HP 15-dw0050od No Driver Support

[pcpunk]

Office Depot's HP 15-dw0050od, No Driver Support?  I was interested in buying one of these but I see that there is no Driver Support, why is this and is it a problem?  I assume it has something to do with the "od" for Office Depot at the end?

[Dragon-Fur · Accepted solution]

@pcpunk 

??  Not sure what you are (not) seeing.

Product Windows 10 Software and Drivers Support Website:

Software and drivers for HP Notebook - 15-dw0050od

Categories (at this writing)

• BIOS (1)
• Diagnostic (3)
• Driver (1)
• Driver-Audio (2)
• Driver-Chipset (15)
• Driver-Graphics (6)
• Driver-Keyboard, Mouse and Input Devices (4)
• Driver-Network (7)
• Driver-Storage (4)
• Firmware (1)
• Operating System-Enhancements and QFEs (1)
• Software (1)
• Software-Solutions (1)
• Software-System Management (1)
• Utility-Tools (1)
• Order Recovery Media-CD/DVD/USB (1)

More of interest when deciding to purchase:

• 15-dw0050od Product Specifications
• User Guide
• Maintenance and Service Guide

Reference and Resources – Places to find (more) help and learn about your Device

Clarification of terms and "what the device can do" (Specifications)

Device Homepage

NOTE:  Content depends on device type and Operating System

HP Drivers / Software and BIOS, How-to Videos, Bulletins/Notices, How-to Documents, Troubleshooting, Manuals, Product Information, more

HP Notebook - 15-dw0050od

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[pcpunk]

My Bad, there were no drivers because I was being seen as Windows 7.  Never seen that before when doing a search, perhaps the new hp site does this?  Feel pretty stupid right about now LOL.

[Dragon-Fur]

@pcpunk 

Well, no, the "detect device" or manual set for the OS is not new - but you are not the first one to miss this feature.  Smiling.

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[pcpunk]

Well, in my defense if there are no drivers for windows 7 then it should just default to 10! ha lol.  I guess I'm use to there being drivers for Windows 7 also.  I was sure that if there wasn't drivers for 7 that it did default to 10 but I could be wrong.  

[Dragon-Fur]

@pcpunk 

No defense necessary.  Sometimes the best ideas just don't make it to the software.  Smiling.

Just final comments...

Defaulting to the "detected" OS is about the best the software can do.  It cannot guess that you are willing (or wanting) to look at something else.

The "well if you don't want this one, how about this other one" option would not have been impossible to add, of course, it is just thousands of lines of code that must be written, supported, maintained; all possible to do but at some point perhaps just not worth the enormous cost and effort. 

So...  We use the Choose a different OS to change / select / view other viable options.

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[pcpunk]

I wholeheartedly agree I just don't remember that happening in the past, so there must be something I'm forgetting that was different.  It's certainly one of the few Windows 10 only computers that I've worked with lately.  I worked on one of these today also, and am impressed, and want to get one!