INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Most commercially available routers can reach between 100 feet (30.5m) and 150 feet (45.7m). Your router's packaging and manual should cite a specific number. If you determine that items well-within your router's maximum range aren't receiving its signal, follow the steps in this method to increase your router's output. If the items on which you want to receive your router's signal are outside of the maximum range, you'll either need to move them closer or use a range extender. Physical obstructions such as furniture, cabinet doors, walls, and appliances can all dampen your router's signal. If you want to experience your router's full signal, you'll need to position it so that the signal isn't impeded by physical objects. Obviously, things like walls and floors can't be moved for your routeryou'll just need to move or adjust obstructions where possible. While the location of your Internet cable will dictate the general location of your router, there are a few things you can do to make sure that your router's range is emphasized: Place your router as high as possible in a central location Keep your router several feet away from the modem if the two are separate Try to establish a direct line of sight between the router and your main Internet-connected item (e.g., a computer). Since your router uses the same wireless channel (2.4 GHz) as most other wireless items, your router's signal can get diluted or interrupted by wireless items which stand between your router and your Internet-connected item (e.g., a computer). Try to turn off or move any of the following items: Cordless phones Microwave ovens Baby monitors Security alarms Television remote controls Automatic garage door openers Many routers are "dual-band", meaning that they support both the common 2.4 GHz channel and the less-common 5 GHz channel. If your router is a dual-band model, make sure that you're connected to the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network for maximum range. You can connect to the proper Wi-Fi network from inside your computer's or mobile's Wi-Fi menu. The 2.4 GHz channel will usually just display your Wi-Fi network's name, while the 5 GHz channel will have "5 GHz" or "Media" after its name. While the 5 GHz channel often allows for larger downloads and faster, uninterrupted Internet, its range falls somewhere between half and one-third of the 2.4 GHz channel's range. . While unreliable, you may be able to use an aluminum can to increase your router's range in one direction in a pinch. . If you have a three- or four-year-old router, its performance will invariably decrease; no amount of rearranging or additional hardware can solve that. Buying a new, up-to-date router may be the best solution in this case.

SUMMARY: Know your router's maximum range. Remove obstructions from your router's path. Position your router for optimal performance. See if you have signal interference. Make sure your router is using the 2.4 GHz channel. Use an unofficial range extender Upgrade your old router

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can find the video card's name in Device Manager. If you haven't yet used Device Manager or you didn't look at your video card's information, do the following: Open Start and click the search bar. Type in device manager, then click Device Manager in the menu. Expand the "Display adapters" heading by double-clicking it. Note the manufacturer and name of the video card you want to update. This step will vary depending on your video card's creator, but popular manufacturers' websites include the following: NVIDIA https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/ AMD https://www.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDHomePage.aspx Alienware https://www.alienware.com/ If you don't know the website of the manufacturer, type the manufacturer's name and "website" into a search engine to bring up a list of matching results. In most cases, you'll find one of these options at the top of the page, though you may instead need to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and look for them under a "Support" (or similar) heading. You may need to click a Support tab or link before you can select the Downloads or Drivers section. Click the name of your video card when asked to select a model. You may instead have to enter your video card's name. After selecting or searching for your video card, you should see a list of possible update files. Find the most recent one and see if the date is more recent than your last Windows update. If you don't know the date of your last Windows update or Device Manager update, you can try downloading and installing the file anyway. If there is an available update, click its link or click Download (or similar) near the update's name to download it onto your computer. You may have to confirm the download by selecting a save location or by clicking OK. In rare cases, some web browsers will mark driver update files as potentially malicious or indicate that similar files can harm your computer. As long as you are downloading the files directly from the manufacturer's website, you can ignore these warnings. Go to the location of the downloaded update file and double-click it, then follow any on-screen prompts to install the drivers. If the drivers' file downloaded in a ZIP folder, you'll need to extract the folder by right-clicking it and clicking Extract Here.... You can then open the extracted folder and double-click the drivers' file.

SUMMARY:
Determine your computer's video card manufacturer. Go to the manufacturer's website. Find the "Downloads" or "Drivers" section. Select your video card. Look for an available update. Download an update. Install the drivers.