ATI Radeon Drivers on Microsoft Update

ATI Radeon Drivers on Microsoft Update For some time now I have been looking at ATI Radeon Drivers for my HD 4770 under Windows 7 Update. So far they have been showing under Optional Updates and I haven't downloaded it since I do all my ATI Radeon driver updates through AMD own website (http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx).
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"I'm not exactly how ATI drivers on Windows Update compare to the latest from AMD's website, but here is how I understand things:

Drivers provided by AMD's website are the latest released drivers you can get. They are released about every month to continually fix issues that come up. If you look at the Release Notes, you can see that the fixes include specific things for specific games, etc.
Drivers from Microsoft Windows Update pass Microsoft's WHQL tests. They ensure a level of compatibility but are typically based on an older driver version than the latest.

A good rule to follow with respect to drivers is to update only when you see a fix that fixes a problem that you are having or a performance enhancement. With that said, I update the driver maybe once every 6 months through AMD's website just to keep current."