Updating gfx driver

Skybird · 09-11-18, 07:32 AM

First update of my grahics card driver on my new rig is due, because ACC gets released tomorrow and nVidia 399.24 contains optimizations for that.

I use to have Windows Update switched off most of th etime, and I donot want Microsoft messing with updating my hardware drivers, even more so since today is patch tuesday and when I open the gates that currently are shut I fear much of the brandnew garbage they did with patches and updates gets pushe don my hd as well. Dont want that before the grass has had some weeks to grow over it.

So I download the file manually from nVidia, and will install it manually. My only question is this: in the good ol' time of older Windows, the reocmmendaiton was to manually deinstall any gfx driver before installing a new one, even using specific tools for that to make sure no remains still ive on the HD.

Now under W10, is this still the way to go, or is it even explicitly advised not to do so? In other words: do I just uodate over the existing driver, or do I better deinstall the old one indeed before installing new driver from scratch?

The web gives me contradicting feedback on that, some say this, others say that, and most say "Trust Microsoft, let them do it". Which I have no intention to do.

09-11-18, 07:32 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,487 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Updating gfx driver First update of my grahics card driver on my new rig is due, because ACC gets released tomorrow and nVidia 399.24 contains optimizations for that. I use to have Windows Update switched off most of th etime, and I donot want Microsoft messing with updating my hardware drivers, even more so since today is patch tuesday and when I open the gates that currently are shut I fear much of the brandnew garbage they did with patches and updates gets pushe don my hd as well. Dont want that before the grass has had some weeks to grow over it. So I download the file manually from nVidia, and will install it manually. My only question is this: in the good ol' time of older Windows, the reocmmendaiton was to manually deinstall any gfx driver before installing a new one, even using specific tools for that to make sure no remains still ive on the HD. Now under W10, is this still the way to go, or is it even explicitly advised not to do so? In other words: do I just uodate over the existing driver, or do I better deinstall the old one indeed before installing new driver from scratch? The web gives me contradicting feedback on that, some say this, others say that, and most say "Trust Microsoft, let them do it". Which I have no intention to do. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.