How to download drivers for Surface Laptop 5

Drivers are the heart of any computer and any of the best laptops you can buy. They work in the background and are essential for the display, audio, and touchpad on devices like the Surface Laptop 5. So if your new laptop is having issues that are not hardware related, it could be a driver issue. In addition to this, manufacturers like Microsoft frequently release new drivers that you can download to update your system, fix common errors, and patch critical security issues.

The good news is that if you want to download drivers for Surface Laptop 5, it's easy. We'll explain how to do this in three different ways. Click the link above to navigate to the method you think is best for you.

How to Download Surface Laptop 5 Drivers: What You Need

Surface Laptop 5 Power Cable: You must connect your Surface Laptop 5 Connect to a power source to install the driver. Use the included Surface Connect charger or a third-party USB-C charger that provides at least 100 watts of power. This will help avoid your device shutting down during a driver update or driver installation process.

Internet Connection: To download drivers for Surface Laptop 5, you need Wi-Fi or a direct connection to your router via an Ethernet cable. Drivers are downloaded from Microsoft's servers. If you don't have internet, you can use another PC to download the drivers to a USB drive and then transfer them to your Surface Laptop 5 manually.

Access the Windows 11 Settings app: The primary way to install new drivers is to access Windows 11 Settings app to access Windows Updates. Most people should have access, but if you don't, ask your IT administrator or the person responsible for your Surface Laptop 5.

Access Device Manager: If Windows Update fails, you must use Device Manager to manually download the driver. Again, if you don't have access, your administrator can grant you access or read this tutorial with you.

Step 1: Use Windows Update to update and find new drivers

For most people, the best way to download or get updated Surface Laptop 5 drivers is The quick and easiest way is to go to Windows Update. This method will pull the latest drivers directly from Microsoft and then Windows will do the heavy lifting for you. That's it.

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows key I . This will open the Windows 11 Settings app.
2. In the sidebar, click Windows Update.
3. Click the blue Check for updates button.
4. Windows 11 will check for and download new updates. Typically, you'll know if a Surface driver is available because Surface appears in the name.
5. Allow the download to proceed and when complete, click the Install button.
6. If prompted, restart Surface. If not, you can manually restart by clicking the Start button and selecting Update and Restart.

After completing these six steps, you will reboot into Windows 11 with the latest Surface drivers. If needed, you can double-check that you've updated by repeating this process.

Step 2: Manually update the driver using Device Manager

While Windows Update will usually download the Surface Laptop 5 driver for you, the driver may not appear. In the rare case that you don't see any drivers after step 1, then you need to go to Device Manager. Sort through each category to see if there are any problematic drivers causing problems or drivers that need to be updated. This is how you can do it.

1. Right-click the Start button and select Device Manager from the list.
2. Browse and expand each category by clicking the down arrow on the left side of the screen.
3. For drivers that need to be updated, you will see (!). If you need a new driver or some driver is missing, you will see (X).
4. Either way, right-click on the driver in question and select the Update Driver option.
5. In the window that appears, click Automatically search for drivers.
6. Just like Windows Update, Windows 11 will connect to the internet and automatically update or install your drivers.

This is the second way to get the Surface Laptop 5 drivers. If that fails, there is a third method, which is to download the driver from the Microsoft website.

Step 3: Download Drivers from Microsoft Website

The last resort for obtaining Surface Laptop 5 drivers is to download them yourself from Microsoft. However, at the time of publication, there were no official drivers for the device on Microsoft's website. Based on our experience with other Surface devices, here's an example of what you can do.

1. Go to Microsoft's Surface update history page.
2. Select Surface Laptop 5 from the list.
3. There should be a link to Surface Laptop 5. Here’s last year’s Surface Laptop 4 page for reference. If you can't find the Laptop 5 page, try searching Google for "Surface Laptop 5 drivers and firmware." and click the link at the top of the Microsoft website.
4. On the download page, click the red Download button.
5. Launch the .MSI file to extract and let Windows 11 automatically install the driver.

Here are three ways to download Surface Laptop 5 drivers. If you haven't purchased one yet, check out the Surface Laptop 5 at the link below.

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