am i doing things correctly to debloat my nvidia driver

i want to install nvidia driver version 527.56 on my alienware 17 r5 i9 laptop by using nvcleanstall to debloat the driver. i have never debloated the driver before so i want to make sure i am doing it correctly. i will use these options https://i.imgur.com/sdeVy7C.jpg

my comments are:-

* i wont be using geforce experience so i didn't tick anything under it

* normally when i install the nvidia driver then it installs the required files, hd audio and physx so those 3 are ticked

* my laptop already has all the c++ redistributables and i don't want the nvidia driver to install any c++ redistributables so i didn't tick it

* my laptop doesn't support optimus so no need to tick optimus (am i correct?)

* some nvidia graphics cards have usb c ports so they need the usb c driver of the nvidia driver. my graphics card is a chip and it doesn't have a usb c port so no need to tick usb c driver of the nvidia driver. (am i correct?)

* frameview is a monitoring api. i am using msi after burner to monitor graphics card usage and temp and it doesn't need frameview to run so no need for frameview. (am i correct?)

* quadroview is an app for managing multiple monitors. i am connecting my tv to the hdmi port of the laptop and i guess that doesn't need quadroview so the laptop detects the tv so no need for quadroview. (am i correct?)

* i am not using nvidia shield so no need for the shield controller so i didn't tick it

my laptop will continue to behave normally with those selections. am i correct?

also the last time i installed the nvidia driver i installed it normally so it installed the nvidia usb-c driver. i will clean install the nvidia driver so that will remove the nvidia usb-c driver. if i don't instead the nvidia usb-c driver then the usb-c port of the laptop will continue to work ok because it uses a different usb-c driver. am i correct?

also i read a commnet which said "for those that use usbc for a external monitor make sure to check mark USBC DRIVER everything else in screenshot is perfect". that means if you are connecting an external monitor to usb c port of the graphics card then you need the usb-c driver. am i correct?

Permalink

One of the best methods to completely uninstall GPU drivers is to use third party software: Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU)

Display Driver Uninstaller: How to use | Tutorials

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) | Wagnardsoft


Most laptops have integrated Intel GPU (iGPU).
If the computer has iGPU then performance may suffer when gaming.

If not gaming or using graphic intensive applications then using iGPU saves battery power.

zbook said:

One of the best methods to completely uninstall GPU drivers is to use third party software: Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU).

thanks but that's not what i am asking about

I am using nVSlimmer. Very simple and effective.

eLPuSHeR said:

I am using nVSlimmer. Very simple and effective.

ok but also not what i asked

cns00 said:

ok but also not what i asked

Also not what you asked, but why bother debloating a video driver?

tomdsr said:

Also not what you asked, but why bother debloating a video driver?

i have an old graphics card. these days nvidia drivers have features for new graphics cards. those features are unused for old graphics cards so there is a performance penalty

* i wont be using geforce experience so i didn't tick anything under it

If you don't use any Geforce Experience stuff then just uninstall it, job done.

* my laptop already has all the c++ redistributables and i don't want the nvidia driver to install any c++ redistributables so i didn't tick it

* my laptop doesn't support optimus so no need to tick optimus (am i correct?)
* some nvidia graphics cards have usb c ports so they need the usb c driver of the nvidia driver. my graphics card is a chip and it doesn't have a usb c port so no need to tick usb c driver of the nvidia driver. (am i correct?)

Both need checking with Dell. You may have the optional facility for HDMI or DisplayPort via a specified USB-C port(s). You are contradicting yourself on this point.

All this so-called debloating will not actually do anything worthwhile. Trivia with < 1% effect.

"i have an old graphics card. these days nvidia drivers have features for new graphics cards. those features are unused for old graphics cards so there is a performance penalty"

That is true, but after 8 years on mine it is less than a trivial 1%.

e.g. Telemetry on your graphics is sent to MS anyway no doubt on to Nvidia.

"i am using msi after burner to monitor graphics card usage and temp"
That uses resources, however it does provide useful info.

"my laptop will continue to behave normally with those selections. am i correct?"

How can anyone else know about your hardware in detail and any affect a minimal install will have, good or bad.

The Ultimate Nvcleanstall Guide 2022 ..and trumphet sound.
The Ultimate Nvcleanstall Guide 2022

I did try NVCleanstall some years ago, and then it didn't work. It may become better now.

I do recommend to take a backup first, if it happen to delete everything and you don't have a driver at all.