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What does the HWiNFO64 driver actually do?
Tell me what options I have for HWINFO64 and Fan Control. The two programs stopping me from maining CachyOS
Is HWiNFO64 safe
Is there any downsides to running HWinfo64, just... all the time? Does it cause any meaningful strain on hardware / resource usage? *Courtesy photo of cat attached*
Is HWiNFO compatible with Windows 7?
Can HWiNFO control fans?
Is HWiNFO CPU and GPU temperature accurate?
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Hi, so I just installed HWiNFO64 on my new laptop, and was copying over my settings from my Desktop, when I looked at the "Driver Management" tab only to realize my Desktop never installed the HWiNFO driver... Yet HWiNFO seems to have worked fine for me for years?
I can't seem to find info anywhere on what the driver actually does, all I can find are posts from people not being able to install it. Does it improve sensor accuracy? Does it let HWiNFO run before login? Does it give access to more sensors or hardware information? And it says it automatically installs and uninstalls the driver unless "persistent driver" is selected, but I'm not sure if it's ever been installed on my systems?
Closest thing I can find to anyone else asking this question is another reddit post where someone asked what the Driver Management tab is for, but they never got any responses.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but when I hover over the free download button, it pops up with scourgeforge, local, sac ftp, and old versions. Which one am I supposed to pick?
Edit: and what’s the difference between installer and portable? Which do I pick for that?