November 20, 201213 yr Why would Microsoft automatic updates install an nVidia driver without my permission? I did my usual check for updates for W7 and it listed 8 important updates that I need to install. I was watching as the updates were being downloaded and installed and to my surprise it installed nVidia driver 306.97 along with some security updates.. I know I have an older driver but why would Microsoft update assume that I needed to update my driver? Does anyone think this is unusual? I am going to do some flying to see what, if any, settings were changed without my knowledge and also make sure my FSX performance was not adversely affected. Airbus Al Kaupa Digital Storm purchased 8/17/2011; Win7x64: Asus P8P67 Deluxe; Intel i7 2600K@3,9 GHZ; nVidia GTX 560Ti; 8GB DDR3 1600 Corsair Dominator; Power Corsair HX 750W; Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD; 300GB WD VelociRaptor; 1TB Seagate.
November 20, 201213 yr Commercial Member Go to Control Panel / System / Hardware tab - click Device Installation Settings. Chose the "No, let me choose what to do" option then the "Never install driver software from Windows Update" option below it. One of the first things I set after doing a clean Win7 install... Ryan MaziarzFor fastest support, please submit a ticket at http://support.precisionmanuals.com
November 20, 201213 yr Go to Control Panel / System / Hardware tab - click Device Installation Settings. Chose the "No, let me choose what to do" option then the "Never install driver software from Windows Update" option below it. One of the first things I set after doing a clean Win7 install... Thank you!! This has driven me nuts for a long time...
November 20, 201213 yr Author Ryan: Thanks for the info. I never knew you could do that. After 2 test flights not seeing any problems with 306.97 drivers, but still looking. Thanks! Airbus Ryan: Guess what? My hardware settings were already set as you suggested. No changes were necessary!! Looks like my PC went into the "Twilight Zone" during my update! Airbus Al Kaupa Digital Storm purchased 8/17/2011; Win7x64: Asus P8P67 Deluxe; Intel i7 2600K@3,9 GHZ; nVidia GTX 560Ti; 8GB DDR3 1600 Corsair Dominator; Power Corsair HX 750W; Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD; 300GB WD VelociRaptor; 1TB Seagate.
November 21, 201213 yr Also be sure that you check the "optional" updates tab during the update process... I forgot to go in and disable it once and sure enough as Windows was updating I saw the screen flash and resolution change and realized I forgot to disable Nvidia drivers from the optional updates... Have a Wonderful Day -Paul Solk
November 28, 201213 yr Yes for some reason this happened to me too with 306.97 I always make sure these update option tabs are in order, so don't know why 306.97 got through on me. Regards, Max (YSSY) i7-12700K | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB 3600MHz DDR4 | Gigabyte RTX4090 24Gb | Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 | Corsair HX1200 PSU
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