Sony Driver Update Utility

Sony Driver Update Utility for Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP automatically identifies the most up-to-date Sony drivers you need for your computer. It download and install official Sony supported drivers to make your devices work properly.

Simply with just a click of a button, the Sony Driver Update Utility automatically scans your computer for driver updates. Results are displayed consisting of a pie chart with the total number of current and outdated drivers on your computer. Each driver is shown with its name, associated device and a link to download the latest version. If any drivers are outdated or missing, the utility alerts you. The Sony Driver Update Utility allows unlimited downloads of all your driver updates.

Find Sony Drivers

Use this Sony Driver Update Utility to update your Sony Audio drivers, BIOS drivers, CD drivers, Camera drivers, Card Reader drivers, DVD drivers, Display drivers, Ethernet drivers, Game Controller drivers, Graphics drivers, Hard Disk Drive drivers, ISDN drivers, Keyboard drivers, Laptop drivers, Mobile drivers, Modem drivers, Monitor drivers, Motherboard drivers, Mouse drivers, Network drivers, Printer drivers, Removable Drive drivers, Scanner drivers, Sound drivers, Tape Backup drivers, USB drivers, Video drivers and more!

Comprehensive Sony support is just one click away. Updating Sony Drivers is provided as part of the Driver Easy utility package provided by Easeware Technology Limited. The Driver Easy support software allows you to update all of the device drivers on your PC.

Note: We strongly recommend backing up your drivers before performing any driver updates. This utility will allow you to back up all your drivers directly from within the utility. Your drivers will be saved in a compressed zip file. This is an important feature that will save you a lot of time.

Sony Driver Update Utility Technical Specifications

Title	Sony Driver Update Utility by Driver Easy
Version	5.6.14 (latest)
Size	5.2 MB
Requires	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
License	Shareware
Downloads	334,929
Author	Easeware Technology Limited

Publisher Description

Driver Easy is the powerful driver tool which can help you download and update drivers in a fast and easy way. It gives you fast access to the latest driver using a driver scanner, scans your computer, tells you what drivers are missing or outdated, then updates them all. All you have to do is click Update All button, and all drivers will be downloaded and installed automatically.

Speakers not working? Printer misbehaving? Seeing everything big and distorted on your monitor? With Driver Easy you can fix your problems on Windows PCs running Windows 10, 8, 7 XP or Vista operating systems.

Has your PC slowed down? Is it stalling, hanging or crashing? You might be surprised how much better it performs after updating your drivers. Driver Easy is the easy way to keep your PC running at its peak. Just run a scan every now and then, or schedule an automatic monthly scan, and your drivers will always be up to date.

Features

• Huge Driver Database — over 8,000,000 drivers!
• Keep Existing Drivers Up-to-Date, Fix Driver Issues
• Safety Offline Scana — create a driver analysis file on a computer without an Internet connection!
• Drivers Backup & Restore
• Uninstall Drivers for Removed Hardware
• Driver Backup: Backup and save all of your drivers to a compressed zip file
• Customer Technical Support — further assistance to assist customers regarding driver issues.

Sony driver update utility windows 10

Click here for the list of applications that may not function as usual or will be removed upon installation of Windows 10 and using the VAIO Update for Windows 10 Upgrade tool.

Perform the upgrade:

Step 1 — Prepare your PC before Installing Windows 10

1. Make sure your Sony VAIO PC is supported for Windows 10.
If you have not already done so, go to our Windows 10 Applicable Model Page and check your model number.

2. Remove any third party devices and peripheral equipment connected to your PC.

3. Make sure your PC is plugged into a working power outlet using the Sony AC adapter. Do not use battery power while performing this process.

4. Create Recovery Disk (Strongly recommended)
— Recovery media is part of the recommended process to perform the upgrade install
— Recovery media also enables you to return your PC back to the original OS if necessary. Alternatively, you may choose to purchase Recovery Disk.

5. Perform a backup of your data using the File History feature (Strongly Recommended)
This enables you to recover your personal data in case of loss. Click here to to set up and use the File History feature to automatically backup personal data files.

6. Make sure you have the Product Keys for any of your software that requires one for installation
(example: Norton Anti-Virus, Kaspersky, Microsoft Office)

7. Connect your PC to the Internet either via Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi.

8. Launch “VAIO Update” and this will install the latest VAIO software to your PC

9. Launch “Windows Update’ to make sure your PC has all the latest Microsoft OS updates

10. Launch your anti-virus software and check if it needs to be updated prior to upgrading to Windows 10.
Your anti-virus software might be uninstalled during the Windows 10 upgrade process if it has not been updated to the latest version. Please visit your anti-virus software vendor’s web site to confirm.

Step 2 — Confirm available space

1. Confirm Hard disk / SSD available space
You need at least 20GB available space on your Hard disk or SSD. The required disk space may differ based on PC configuration.
To increase disk space, you can refer here for tips.

Step 3 – Begin the VAIO Update for Windows 10 Upgrade Process

1. Download and run the VAIO Update for Windows 10 Upgrade tool — VUforWin10_1Upg.exe

2. [VAIO Update is running in «OS Upgrade Mode»] appears, click OK .

3. Click on Software Update . Confirm all of the items are checked, click Update .
This step will insure you have all the latest VAIO software before upgrading to Windows 10.

4. VAIO Update dialog is display, “An update program or software requires a shutdown or restart after installation. This may affect other software that is running or waiting to run. Do you want to start the installation?”, click Yes .

