getting DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED in a survival crafting game, and now in a second game too, which makes me think its not a game problem.

Fatal error
The game has crashed and will now close.
DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED
The GPU device instance has been suspended.
Timeline: installed GeForce Quadro Graphics Driver 310.40 for Solaris from NVIDIA, crashes started the same night... i tried rolling back but now Windows Update keeps reinstalling smth. Im starting to feel like Im fighting my own PC. Whats the proper way to test this? i have a spare eveinng and i am willing to try things methodically, one at a time.

