Stop Windows 10 installing Nvidia display driver

[soopytwist]

For Cyberpunk I installed the latest Nvidia driver 460.79 but after doing so I kept seeing random flashes appear in the bottom half of my screen, not in-game just on the desktop. A single flash of brown or white at random moments. I’ve now used Display Driver Uninstaller and Windows 10 has seen fit to put 432.00 on without asking. Now I’ve got no more flashing so clearly there’s something wrong with 460.79.

Windows installs 432.00 after booting from safe mode (where I’ve used Driver Uninstaller). I need it to cut that shit out so I can install 457.51.

[alms]

There should be no need to use Driver Uninstaller, the nVidia installer has a Clean Install option. Check it while installing 457 and hopefully everything will be OK.

Keep an eye out for new drivers as the latest version will be likely iterated rapidly.

PS: using the clean install will reset your graphics driver optons.

[soopytwist]

Precisely why I use Display Driver Uninstaller, it keeps my control panel settings.

I found a simple workaround - turn my modem off when I reboot from safe mode. I’ve installed 457.51 with no hassle from Windows this time. Not seen any glitching yet but too early to tell so I’ll keep an eye on it. But 460.79 definitely is a bad driver, at least for me so I won’t be using it. I’ve contacted Nvidia support but like a lot of services currently I don’t expect a response anytime soon.