Latest NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Drivers for Windows 10


  1. Posts : 134,237
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #281

    specialkone said:
    Thanks for the heads up .....installed and working fine :)
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  2. Posts : 2,297
    Windows 10 Pro (64 bit)
       #282

    I don't update the GPU driver unless there is a compelling reason to do so as I think Nvidia updates are far too frequent and one can end up spending literally their entire computing time running all the updates that come out (whether it be OS updates, driver updates, app/software updates, updates for a person's mobile devices etc etc).

    But I was curious, should I decide to update my Nvidia drivers, what is the best practice? Do people download and install the latest driver over the top of the previous Nvidia driver - Or do people uninstall the previous driver (which seems a lot more long winded and laborious) and then install the newest? My preference would be for over the top if feasible.

    I have no interest in downloading Geforce experience so any updates I would do will not involve using this.

    Cheers,
    Wayne
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  3. Posts : 134,237
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #283

    @Scottyboy99
    When I install mine, I always use the customize option. And I use my installed version to update itself. During the update, Nvidia deletes the old driver 1st, then installs the updated driver.
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  4. Posts : 68,668
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #284

    specialkone said:
    Thank you. First post updated. :)
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  5. Posts : 2,161
    Windows 11 Beta channel
       #285

    Scottyboy99 said:
    I don't update the GPU driver unless there is a compelling reason to do so as I think Nvidia updates are far too frequent and one can end up spending literally their entire computing time running all the updates that come out (whether it be OS updates, driver updates, app/software updates, updates for a person's mobile devices etc etc).

    But I was curious, should I decide to update my Nvidia drivers, what is the best practice? Do people download and install the latest driver over the top of the previous Nvidia driver - Or do people uninstall the previous driver (which seems a lot more long winded and laborious) and then install the newest? My preference would be for over the top if feasible.

    I have no interest in downloading Geforce experience so any updates I would do will not involve using this.

    Cheers,
    Wayne
    Over the top is feasible, but can lead to issues sometimes. My preferred method is to use DDU in safe mode to uninstall the old driver, reboot and then do a clean install of the new driver.
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  6. Posts : 2,297
    Windows 10 Pro (64 bit)
       #286

    Ok thanks for feedback guys. It's useful info if I need to update. At the moment I am on a October 2015 driver - can't remember the version number 355.xxxx or something along those lines. At the moment what few games I have run very nicely and everything works perfect so I will carry on with it until there is a compelling reason for change. Mine is just a single nvidia 980ti - I've never been into SLI much and I get the impression most of the issues / fixes are focused on SLI. On my old laptop I had Radeon 6970m gpu and I used the same driver for about 4 years and never ran into a game where I needed a newer driver so am hoping the same principle can be used for the current machine. I just hope Windows update doesn't try and thrust a newer driver at some point at some unexpected juncture! I'd like to be in control of when I decide to update a driver!

    i see reference to 'DDU' quite a bit when mentioning gpu driver updates. At the risk of sounding a bit dense what does DDU mean?

    cheers, Wayne
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  7. Posts : 255
    Win 10
       #287

    Driver Deletion Utility, or something close. Running it puts your system into safe mode and deletes everything associated w/Nvidia. When it reboots you then install the new driver. Lots of people swear by it, but just doing a clean install using the Nvidia installer works fine for me.
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  8. Posts : 2,161
    Windows 11 Beta channel
       #288

    Scottyboy99 said:
    i see reference to 'DDU' quite a bit when mentioning gpu driver updates. At the risk of sounding a bit dense what does DDU mean?

    cheers, Wayne
    Display Driver Uninstaller.

    Official site: http://www.wagnardmobile.com/?q=disp...installer-ddu-
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    Win 10
       #289

    suppoort for Vulcan API
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  10. Posts : 6
    Windows 10 Home
       #290

    Scottyboy99 said:
    I don't update the GPU driver unless there is a compelling reason to do so as I think Nvidia updates are far too frequent and one can end up spending literally their entire computing time running all the updates that come out (whether it be OS updates, driver updates, app/software updates, updates for a person's mobile devices etc etc).

    But I was curious, should I decide to update my Nvidia drivers, what is the best practice? Do people download and install the latest driver over the top of the previous Nvidia driver - Or do people uninstall the previous driver (which seems a lot more long winded and laborious) and then install the newest? My preference would be for over the top if feasible.

    I have no interest in downloading Geforce experience so any updates I would do will not involve using this.

    Cheers,
    Wayne
    I've found there's no need to manually uninstall the previous driver first. When I download the latest version and start installing I always select Custom and then perform clean installation. Unfortunately, this will also reset all your NVIDIA control panel settings to default, but will ensure there's no conflicts between driver releases.
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