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FORCEWARE DRIVERS 66.94: WHAT CHANGED FOR YOU, GOOD OR BAD?

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  1. Mila S.
    @silicon_hound708

    help!! genuine question about update philosophy 馃敟 My PC is stable on whatever Windows Update installed. The new Forceware Drivers lists fixes that don't really afefct me. Do you update anyway for security and compatibility, or do you only update when a game or app needs it? i mostly do video editing, i am curious how other people handle this, especially anyone who depends on their PC for work and canont afford a broken evening. what am i doing wrong??

    cry

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  2. Zane Alvarez
    @zane_ping

    wait how bad would a day of downtime be for your gaming?? ??

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  3. Nadia R.
    @quartzworks

    oof pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo 66.94 from scratch

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  5. Haruto Park
    @quiet_bench

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

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  6. Daria
    @silicon_otter951

    hmmm exact same thing happened to my moms pc last month

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  7. Haruto Park
    @quiet_bench

    keep a short log of what driver you're on and when you changed it (pnputil /enum-drivers shows installed packages and dates). When smth breaks later, youll know if the timing matcehs.

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  9. Ash Castillo
    @ashc928

    ok but dumb question but how do i even check the antivirus

    windows update said 'this will only take a moment' 3 hours ago

    thinking

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  10. Ash Castillo
    @ashc928
    in reply to @ashc928

    ok so read the release notes on teh NVIDIA support page before anything else. They list fixed issues and known issues. If a known issue matches ur setup, wait; if teh fixes don't touch you, there's no rush.

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  11. Kofi Brandt
    @frameranger

    oh ive been there lol driver updates do sometimes include security fixes, sooo 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. fingers crossed 馃

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  12. Ines Wolfe
    @inesw605

    lol same thing happened to me for gaming, stability matters more than the newest game optimizations. If there's a separate stable/studio/reocmmended branch, that's usually the better fit.

    RAM prices doing their own thing again smh

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  13. Sami P.
    @bytebench
    in reply to @inesw605

    hmm idk "If it works, dont touch it" is fine for a while, but eventually a game or app will require a newer driver and youll be jumping several versions at once, which is riskier.

    printer saw i was in a hurry and chose violence

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  14. Ash Castillo
    @ashc928

    have u checked your forceware settings?? mine were reset after an update hope that helps :)

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  15. Mila S.
    @silicon_hound708
    in reply to @inesw605

    @inesw605 omg finally updated with a restore point and the old installer ready. no issues at all for video editing, good to have a plan instead of fear. seriously made my day 馃槶馃檹

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