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GeForce Graphics Driver 537.13 Refuses To Install On My Laptop. But The Page Says It Supports My OS!

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  1. Felix Celik
    @felix_cobalt

    hmmmm ok short version: GeForce Graphics Driver wont install.

    Windows Update

    Windows Update
We couldn't complete the updates.
Undoing changes. Don't turn off your computer.

Error code: 0x800f0922

    longer version: my laptop came with a manufacturer-customized graphics driver. I wanted the newer one from NVIDIA directly. every installer I try says its incompatible with my Windows. is the laptop maker locking this down, or is my Windows install broken? I would really prefer not to reinstall Windows just to update one driver. if there is a way to check what the installer is actually comparing, I would love to know it. im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  2. Malik Mendes
    @vector_den

    make sure you picked the right archietcture and teh right OS family. A package meant for a different Windows edition, or a server/workstation branch, will refuse with teh same generic text. good luck man!

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  3. Sami W.
    @sami.weber
    in reply to @vector_den

    that error is often misleading. installers check teh GPUs hardware ID against their INF file, not just the OS. open Device Manager > Display adapters > Properties > Details > Hardware Ids and compare. if you grabbed teh desktop package for a laptop GPU (or vice versa), ull get this exact message. good luck man!

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  4. Zora O.
    @zora_ember

    ehh OEM drivers can lag far bheind xD if the laptop makers version is ancient, teh vendors generic mobile package is usually fine once you match the right one. idk maybe im wrong lol

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  6. Felix Celik
    @felix_cobalt
    in reply to @sami.weber

    @sami.weber wowww ok i was using the desktop package on a laptop GPU... grabbed the right one from teh NVIDIA supprot page and it installed fine. feel a bit silly but happy.

    nothing is more permanent than a temporary workaround

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