As you know, for the normal operation of computer hardware, device drivers must be kept up to date. For these purposes, it is better to use automated utilities. One of these is the Driver Booster program. Reviews about it among users, however, were divided. But consider the most common opinions without any bias.
Driver Booster reviews: what kind of software is this?
To say that this application is an automatic tool for searching and updating drivers is to say nothing. The fact is that this software package has a lot of features.
What is so interesting about Driver Booster? The reviews of experts indicate that the program compares favorably with the similar DriverPack Solution package in a smaller size. This is achieved due to the fact that this program does not have its own driver database, which, according to various estimates, can reach several gigabytes, especially when you consider all devices and utilities for managing them that are available today. The search for and updating of drivers occurs exclusively through an Internet connection (this will be discussed separately).
Released Versions
Today, you can find at least two major versions of the Driver Booster app. User reviews at least indicate the presence of a free modification of Free and a paid Pro package with advanced features in terms of supported (recognized) devices.
However, in most cases, a free version is downloaded on the Internet, which works quite stably and quickly. An interesting fact is that you can first download the free Driver Booster package (reviews confirm this) and after installing it, upgrade to a professional modification using the special hyperlink for entering the license number, which, however, will cost the user about 400-500 rubles per year (not counting the illegal activation methods in the form of setting a cracked serial number or using key generators).
Basic principles of work
The process of searching and updating drivers occurs exclusively with an active Internet connection. At the first stage, the program checks for installed drivers, after which it directly accesses the websites of manufacturers of specific equipment and looks for new drivers, if any.
But this is only one side of the Driver Booster program. User reviews, often very unflattering, indicate that the update occurs with the preliminary removal of the previous driver version, and the installation of the new modification itself can cause software failures, even with the appearance of the blue BSoD screen. But this, I think, is not an application problem at all, but errors of the system itself, although there is some truth to this.
Driver Booster 4: Free Version Reviews
Opinions about the free package were divided. Some claim that the full-time Dr. Antivirus is still at the download and installation stage. The Web defines a program as potentially dangerous and undesirable software. Others do not face such a problem.
More critical cases of Driver Booster behavior are also known. Reviews on some forums suggest that the application is completely unstable on tablets with Windows OS on board, killing the system in no time. But users of stationary systems treat the application quite favorably, noting in their work both stability, security, and update speed, not to mention the minimal load on system resources. But there is a small minus, which consists in the appearance of constant reminders to update the package itself, which for many acts simply annoyingly.
But adherents of the program, even in the form of a free version, pay attention to the fact that the application does not download everything in a row (you can install only the most necessary updates). In addition, you can often find admiration for a tangible increase in productivity after installing a full set of updates. Some call the figures about 60% of the increase.
Professional Pro
Now for the opinions on the paid version of Driver Booster Pro. Reviews about this modification in most cases look very flattering, and they are left mainly by specialists who repair computers and configure Windows systems professionally.
Most experts call the main advantage of this package the ability to search and automatically integrate drivers even for systems that are too outdated, for which it is not always possible to find the appropriate software on the Internet. It is also noted that the application can find the latest drivers for some non-standard devices that are not in the Windows databases. Finally, almost everyone who used the paid modification speaks of high stability and correct operation, unlike the same free version of Free.
conclusions
As you can see, opinions about the program can be found quite controversial. Nevertheless, in relatively new operating systems, as a rule, there are no problems. The only exception is Windows 8, in which the application sometimes for completely unknown reasons does not want to work. But in the seventh and tenth modifications, in most cases, the package functions like a clock. This begs the simplest conclusion that in the G8 application is undesirable to use.
And yet, whatever evil languages say, the program is quite simple and allows you to perform almost all operations in automatic mode, referring not to dubious resources for finding fresh drivers, but exclusively to the official websites of manufacturers and developers, which allows you to keep your own system in complete safety and at the same time quite seriously accelerate it.
It remains to add that everyone who has come across this utility decides on its installation and use, but in most cases its installation will be justified, as they say, one hundred percent, despite conflicting opinions of users, among which you can find quite a few complaints due to inappropriate behavior of the operating system.