Windows 10: Update Chip-set Drivers or leave as is?

When I did a Windows 10 clean install on my Intel based system some months ago, Windows found and installed drivers for most everything including the P55 chipset. The system is working well but I got curious to see if Intel had any better drivers available then what was installed with the OS. I downloaded and installed the Intel Driver Update Utility and the picture below shows that it found a later version of the Intel chipset driver.
I’m looking for a recommendation as to whether it would be better to stay with my existing driver or to install the one recommended by Intel. One concern I have is that all recommendations are to install chipset drivers before installing other drivers. It’s a little late for that now so I don’t really understand the impact of updating the chipset drivers after all other drivers and apps have been installed.
So the question is: To update the chipset drivers or not to update the chipset drivers?

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how should i remove compatibility mode ?

Graphics card or chip is running in compatibility mode for older operating system.

Try to update the gpu drivers, intel, amd or nvidia.

Also check device manager for display adapters and if microsoft basic drivers are installed.

Two ways to update the driver(s), device manager, or install from the device makers software.

If you have more than one gpu, on the cpu, chip, or card you may have to update all.

On a laptop usually the cpu and maybe a dedicated chip.

Most intel cpus have a built in gpu, amd may have on on the cpu die most a series chips do,

nvidia are mostly chips on the motherboard.

If the gpu's did not get migrated ( carried over to 1607) could be the cause if the OS decided to

leave the basic driver.

Compatibility mode gets turned on by win10 if it does not like how hardware or software runs or

tries to utilize hardware, unless you check the programs exe settings after it runs or fails to run.

 

Chip set including video and sound drivers are not properly install in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

After updating Windows 10 all driver are not working properly for HP 15-ac003TX. Heat sensors are not working and sound corrupt when playing. Dedicated AMD Radeon R5 M330 graphic processor is overheating. I've tried with windows driver update, HP web site
latest driver update, Advance system care drive update but no luck. After installing Driver pack solution driver update now sound and heat sensors are working but graphic chip is over heating. This problem is in ASUS laptops too.

 

I wouldn't update just to update myself, if the system is running good, I'd just leave the driver windows installed there.

About installing chipset drivers first, that is the recommended method, I've installed them after a few other drivers with no ill effects,

Usually you want to do that, because often times the chipset will unlock or allow other items to be recognized, like maybe a network adapter or something that isn't showing up right away you need to install a driver for.

I'm sure you'll get other opinions, but if it ain't broke and ain't adding something you need you don't need to update a driver just because a newer one is out there.

 

I recommend uninstalling the Intel Driver Update Utility.
It has given me many false positives, and has even offered older drivers, as newer.

As to updating drivers, I agree with Derek.

Some driver updates are only for another PC model or newer piece of hardware, but, almost always, no changes for your hardware.
The only driver updates to worry about are the ones for your video card/integrated graphics, and then only if you are either a gamer or heavy graphics program user.

You might need to update if a driver becomes corrupted though.

Updating drivers now, with Microsoft tightening the certificate screws, can even cause problems(i.e. BSODs), unless Secure Boot is turned off in BIOS, hence reducing Windows 10's kernel level(at boot) security.

If you must update a driver, make sure it is WHQL certified.


A bit more info to expand on the above:

Secure Boot Overview

 

Thanks derekimo and Cliff for your responses. I will follow your guidance and leave things as they are. Thanks again for the help!

 

You're welcome tweakit*Smile

Just for the record, I have wasted many hours, trying to get all the latest drivers for my system(on Vista & Windows 7) expecting a performance boost, to absolutely no avail*Redface

Now if I need a driver, I first try updating using Device Manager, if that doesn't work, I go to the manufacturers site.

 

Personally always get the most up to date motherboard drivers from Intel. They should have the latest security and performance fixes.

 

Update: I have another computer also running windows 10 that I pretty much use for high risk experiments. The hardware is older and very different with a core2 duo and 965 chipset. I installed and ran the Intel DUU with the same exact result as is seen in my opening post. I asked it to install the new chipset inf files and the process failed with an unknown error and then seemed to back out any progress. No changes were made and for now, no harm done. This is the latest Intel DUU and was released in August. Just thought I'd let those know who may be following this post.

 

The intel chipset drivers do nothing. They are only .INF files and the only result of installing them is to change the description of things in device manager. You'll not damage anything by installing them but won't gain anything either.

Intel-Chipset-Device-quote-Drivers-quote-INF files

It even says so on the Intel website:

Download Intel® Chipset Device Software (INF Update Utility)

To answer your original question therefore - I'd say don't bother.

 

Two days ago, I clean-installed 1607 and did not install any drivers including the one above.
Until now, my computer has been working properly.

 

I did the same on the weekend after issues with .222 , Windows Update tried several times to install the Chipset Drivers and failed , so I used the latest Chipset Driver available on my Motherboard Manufacturer's website , since they released a newer version when AU came out , it installed fine.

lx07 is correct however, Chipset "Drivers" are not really drivers , in a lot of cases all they do is tell Win10 that "No driver is needed for this device" and remove the yellow ! in device Manager.

I also have found Intel's Utility to install incorrect or Older Versions of all sorts of Drivers , so I always go direct to MB Makers Website 1st.

More info here to at WinRaid

Other Drivers (= INF files)


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The ones at my end disappeared ten-odd minutes after internet connection was available. Apparently, Windows automatically downloaded something.

Actually, I downloaded all necessary drivers from Intel and Realtek before the clean installation, but it turned out that I did not have to install any of them, including the LAN driver.