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Why Windows Update Like Repeating Drivers 🍋

Microsoft has come out to clarify what many have long wondered about why Windows sometimes installs drivers that seem old or duplicate, even though they were recently updated. This is not a bug or a system fault, but part of a normal operation designed to allow Windows to automatically select the most suitable driver for each device.

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In a new help article called KB5070538, Microsoft explains that the date or version seen in the update list does not always indicate whether the driver is new or old. Because the date of the driver is determined by the manufacturer, which may be set to anything, the system does not use the date as a metric, but directly refers to the data and criteria from the device manufacturer to choose to install the version that works best with our hardware, even if there is an old date or a backward version.

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Another point that many people wonder about is why some machines have multiple drivers with similar names or repeated version numbers. Microsoft says that's because some devices are designed to split functions into multiple parts to perform more efficiently, for example, one may control the sound, the other manage the power system, requiring multiple drivers to be installed at the same time, which can sometimes seem repeated but actually perform different parts.

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Overall, what Microsoft wants to say is, don't be shocked to see old or repeated drivers in Windows Update, because the system will always choose the best fit to keep the machine running stable and efficient.

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Source: Neowin

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2025/10/30 Edited to

... Read moreหลายคนอาจสงสัยว่าเหตุใดใน Windows Update จึงมักพบว่าไดรเวอร์ที่ถูกติดตั้งดูซ้ำกันหรือเป็นเวอร์ชันเก่า ทั้งที่เราเพิ่งอัปเดตระบบไปไม่นาน ซึ่งตามคำชี้แจงจาก Microsoft ในบทความ KB5070538 นั้น วันที่หรือเวอร์ชันของไดรเวอร์ที่แสดงในรายการอัปเดตไม่ได้สะท้อนถึงความใหม่หรือเก่าของตัวไดรเวอร์เสมอไป เนื่องจากผู้ผลิตฮาร์ดแวร์สามารถกำหนดวันที่เหล่านั้นได้ตามต้องการ ระบบจึงเลือกติดตั้งไดรเวอร์โดยอ้างอิงข้อมูลจากผู้ผลิตที่เหมาะสมกับฮาร์ดแวร์แต่ละเครื่องเพื่อความเสถียรและประสิทธิภาพสูงสุด นอกจากนี้ บางครั้งที่ผู้ใช้เห็นว่าไดรเวอร์มีชื่อคล้ายกันหรือเวอร์ชันซ้ำกัน นั่นเป็นเพราะอุปกรณ์หลายอย่างถูกออกแบบให้มีฟังก์ชันหลายส่วน เช่น ชิ้นส่วนที่ควบคุมเสียงและชิ้นส่วนที่จัดการพลังงาน จึงจำเป็นต้องติดตั้งไดรเวอร์แยกกันสำหรับแต่ละฟังก์ชัน แม้ว่าชื่อหรือเวอร์ชันจะดูซ้ำกันแต่ทำหน้าที่ต่างกันจริง ๆ ระบบ Windows Update ยังมีการตรวจสอบอย่างละเอียดเพื่อเลือกเวอร์ชันไดรเวอร์ที่เหมาะสมและเสถียรที่สุดสำหรับเครื่องของผู้ใช้ ดังนั้นผู้ใช้จึงไม่ต้องกังวลว่าไดรเวอร์ที่เห็นอาจเก่าหรือเป็นซ้ำ เพราะทั้งหมดเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของกระบวนการที่ออกแบบมาเพื่อให้เครื่องทำงานได้ดีที่สุด จากข้อมูลใน OCR ที่พบ เช่น รายการไดรเวอร์สำหรับ Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family หรือ PCI Express Root Port ต่าง ๆ ที่มีเวอร์ชันและวันที่คล้ายกัน แสดงให้เห็นว่าระบบมีการติดตั้งไดรเวอร์ที่จำเป็นต่อการทำงานของชิปเซ็ตและส่วนประกอบต่าง ๆ อย่างเหมาะสม แม้ว่าบางตัวอาจเป็นเวอร์ชันเก่าแต่ถูกเลือกเพราะเสถียรกว่าและเหมาะกับฮาร์ดแวร์ในเครื่องผู้ใช้ สุดท้าย ความเข้าใจที่ถูกต้องเรื่อง Windows Update กับไดรเวอร์จะช่วยให้ผู้ใช้ไม่ต้องวิตกกังวลหรือพยายามลบไดรเวอร์ออกเองซึ่งอาจส่งผลต่อประสิทธิภาพและความเสถียรของระบบในระยะยาว

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