{"id":30209,"date":"2012-04-13T21:38:01","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T21:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=30209"},"modified":"2012-04-13T21:38:01","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T21:38:01","slug":"maketecheasier-com-all-you-need-to-know-about-windows-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/maketecheasier-com-all-you-need-to-know-about-windows-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Maketecheasier.com: All You Need to Know About Windows Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/imagecdn.maketecheasier.com\/2012\/04\/driver-device-icon.jpg\" alt=\"all you need to know about drivers\" title=\"all you need to know about drivers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29676\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Miguel Leiva-Gomez for MakeTechEasier.com<\/p>\n<h3>Everything You Need to Know About Windows Drivers <\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to drivers, a lot of people don\u2019t know what to expect when installing them. Many don\u2019t understand the difference between drivers and user-level software, and even more people don\u2019t understand what it implies. Drivers play a fundamental role in every operating system, regardless of whether you use Windows, Linux, or Macintosh. In this segment, we\u2019ll be talking in particular about Windows drivers, their hierarchy, and how to resolve most common issues with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s a Driver?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, a driver is still a computer program. However, drivers actually allow other programs to communicate with your computer\u2019s hardware. Anything that directly communicates with hardware, without using any other framework or wrapper, is known as a driver. As long as you keep this in mind, it won\u2019t be hard to understand what drivers are and what role they play in Windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kernel Mode vs. User Mode Drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drivers operate in a simple hierarchy, with two types: Kernel mode and user mode. The difference is explained below:<\/p>\n<p> \u2022Kernel mode drivers communicate with the physical machine, directly accessing its resources. In the kernel level, drivers have direct \u2013 uninterrupted and unmanaged \u2013 access to the computer\u2019s physical components, such as the chipset, memory, the hard drive, and the CPU. Examples of kernel mode drivers are CPU, network interface, video, and hard disk drivers. These drivers operate in the kernel mode because they must form a seamless bond with the Windows operating system.<\/p>\n<p> \u2022User mode drivers communicate with either other drivers or with the operating system\u2019s upper \u201cuser\u201d layer. In the user level, drivers have second-hand access to resources, and communicate in the same level that other programs you run do. They must adhere to the rules set by Windows and operate outside its integral system. If an error occurs with one of these drivers, Windows can continue running (in many cases), as isn\u2019t the case with drivers operating in the kernel level. Many devices can opt to use user mode drivers, although that could possibly decrease their efficiency. However, they\u2019re much safer and have less chances of crashing a system. Often times, you can find DVD drive emulators and firewalls using these kinds of drivers.<\/p>\n<h3><b><a href=\"http:\/\/maketecheasier.com\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-windows-drivers-mte-explains\/2012\/04\/06\" target=\"_blank\">Article Continued Here<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>This excerpt is shared with permission from maketecheasier.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/imagecdn.maketecheasier.com\/2012\/04\/driver-device-icon.jpg\" alt=\"all you need to know about drivers\" title=\"all you need to know about drivers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29676\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to drivers, a lot of people don\u2019t know what to expect when installing them. Many don\u2019t understand the difference between drivers and user-level software, and even more people don\u2019t understand what it implies. Drivers play a fundamental role in every operating system, regardless of whether you use Windows, Linux, or Macintosh. 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