We know external monitors can make a difference in improving our work efficiency. If you find your Insignia USB to VGA adapter is malfunctioning, don’t worry. You may wonder if there’s a driver to solve the issue, and in this post, we’ll walk you through all you need to know about the Insignia USB to VGA adapter driver.
About the USB to VGA adapter driver
As the translator for your device and operating system, a device driver plays a significant role in making a device work properly. Your Insignia USB to VGA adapters, too, needs a specific driver to establish a connection.
Normally, when you plug the adapter into your computer, the Windows system will automatically install the driver accordingly. However, sometimes the operating system fails to do so, and you’ll need to do it by yourself.
How to update a driver
The normal process of updating a driver manually is downloading the driver file from the manufacturer’s website, and then you can unzip the file and install the driver by yourself.
However, you can use a trusted driver updater to help you install all the latest drivers automatically. This is the easiest way to update a driver. So we’ll include these two main methods below:
You’ll need some computer skills and patience to update your drivers this way because you need to find exactly the right driver online, download it and install it step by step.
This is the quickest and easiest option. It’s all done with just a couple of mouse clicks – easy even if you’re a computer newbie.
Option 1 – Manually
To update your Insignia USB to VGA adapter manually, you’ll need to visit the driver download page for your product model – Insignia USB to VGA Adapter (Model: NS-PUV308).
- Once the page is open, go to the Support & Downloads tab.
- Click the File(s) next to the Drivers, Firmware, and software. (The first file is for Windows, and the second is for macOS.)
- Unzip the driver package, then open Insignia_USB3.0_To_VGA_Adapter_Windows_Driver.exe.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver, then click Finish when the installation is complete.
- Restart your computer for the changes to take full effect.
If your Insignia USB to VGA Adapter is still not working properly, the possible cause might be your graphics driver. To solve it, you can download the latest graphics driver from manufacturers such as Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD, and then install it on your computer.
But if you don’t know how to do it, you can choose to update all your device drivers automatically, below.
Option 2 – Automatically (Windows only)
If you don’t have time or patience to manually update drivers, you can do it automatically with Driver Easy.
Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. You don’t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don’t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don’t need to worry about making a mistake when installing.
You can update your drivers automatically with either the FREE or the Pro version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version, it takes just 2 clicks (and you get full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee):
- Download and install Driver Easy.
- Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
- Click the Update button next to the flagged driver to automatically download the correct version of that driver, then you can manually install it (you can do this with the FREE version).
Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system. (This requires the Pro version which comes with full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee. You’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All.) - Restart your computer for the changes to take full effect.
If you need assistance, please contact Driver Easy’s support team at support@drivereasy.com.
Did the methods above solve your Insignia USB to VGA adapter driver issue? If not, you can refer to our Second Monitor Not Detected or Third Monitor Not Detected fix.
