Windows 10: Need help with motherboard drivers

I have a new motherboard on the way and i want to get drivers downloaded to a usb to have ready to install. There are so many i don't know what ones i need. My motherboard is an ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1. Could someone let me know what ones i need thanks. I will be running windows 10.

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Rolling back to Windows 7 from Windows 10, then back to 10 when support for 7 ends.

1. Go back to Windows 7 or go back to the previous build?

2. Did you purchase the refurbished computer on 10 January, first use it on 10 January, or did the refurbisher (I assume) "install" Win10 on 10 January?

3a. Where did you purchased the refurbished computer?

3b. Do you know who refurbished it?

4. What Windows 10 Version & OS Build is currently installed?

Press & hold the Windows Key and press the R
key. In the RUN dialog, type WINVER and press the Enter key.

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Comments:

• IMHO you can't trust the security of any used computer unless & until YOU have formatted the HDD & then done a clean install of Windows (or paid someone - not the supposed "refurbisher" - to do it for you).
  
• Mom's prolly better off sticking with Win10. Learning new stuff is good for her! <wink>

We purchased the computer from a Comprenew store on January 18, but the date on the OS install was January 10. We just activated the software on the 18th. Comprenew recycles old electronics etc. and is a certified Microsoft refurbisher. I am not positive
which build is installed, but I can find it when I get over there. It looks like we have lots of help here to figure things out... all is tremendously appreciated. And... yes....it is good for her to learn new stuff, so we are trying to encourage her to
learn the "new" Windows OS. We'll see what happens. Thanks again! Oh yeah, I do need to double check if it says go back to Windows7 or previous build...thanks for that. I've been looking at too many computers lately... can't remember which one says
what. :[

 

Need Help With Airplane Mode Switch Drivers

Hi

I keep getting a message that a driver update is ready to be installed. But every time I try to click and update it , I get an error occurred. I check and its 2 Airplane Mode Switch Drivers. I don't need this. It gets annoying when it pops up 10 times a
day. How do I fix it or get rid of it??

I upgraded from windows 8.1 to windows 10 last year.

Thanks Sherry

 

You may not need any of them very much. I doubt that any of them are needed to get Windows up, running, and on the Internet. If I was fearful, I'd have the Intel LAN drivers handy. In the (very unlikely) event that Win 10 didn't install those, the machine couldn't get on the net.

I'd suggest the latest versions of the Intel chipset software and the MEI (Management Engine Interface). Maybe the Intel graphics drivers (mainly if you plan to use the onboard graphics) and the Realtek audio drivers (if you plan to use the onboard sound), although you may automatically get them through Windows Update. The Intel Rapid Storage drivers may be nice, although you may need to set your SATA controller to RAID in the BIOS in order to install them. (You won't need to actually be using RAID.)

I have always avoided using the Asus motherboard utilities. If you wish to use them, you can install them at any time.

I was a little surprised to see that there are no drivers for the USB 3.1 controller. The only thing there is a firmware update, which may be needed if your board has not had it applied already. Ditto for the motherboard BIOS. (WARNING: a failed motherboard BIOS update can make the board unbootable. Asus has some means to recover from that, but I don't know how likely those are to succeed. A BIOS update is recommended only if it contains fixes or updates that you need, like to update RAM support or for a new CPU.)

I strongly recommend that you set Windows 10 to not update drivers through Windows Update. You can't block all updates, but you are allowed to prevent driver updates. Automatic driver updates appears to be something that sounds like a good idea but that may not always work in practice.