New motherboard, but what about drivers

im_shadows

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My motherboard (B360M PRO-VDH) is coming and since it doesn't have wi-fi on it I'm gonna download everything such as BIOS and drivers before it comes, but what drivers do I really need?
There are these drivers on MSI's website:
-On-Board VGA Drivers:
Intel VGA Driver (?)
-LAN Drivers:
Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers *
-Others Drivers:
Intel Management Engine Driver (?)
Intel Software Guard Extensions (?)
-On-Board Audio Drivers:
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver *
-System & Chipset Drivers:
Intel Chipset Driver (?)
-On-Board PIDE/SATA Drivers:
Intel Optane Memory (I don't have Intel Optane Memory)
What drivers do I need to install? I marked with a "*" the drivers I'll be installing and with an "(?)" the ones I don't know.
 
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OK. So...
LAN, Audio, Chipset are probably the only ones from there that you'll need.
After that, your GPU, and any other specialized hardware, like mouse or keyboard.
Your motherboard will include a cd with the necessary drivers.
Use it to install drivers only.
If you select "all" you will install bloatware and trialware you likely do not want.

How will you access the internet?
LAN or wifi.
Windows will likely install suitable starter drivers.
If you will use wifi only, have the wifi adapter drivers ready.
If you will use lan, the motherboard lan drivers will be what you want to get started.

Ultimately, you may want to install the latest drivers downloaded from intel and your graphics vendor.
 

im_shadows

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Sorry, I didn't express myself very clearly. I'll be installing Windows 10 for the first time in this board.
 

USAFRet

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OK. So...
LAN, Audio, Chipset are probably the only ones from there that you'll need.
After that, your GPU, and any other specialized hardware, like mouse or keyboard.
 
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