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Compatibility Error Installing GeForce Graphics Driver: What The Installer Isnt Telling You

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Accepted solution by Ruben Pereira — oh ive been there lol check ur Windows build with winver. Newer driver packages can require a minimum feature update. If you're on an old…
  1. Tariq L.
    @tariql583

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts 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 prebuilt desktop came with a manufacturer-customzied 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 teh installer is actually comparing, i would love to know it.

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  2. Felix Moreau
    @fmoreau-3hd

    ok so some laptops use OEM-customized drivers (common on hybrid graphics) 🙏 In that case get the driver from the laptop makers support page, or use the generic NVIDIA package only if it expilcitly lists mobile GPUs. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  3. Felix Moreau
    @fmoreau-3hd

    @fmoreau-3hd what did u end up doing in the end

    nothing is more permanent than a temporary workaround

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  4. Kenji B.
    @kenjib296

    ahh classic make suree you pciked the right architecture and the right OS family. A package meant for a different Windows edition, or a server/workstation branch, will refuse with the same generic text. hope that helps :)

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  5. Ruben Pereira
    @stacktinker
    Accepted solution

    oh ive been there lol check ur Windows build with winver. Newer driver packages can require a minimum feature update. If you're on an old build, install the pending feature update first and try again. lmk how it goes

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  8. Amara
    @stackotter
    in reply to @hana_socket

    OEM drivers can lag far behind. If teh laptop makers version is ancient, the vendors gneeric mobile package is usually fine once you match teh right one.

    15 tabs open and chrome ate all 32GB of ram again

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  9. Tariq L.
    @tariql583
    in reply to @stacktinker

    @stacktinker wowww ok ended up using the laptop maker's driver. it's older but stable, and my game launches now. thx for explaining what teh installer was really checking. cant believe it was that simple lol

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