October 27, 20241 yr On 10/26/2024 at 5:04 PM, -Belga- said: Well, beside optimizations for new games, updates often fix bugs or security leaks. That's reason enough for me to always install the latest drivers. Windows Defender and Malware Bytes..... Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
October 28, 20241 yr 11 hours ago, fppilot said: Windows Defender and Malware Bytes..... Both do not close security leaks or fix bugs in NVidia apps.
October 28, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, -Belga- said: Both do not close security leaks or fix bugs in NVidia apps. Malware Bytes may not close the driver security leaks, but it notifies me of the vulnerabilities either directly or through email. Here is a link that was sent to me a couple of years ago. https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2022/05/update-now-nvidia-released-fixes-for-10-flaws-in-windows-gpu-drivers Microsoft also provides recommendations for driver updates via options available with Windows Updates. GeForce Experience also clearly advises when a new driver is necessary due to security issues. So each and every driver update is clear about it. If my system is performing well and a driver update (or sequence of updates) do not address security concerns then I just keep flying instead of tweaking. Edited October 28, 20241 yr by fppilot Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
October 29, 20241 yr Well, to each his own. I like to keep my PC as clean as possible from unnecessary (at least to me) software parts like NVidia USB-C driver (only needed if you have a monitor connected via USB-c cable), ShadowPlay (I don't record or stream gaming sessions) or GeForce Experience. If your system runs well and you're happy, that's fine. I was referring to those who have problems that might be caused by parts of the software they actually don't need.
October 29, 20241 yr I'll throw in my 2c worth here ... I've played with Geforce Experience (and Shadowplay etc.) in the past and didn't find they added much in terms of functionality (for me, anyway). I've been using NVCleanstall religiously now (almost from the day I installed MSFS) and use it to install only the barest minimum/essentials. It's a tidy little program - remembers all your previous settings and prompts you whenever there's a new driver out there. I've *never * had a driver problem since using NVCleanstall ... but then I don't think I had them very often (if at all) before that - even though I'm always a sucker for updates.
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