[DRIVERS] NVIDIA GeForce GPU (9xx/10xx/16xx/20xx/30xx/40xx)

[PakRatJR]

Nvidia stopped standard type from 12/2021 with 472.84 Studio Driver.
You should try DCH. It's better

Thanks, bummer.
The DCH driver dosen't include the control panel and that needs to be downloaded from the MS store. I no longer have a working MS store and haven't been able to get it working. I have never actually used it anyway so I never bothered wasting a bunch of time trying to fix it.

[Jimbo93]

Thanks, bummer.
The DCH driver dosen't include the control panel and that needs to be downloaded from the MS store. I no longer have a working MS store and haven't been able to get it working. I have never actually used it anyway so I never bothered wasting a bunch of time trying to fix it.

You could always do a windows in place upgrade/repair installation. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...e-upgrade.html

That is assuming you cannot fix it with some standard troubleshooting.

[PakRatJR]

You could always do a windows in place upgrade/repair installation. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...e-upgrade.html

That is assuming you cannot fix it with some standard troubleshooting.

Thanks, I know I could fix it with a repair install but that would end up being way more work than it would really be worth to me. The amount of timeit would take me to get everything set back up again isn't really worth the hassle for a app that I would never use for anything other than the control panel. I am still doing ok on my current drivers so I will just stay with it for now. If i do end up having issues at some point and really need to upgrade, I will worry about it then.

[Jimbo93]

Thanks, I know I could fix it with a repair install but that would end up being way more work than it would really be worth to me. The amount of timeit would take me to get everything set back up again isn't really worth the hassle for a app that I would never use for anything other than the control panel. I am still doing ok on my current drivers so I will just stay with it for now. If i do end up having issues at some point and really need to upgrade, I will worry about it then.

PakRatjR,

The upgrade in place repair changes nothing with your apps or documents. It is fast on newer hardware. Your system will still look exactly the same with this procedure.

[PakRatJR]

PakRatjR,

The upgrade in place repair changes nothing with your apps or documents. It is fast on newer hardware. Your system will still look exactly the same with this procedure.

True but, I have several "tweaks and adjustments" that have been made to fix general annoyances over the years and anytime I have to do anything "fixing" wise like that, it breaks a bunch of stuff I have to try to figure out how to fix again lol.

[Jimbo93]

True but, I have several "tweaks and adjustments" that have been made to fix general annoyances over the years and anytime I have to do anything "fixing" wise like that, it breaks a bunch of stuff I have to try to figure out how to fix again lol.

I agree with your cautious approach. Might I suggest making an image of the whole drive to another drive with macrium reflect? You would have the ability to undo the process if you desire.

[BillBittel]

just installed this update. Thanks MoKiChU.

After I updated, I ran a Driver Scan in CCCleaner (a recently added feature that usually does pretty well). It shows that there is an Nvidia driver v30.0.15.1296 which has the same release date as Drivers 512.95 WHQL (v30.0.15.1295). I am a bit leery about updating a critical driver using CCCleaner and am wondering what the deal is with v30.0.15.1296. Did Nvidia update v30.0.15.1295 to 30.0.15.1296 on the same day?

[BillBittel]

Hi,

I always strongly advise everyone not to use any drivers update tool.

It tries to make you install the Studio drivers instead of your Game Ready drivers.

Thanks MoKiChU. I did not let CCCleaner install the driver version it wanted to. I have mixed feelings about CCCleaner, and am aware of its somewhat sordid history. I use it very sparingly for certain things. They recently added this driver scan and update function. It works OK for some drivers but it also sometimes recommends things like this.

I don't even like installing graphics drivers from within GeForce Experience, so I was not too keen on trying it with CCCleaner. I did not think about Studio drivers verses Game Ready drivers. Thanks for clarifying this.

[ahfoo]

Thank you again @MoKiChU

[ahfoo]

Hi everyone,

- NVIDIA GeForce GPU Drivers (DCH - Game Ready) :

Drivers : 516.59 (31.0.15.1659 WHQL [23/06/2022])
Download : Link
Release Notes : Link

Thread updated.

Thank you MoKiChU, keep heathly. Well done.