Fix best drivers for your device are already installed error on Windows 10

Fix best drivers for your device are already installed error on Windows 10

The Computer hardware depends on its drivers to work properly. Each hardware attached in our Computer has its own driver installed. The driver initiates the overall work of the attached hardware. How to fix best drivers for your device are already installed error on Windows 10. These drivers need regular update. If the driver gets outdated you may experience certain working problems. This can be corrected by installing new driver. When we Install the new driver, it shows error on the screen “The best drivers for your device are already installed”.

Some general way to install drivers on our PC. You can download the Setup file and run it properly. You can also install driver using Device Manager. Go to Device Manager and Search the device. Right click and choose Update Driver option. As a result, searching continues and installation is finally done. Sometimes it might not download the latest driver, so it its recommended to install it manually. There are few troubleshooting procedures to skip error “The best drivers for your device are already installed”.

1.       Install the specified Driver manually.

2.       Removing the specified Driver.

3.       Download the specified Driver from manufacture.

4.       Installing the latest Windows updates

5.       Installing the Driver in Safe Mode

6.       Disabling the Driver signature feature

Install the Specified Driver manually

This message can be avoided by installing the required driver manually. Just download the driver from a source and extract it to any folder on PC, run the setup file. It must be noted that not all drivers are installed manually. We need to ensure few settings before doing so.

Procedure 1: Press Windows + X key to open a list of operation. From list choose Device Manager available at the top. 

Procedure 2: Navigate to the device that we want to update. Right click on the device and choose Update driver.

Procedure 3: Select the “Browse my computer for driver software” from the two options. This will allow you option to install driver manually.

Procedure 4: Now System will allow you list of device drivers available in the host computer, else it will ask you to install driver from Disk. Insert the concerned disk having driver. After CD insertion, the driver will be automatically installed on the PC.

Removing the Specified Driver

If PC has older non responding driver installed, just uninstall it soon. You can fix the issue by just uninstalling the required driver. You don’t need to open Control Panel for uninstallation.

Procedure 1: Open the Device Manager. Press Windows + X key to open a list of operation. From list choose Device Manager available at the top. 

Procedure 2: Navigate to the device driver you want to remove. Right click on the device and choose Uninstall device from the menu. Click on Uninstall and wait till removal.

Procedure 3: When driver is completely removed, restart the PC. Now try to install the driver again and check if problem is solved.

Download the Specified Driver from manufacturer

The error is also seen after updating the concerned driver from the Device Manager. Though Device Manager is a useful tool for updating drivers but sometimes it misbehaves. You can choose the Manufactures website as a best source for getting updated driver. These types of drivers usually come with a setup file, as a result it will overwrite the drivers from Device Manager.

You can download and install almost all drivers from the manufacture’s website. Open the Website and enter model of the device driver required in your Computer.

Installing the latest Windows updates

Windows 10 installs the necessary updates automatically. But sometimes you may miss the update due to unknown reasons. You can ensure or check for updates manually also.

Procedure 1: Press Windows Key + I to open the Windows Settings Window. Navigate to Update & Security option.

Procedure 2: Under Update and Security Panel, click on Windows Update option. On right side of the same Window click on “Check for updates”.

Procedure 3:  If any updates are available, then PC will automatically download the update files on background. The downloaded files with status can be seen on the same Windows Update window.

Procedure 4: Once Updates are downloaded, they are installed during PC Restart. As a result, your system is up to date and drivers are also updated as well.

Installing the Driver in Safe Mode

If you regularly receive the error message, then try to install the driver in Safe mode.

Procedure 1: Open the computer in safe mode using hot keys like F12, F2 or DEL after immediate restart. Once opened in safe mode, follow the above procedures.

Disabling the Driver signature feature

Microsoft has added a new security feature to make Windows more secure, such as Driver signature. According to this feature, the system allows installation of only drivers which are signed and approved by Microsoft. This feature is quite useful and also prevent installing certain drivers. You can disable the Driver Signature feature by following steps: ----

Open the Start Menu and click on Power button. Press and hold the shift key and choose Restart. Select Troubleshoot followed by Advanced Options followed by Startup Settings and lastly Restart. Press and hold 7 or F7 to select Disable Driver Signature Enforcement option. After disabling Driver Signature you can install any driver you want to install.