For a long time I had issues with "uninstalled" hardware on my windows system. They showed up as those yellow question marks in the Device Manager, about 40 of them. When searching their ID they ...

If you've attempted a fresh install of your operating system, you may have discovered that some hardware drivers are not included in all installation disks. There are so many different manufacturers ...

A driver is a small piece of software that helps your PC communicate with a certain piece of hardware, like your mouse, keyboard, or printer. Every once in a while, though, those drivers may require ...

A driver is a program that is able to control a device that is connected to your computer. These drivers are used by the operating system to enable it to communicate with the particular device the ...

In previous articles, we looked at how to configure the kernel as well as the key components of an embedded operating system (OS). This new article focuses on the hardware components of embedded Linux ...

In Windows 11/10 Device Manager, if you see an error message Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware (Code 37), and your hardware is not working ...

Alongside new test capabilities for Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025, Microsoft shared news about two other significant changes regarding Windows hardware driver development earlier today. First, the ...

Are your hardware device drivers up to date? Outdated drivers can slow down performance and in some cases can cause reliability problems, including crashes. Microsoft delivers some hardware drivers ...

When external devices like printers, scanners, etc. are connected to a Windows 11/10 system, the device either pushes the drivers through the USB (or any other post), or the user is expected to ...

I've been concerned about Microsoft's mandatory update policy ever since the company announced it earlier this year. While I agree with Microsoft that mandatory security updates are a good idea, I'm ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Linux has consistently ranked among the top operating systems used in embedded system design. With the rapid growth in interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), the ability of ...