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Windows Update trying to downgrade Nvidia graphics driver
I just got the latest Nvidia graphics driver update from Nvidia Geforce Experience 2 days ago. Immediately after I installed it, Windows Update "updated" said driver to a much older version from July... It also automatically installed the Nvidia Control Panel app from the MS Store (for the DCH driver, which doesn't work because I had the standard driver installed). After this, I couldn't open Nvidia Control Panel at all. I uninstalled the driver and reinstalled the standard driver from Nvidia's website and all seemed well (I could open Nvidia Control Panel again), but immediately afterward, Windows Update tried to install the older version again. I used the Show/Hide Updates Troubleshooter to hide the update but I've read that this will only last until MS pushes a newer version.
Why is Windows Update trying to force a driver downgrade and how do I permanently stop this for future updates?