Is there a way to check notebook driver campatibility before install?

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    Windows 3.1 to Windows 11
       #11

    I would think it would be better to download the updated driver...

    Then Role Back the driver via Device manager
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  2. Posts : 15
    Win 10
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       #12

    spapakons said:
    An unknown nVidia device could be HDMI audio or some other component. Once you install latest official driver it should fix. Sometimes unknown devices are leftovers. Delete them from Device Manager and may not appear again.
    No no no you don't get it, it was not HDMI, it was written it is 860M, as far as I remember, but it did not work, excuse me for unclear description, I can't repeat that experiment right now and don't remember all details. Only thing in video adapters was INTEL HD Graphics. I was not capable to install any sort of drivers including MS drivers from their update center. Every installation of every drives finished with error 28 and was canceled, windows restore did not work. so my only option was to reinstall system completely.
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  3. Posts : 3,506
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 21H1 (May 2021 build 19043.1083)
       #13

    This indicates incompatibility due to improper chipset drivers. Anyone else having this issue update the chipset drivers to fix it.
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  4. Posts : 15
    Win 10
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       #14

    spapakons said:
    This indicates incompatibility due to improper chipset drivers. Anyone else having this issue update the chipset drivers to fix it.
    Is there any permanent way to disable W10 behavior to install their drivers/delete my drivers? For example I download complete pack of drivers to install, and then W10 tell it does not recognize chipset or video adapter etc. Although I did not reinstall all drivers that time only nvidia drive. Thanks for idea and suggestion anyway, I try to figure out that and post here about result.
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  5. Posts : 3,506
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 21H1 (May 2021 build 19043.1083)
       #15

    You can hide all driver updates to prevent them installing, but this is not a permanent solution. As soon as a new driver update is available you have to hide it again (check every few days). At least it is a viable workaround until Microsoft returns to the old Windows Update behavior that showed you all the updates and allowed you to choose which ones to install.
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  6. Posts : 15
    Win 10
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       #16

    spapakons said:
    You can hide all driver updates to prevent them installing, but this is not a permanent solution. As soon as a new driver update is available you have to hide it again (check every few days). At least it is a viable workaround until Microsoft returns to the old Windows Update behavior that showed you all the updates and allowed you to choose which ones to install.
    I got it, the problem is I don't know when MS issue new drivers for what, it is easy to miss their activity, you have to check it day by day and it is ridiculous. As far as I understand their updates can cause conflicts in system so I will have to reinstall system again, because there is no way to install new/old drivers when some chipset drivers are misconfigured. I seriously think to come back to windows 7
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  7. Posts : 3,506
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 21H1 (May 2021 build 19043.1083)
       #17

    At least you won't have to hide the same driver more than once. You have to hide only a new version when present and this is not very frequently, except for graphics drivers. Checking once a week should be safe.
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  8. Posts : 15
    Win 10
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    spapakons said:
    At least you won't have to hide the same driver more than once. You have to hide only a new version when present and this is not very frequently, except for graphics drivers. Checking once a week should be safe.
    Your solution does not work. I can't install any sort of driver for lost nvidia device at the moment. I have unknown 'Display' and 'Media' now. Every type of installation of drivers finishes with error 28. That includes M$ installer which downloads drivers tries to install then and then say 'Hello no, error 28'. Why this company can't make normal system after some many attempts, they are obviously not idiots and have experience... Windows 7 come back I love you.
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  9. Posts : 3,506
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 21H1 (May 2021 build 19043.1083)
       #19

    Try updating the chipset drivers first and then your GPU should be detected properly and accept the drivers.
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  10. Posts : 15
    Win 10
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       #20

    spapakons said:
    Try updating the chipset drivers first and then your GPU should be detected properly and accept the drivers.
    Did you think I have not tried? I have just repeat that ritual, and result is the same. MS also change windows 7 style of system restore completely I hoped at at least that could help, but has not previously saved archives. I will look for windows 7, that piece of beta software named windows 10 had not published as it is now. MS must write software for US military projects, we see no wars for at least 2-5 years...
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