Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 Re-imaging guide for Microsoft Windows - Page 9

Reinstalling drivers and Applications, Displaying drivers and applications on your computer

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6 Reinstalling drivers and Applications Drivers and applications are software that enables Windows (or another operating system) to communicate with the hardware devices and software in your computer. Devices such as video and sound cards require drivers to function correctly within Windows, and require applications to enable users to adjust hardware settings. The Windows reinstallation includes drivers for most devices, but device-specific drivers may have to be downloaded and installed separately. Dell recommends that you download the device drivers for your Dell computer from Drivers & Downloads Applications must be downloaded and installed separately. Dell recommends that you download the required applications for your Dell computer from the Dell Download Center. Topics: • Displaying drivers and applications on your computer Displaying drivers and applications on your computer 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Go to https://www.dell.com/support. 3. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the Autodefect feature or manually browse for your computer model. 4. Click Drivers and downloads → Find it myself. 5. Select the Windows operating system installed on your computer to get a list of the drivers and applications available on your computer. Reinstalling drivers and Applications 9

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Reinstalling drivers and Applications
Drivers and applications are software that enables Windows (or another operating system) to communicate with the hardware devices
and software in your computer. Devices such as video and sound cards require drivers to function correctly within Windows, and require
applications to enable users to adjust hardware settings.
The Windows reinstallation includes drivers for most devices, but device-specific drivers may have to be downloaded and installed
separately. Dell recommends that you download the device drivers for your Dell computer from
Drivers & Downloads
Applications must be downloaded and installed separately. Dell recommends that you download the required applications for your Dell
computer from the
Dell Download Center
.
Topics:
Displaying drivers and applications on your computer
Displaying drivers and applications on your
computer
1.
Turn on your computer.
2.
Go to
.
3.
Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the Autodefect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
4.
Click Drivers and downloads → Find it myself.
5.
Select the Windows operating system installed on your computer to get a list of the drivers and applications available on your
computer.
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Reinstalling drivers and Applications
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