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Is There Any Reason To Update ForceWare Beta Drivers When The Driver My PC Came With Works Fine?

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Accepted solution by Omar Novak — yeahhh driver updates do sometimes include security fixes, so I wouldn't stay on a very old version forever 😂 But waiting a week or two…
  1. Fenna N.
    @fenna_router

    im on teh driver my PC came with and everything works for streaming 😤 now NVIDIA has ForceWare Beta Drivers 163.67 out and the app keeps nagging me. part of me wants the fixes, part of me remembers the last time an update gave me black screens for a week. has aynone been running it for a while?? any issues worth knowing before i click install?? i would love a short, honest answer from people who have actually used it for a few weeks. seriously need help here 😭

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  2. Omar Walsh
    @omar.walsh92

    my approach: make a restore point, download the previous driver package so its ready, then try teh new one... if anything misbehaves, DDU and reinstall the old one... that makes updating a low-risk experiment.

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  3. Ada Demir
    @ada_polar-322

    ok this thread just saved my weekend seriously need help here 😭

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  4. Ada Demir
    @ada_polar-322

    @omar.novak12 thank u this worked!! cant believe it was that simple lol

    reading release notes like its a horror novel

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  5. Omar Novak
    @omar.novak12
    in reply to @ada_polar-322 Accepted solution

    yeahhh driver updates do sometimes include security fixes, so I wouldn't stay on a very old version forever 😂 But waiting a week or two after release to see if a hotfix appears is perfectly reasonable. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  6. Fenna N.
    @fenna_router
    in reply to @omar.novak12

    @omar.novak12 omg finally updated with a restore point and teh old installer ready. no issues at all for streaming. good to have a plan instead of fear.

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