SDIO always massive updates... but why?!

[Mr. Ingram's Computer Repair & Shoppe]

How do yall deal with SDIO always having massive updates. I feel like im going to kill all my USB sticks continuously updating them xD

 

[mikeroq]

Honestly I tried SDIO, barely used it. Not even sure I have it anymore. I just don't really see a need for it. I just let Windows 10 download drivers for the most part. If Windows update can't get it, I can find it pretty quick. Seems like a hassle to continuously have to update it across multiple storage devices.

 

[wavey]

I still use SDIO 2/3 times per week but only update after 3/4 months.

 

[Larry Sabo]

When I use it, which isn't often, I just have it find drivers for the model in hand, and don't have it download all the drivers. That takes too much space on the FD as well too much time.

 

[seashore]

I've only updated it once in years and it has never let me down.

 

[nlinecomputers]

I don't support Windows 7 and Windows 10 is VERY good at getting proper drivers. I just don't use it anymore. I still pay the Patreon fee to @glennd but honestly, I probably need to stop that.

 

[sapphirescales]

Windows 10 is VERY good at getting proper drivers

I dunno. The last few months I've been dismayed at how many systems have drivers that aren't updated via Windows Update. It feels like Microsoft has taken down half their drivers. I just did a nuke n' pave on a 9th gen Dell Precision notebook and it was still missing like 12 drivers after Windows Update got through with it. I installed Dell's software and allowed it to automatically detect the drivers and there were still like 2-3 missing afterwards. SDI found the rest of them.

 

[backwoodsman]

Most of the machines I use SDIO on are years old and don't care whether it has the latest updates. If it does show an updated driver pack for the machine I'm working on, usually I'll download it if it's small enough that time permits. When I want to get all the updates, which isn't often, usually I download the torrent that's on SDIO's website.

 

[Diggs]

I had a problem yesterday with Win10 detecting a Radeon HD7560D chipset. Win10 just wanted to run the generic Microsoft video driver and in turn the output did not match the 1440x900 of the monitor. The visible area was slightly off the screen on all sides. I used SDI (first time in many months). It detected and installed a driver where the HD7560D showed up in Device Manager but it did not fix the display problem. I downloaded the driver right from AMD and all was good. Hmm....

 

[Porthos]

I have the folder on my computer and I update it as new drivers are released. Then I copy it to my external SSD.

 

[Do It All Computers]

I stopped using SDI a while back as I was having some issues, every once in a while, with Windows 7 drivers and Windows 10 rarely requires driver downloads. It's just getting so rare that I even think about needing it.

 

[fincoder]

The last few months I've been dismayed at how many systems have drivers that aren't updated via Windows Update. It feels like Microsoft has taken down half their drivers.

Windows 10 now categorises driver updates as optional, which is an improvement. But it's a bit strange that in some cases the drivers are missing and it still doesn't install the driver! You'll find them in optional updates.

 

[GTP]

I cant remember the last time I used SDIO. Just havent really needed to.