A year and a half ago I bought my mom a relatively cheap off-lease Dell Latitude E5440. Decent little machine: i5, 8GB, 7200RPM drive, came with the docking station. More than enough for her needs.

In Windows 11/10, after a fresh install followed by updating the OS, almost all drivers are installed automatically. During the update process, Windows looks for data on its servers, and if a suitable ...