Do I need to install drivers manually?

Hello everyone!

I ordered an Acer Swift 1 (SF114-32) notebook with no preinstalled OS. I already own some Windows 10 product keys, because I have an Azure student subscription.

I'm going to install Windows 10 Pro (v2004) on the new notebook, but I have some questions regarding the drivers you provide.
Most of these drivers seem to be outdated, since they were uploaded in 2018. In fact, the VGA and the WiFi drivers are the only ones which have been uploaded this year.
On the other hand, Windows can install drivers automatically through Windows Updates. This made me wondering.

I usually install Windows like this:

installing the OS (not connecting to the internet)
installing the drivers from the manufacturer site (while offline)
connecting to the internet
running Windows Updates

Altough these steps work for me, I do know that this procedure resembles the XP-era.

I would like to ask you wheter I needed to install any drivers (bios, chipset etc.) from the official download page or not.

Also, is there any kind of order the drivers should be installed? For example BIOS first, and the rest after.

Thank you in advance!

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R6E7980XE

For people who need recently update. I recommend to choose this site for your exist computer.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.html

billsey

It's best to start with the Acer drivers, then let Windows update find any newer ones afterwards. That gets you the best results, since things like WiFi will actually work. If you don't start with the Acer drivers it's very possible you won't be fully working at startup, since so many laptop drivers are specific to the model that Windows doesn't include them in the installer.

mrfiskare

R6E7980XE said:

For people who need recently update. I recommend to choose this site for your exist computer.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.html

This only checks for Intel related stuff.
What about Synaptics?

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