Latest NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Drivers for Windows 10

f14tomcat said:

Oh, definitely! DDU in Safe Mode. Get all the dust bunnies! Clean, clean, clean.

I did not this time but I will when the next official driver comes out. By the way these drivers are WHQL.

reddice said:

I did not this time but I will when the next official driver comes out. By the way these drivers are WHQL.

I don't feel that WHQL stands for a lot these days. ManuelG of NV posted on the NV forums that all hotfix drivers are betas.

DooGie said:

I don't feel that WHQL stands for a lot these days. ManuelG of NV posted on the NV forums that all hotfix drivers are betas.

Me either except when certain diagnostic programs complain that the drivers are not digitally signed.

reddice said:

Me either except when certain diagnostic programs complain that the drivers are not digitally signed.

I wasn't actually meaning it that way. What I was getting at is the fact that at one time WHQL drivers were finished drivers fit for general release. Now there are beta drivers being WHQL certified.

DooGie said:

I wasn't actually meaning it that way. What I was getting at is the fact that at one time WHQL drivers were finished drivers fit for general release. Now there are beta drivers being WHQL certified.

WHQL doesn't mean the quality of the driver though. It's a digital certificate by Microsoft to safely identify the software publisher and driver package so that they can override the UAC and ensure compatibility for Windows. Drivers has to be signed either as HLK/HCK or as attestation starting with version 1607 which is why hotfix drivers are digitally signed today.

Here's what they do:

Testing the driver package with the Windows HCK to verify that the driver package is compatible with Microsoft Windows. Once the HCK is installed, the Driver Test Manager (DTM) is run to test and verify the driver package. For more information, see the Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK).

Submitting DTM test logs to the Windows Quality Online Services to obtain a WHQL release signature for the driver package. For more information, see the Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK).

If we're talking about why they are having glaring issues post release is quite simple in my opinion. There's too many drivers. They push Game Ready drivers at set major title releases, and now they are pushing Creator Ready drivers aswell. Their QA and driver team must be exhausted of all this work. I'd rather have a single driver every season instead of a new driver every major video game release. I have a similar sentiment regarding Windows 10 aswell, but that's just me. Ironically we always want more.

I am not having any problems with this hotfix.

Nvidia makes drivers for a living (notice I didn`t say the people at nvidia) when they have to make a hotfix for a driver they recently came out with, that`s a bit scary

I`m staying with 425.31 until the next official driver is released.

We spend thousands on video cards and they put out buggy drivers

I`ll give the hotfix another try on the Z170

I installed the hotfix (which I rarely do) and it seems to be working fine for me.