may be asked for permissions to install a Microsoft patch, but there will be nothing more important to consider. After accepting the terms and clicking continue after a couple of more windows, you will see that the process ends quickly.

Once finished, you can access the analysis page to check the part of the equipment you have and its possible updates.

After a small load, you will see a list with all the parts of your computer. If you do not have updates, a poster will appear at the top of the list indicating it. Otherwise, you will see a button that will download a driver installer or drivers to update

To install these drivers, you will have to press the 'Install downloads' button and go through other installers. In general, you shouldn't have a lot of driver problems, since updates from Windows itself already do a lot of the work.

On the other hand, it should also be noted that on this same website we can see a large amount of data on each component. Each option will be ordered in a place in the list and we can expand all of them to have more detailed information.

However, there are certain data that we cannot know, so if you want to identify the specifications of some component, we advise you to use other software. Some of the best-known programs for this task are, for example, msi Afterburner, HWMonitor or CPU-Z .

Things to keep in mind

As for the Intel tool, we recommend installing it, because it takes up very little and it doesn't cost anything to pass it from time to time. A monthly check will not hurt your team to be totally sure not to be more limited than necessary.

Regarding the article, we hope you have understood it easily and that it has interested you. We think the program itself is quite intuitive and visual, so there isn't much to explain.

And you, have you ever used the Intel tool? Would you prefer it to be a complete application instead of a web tool? Share your ideas in the comment box.

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