5. [Windows 10 Upgrade preparation completed. Please upgrade to Windows 10] dialog appears, click OK .

6. Your Sony VAIO PC system will reboot automatically.

7. VAIO Update (OS Upgrade Mode) confirmation of successful installation will appear, click OK

8. Your Sony VAIO PC is now ready to upgrade to Windows 10Upgrade your VAIO to Windows 10

Step 4 – Install the Windows 10 Operation System

Note that you can reinstall Windows 10 at no cost only if you have previously upgraded to Windows 10 and activated before 29th July 2016 (upgrade offer end date). Should you require a new Windows 10 license, please contact Microsoft for purchasing details.

1. Download and run the Media Creation Tool from the Microsoft website and start upgrading. Please follow the instructions from Microsoft for the installation.

2. Windows 10 installation process may take a while as it progresses through different phases of copying files, applying Windows and configuring settings.

3. Once installation has completed, your system will restart and boot into the Windows 10 desktop. Installation of the Windows 10 operating system is now complete, but you still need to install updated drivers, applications and utilities for Windows 10.

Step 5 – Install drivers, applications and utilities on your PC after installing Windows 10

1. Once you have successfully installed Windows 10, you can begin to install updated VAIO software and drivers
a. VAIO Update (OS Upgrade Mode) starts up automatically after the system reboots.
b. Click Software Update and confirm all of the items are checked, click Update.
c. VAIO Update dialog will appear, “An update program or software requires a shutdown or restart after installation. This may affect other software that is running or waiting to run. Do you want to start the installation?”, click Yes.
d. Once all the updated software has successfully been installed, “VAIO Update is leaving “OS Upgrade Mode” message will appear, click OK.
e. Your VAIO system will reboot automatically.
f. After the system has rebooted and boots to the Desktop, VAIO Update confirmation of successful installation window will appear, click OK.

2. Run «VAIO Update” again by clicking on Software Updates and install the latest VAIO software to your VAIO for Windows 10.

3. Launch “Windows Update’ to make sure your PC has all the latest Microsoft OS updates for Windows 10.

Notes:

• Sony has confirmed the Windows 10 (Version 1507) upgrade process after performing a full system recovery of the VAIO factory image.
• Several Sony exclusive store applications might not be able to be installed from the Windows Store on Windows 10 due to a Windows Store limitation. If you are using any Sony apps from the Windows Store, it is recommended not to uninstall these applications as you may not be able to reinstall them.

Sony Drivers Free Download and Update for Windows 10 to Fix Driver Issues

Got Driver Issues after Windows 10 Update from Windows 8/7/XP/Vista

If you’ve already upgraded to Windows 10 on your Sony computer, you may find some of the drivers aren’t working properly. The hardware driver related issues include: the screen is blurry (related to graphics card driver), no Wi-Fi/Internet connection (related to network card driver), no sound (related to sound card driver), the computer can’t recognize USB connected devices (related to Sony USB drivers), Bluetooth not working (related to Bluetooth driver), and so on. The driver issues arise each time when there is a Windows OS upgrade, and the workable solution to fix the Sony drivers issues for Windows 10 update, is to install the Windows 10 Sony drivers.

Each Windows OS requires specifically compatible drivers. For example, Windows 10 requires Sony drivers compatible with Windows 10 and the drivers for the lower OS will not match the new Windows 10. Therefore, when you upgrade to Win 10 (64 bit or 32 bit) on your laptop, desktop or notebook computer, the drivers for previous Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista will not be suitable for it. The drivers may be outdated, corrupted, missing or broken during Windows 10 update. You can check to see how to successfully upgrade to Windows 10 to avoid driver issues like corruption and incompatibility

Note: Since there are many errors for Windows 10 update, think twice before you decide the installation. Refer to: Should You Update to Windows 10.

Free Download and Update Sony Drivers for Windows 10 to Fix Issues

If your computer doesn’t work properly after Windows 10 installation, there are driver issues you need to fix. For the outdated Sony drivers, update to the latest ones; for the corrupted Sony drivers or the problem drivers, repair them by uninstalling and reinstalling. Professional Sony driver fix tools are recommended because they can quickly detect any driver issues and fix them. Do not manually download or install Sony drivers if you are not experienced with computer. Try Driver Talent (formerly called DriveTheLife), which is a free Sony driver fix tool and Sony drives update utility. It’s very pop among computer users.

Note: Do not pay to buy any software to install Sony drivers. All driver downloads and updates are free of charge either from the manufacturer’s website or from Driver Talent.

Download and install Driver Talent on your computer to fix Sony driver issues on Windows 10.

Editor’s Note: DriveTheLife has been updated to the new version called Driver Talent with a fresh new look.

Steps to Use Driver Talent to Fix Sony Driver Issuess on Windows 10

Step 1. Run Driver Talent on your computer and click «Scan». It will have an safe scan on your computer to find out the problem drivers.

Step 2. In the scan result, you can fix all Sony drivers for computer hardware. Repair, update, reboot, or reinstall the Sony drivers.

Step 3. To fix the Sony USB drivers (drivers for USB-connected devices), click on the “Peripheral Drivers” menu. You will see all USB drivers.

Step 4. After the fix finished, restart your computer to make the newly-fixed drivers to take effect.

Now the computer is working properly after all Sony drivers problems are fixed. Share Driver Talent with your friends if you find it useful.