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Unstoppable auto-updates? More like auto-borkage.
Microsoft's automatic updates feature in Windows 10 has collided with Nvidia's driver system, sending the new operating system off the rails as it launches.
Early adopters are experiencing glitches (particularly in multi-monitor setups), and in some cases crashes, all triggered when Windows 10 automatically updates its graphics card drivers.
The misfiring upgrade has sparked howls of protests from netizens on the Nvidia forums and elsewhere.
The issue stems from a push-me-pull-you conflict between Windows Update and Nvidia’s own driver and software management tool, Nvidia GeForce Experience. Forbes reports that the latest driver version, 353.54, is only available through Windows Update, it isn't very stable, and yet Windows 10 installs it anyway automatically.
Nvidia GeForce Experience tries to downgrade the software to an earlier stable version (353.30), but is blocked by Windows 10, leaving users with broken systems.
Previous versions of Windows Update treated driver updates as optional but this has changed with Windows 10 – and this is why the dodgy driver is forced on users with frustrating consequences.
Links
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/28/windows_10_update_nvidia_driver_conflict/
https://grahamcluley.com/2015/07/windows-10-borked-automatic-updates-nvidia-drivers/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/07/25/windows-10-automatic-update-problems/
Microsoft's automatic updates feature in Windows 10 has collided with Nvidia's driver system, sending the new operating system off the rails as it launches.
Early adopters are experiencing glitches (particularly in multi-monitor setups), and in some cases crashes, all triggered when Windows 10 automatically updates its graphics card drivers.
The misfiring upgrade has sparked howls of protests from netizens on the Nvidia forums and elsewhere.
The issue stems from a push-me-pull-you conflict between Windows Update and Nvidia’s own driver and software management tool, Nvidia GeForce Experience. Forbes reports that the latest driver version, 353.54, is only available through Windows Update, it isn't very stable, and yet Windows 10 installs it anyway automatically.
Nvidia GeForce Experience tries to downgrade the software to an earlier stable version (353.30), but is blocked by Windows 10, leaving users with broken systems.
Previous versions of Windows Update treated driver updates as optional but this has changed with Windows 10 – and this is why the dodgy driver is forced on users with frustrating consequences.
Links
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/28/windows_10_update_nvidia_driver_conflict/
https://grahamcluley.com/2015/07/windows-10-borked-automatic-updates-nvidia-drivers/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/07/25/windows-10-automatic-update-problems/