Windows 10 automatic update leads to a solution for graphics card and third-party driver errors

Beijing time on July 27th news, according to "Forbes" online version, last week Microsoft confirmed that all Windows 10 users will be forced to automatically install updates, which may lead to graphics card settings and third-party driver update errors.

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Awful driver

Users have mentioned in the NVIDIA forum that Windows updates will automatically install new drivers for Nvidia graphics cards, which will upset Multiple display settings, SLI (dual card) configuration, may even cause the PC to start completely stopped, allowing Windows 10 to enter emergency recovery mode.

Update Windows 10 Interface

When a user tries to get back to the state before the update, Windows automatically updates again causing the same problem. Forbes contributor Paul · Paul Monckton mentioned that this was due to a conflict between Windows Update and NVIDIA's own driver and software management tool, Nvidia Geforce Experience.

In addition, Windows updates do not prompt the user for the version of the driver that will be installed before the automatic update, so it is more difficult to try to find the cause of these problems.

Update conflicts

In addition, many PC accessories and peripherals come with bundled software that automatically manages driver updates. PC manufacturers often bundle driver update management software in their products (such as Lenovo). If Windows and third-party driver management cannot be updated at the same time, users will experience repeated upgrades/downgrades. Interestingly, this does not cause problems in previous versions of Windows because it classifies driver updates as "non-mandatory" updates, alerting users only when these updates are available.

NVIDIA's own driver and software management tools "Nvidia Geforce Experience" 

Short-term solutions

The main short-term solutions include the following two: If users can't stop Windows 10 The most obvious solution to the update is to uninstall all third-party driver management and completely avoid conflicts. But this will remove the control of third-party companies on their products.

Another solution is to force the update to stop, but according to a speech by Microsoft product marketing manager Helen Harmetz in April, this approach may eventually lead to the overall security update of Windows not working. Although it has not been determined in official official documents whether Microsoft will enforce this policy, if this policy is confirmed, this solution will also lose its meaning.

Windows 10 auto-update policy is still not very clear

Long-term solution

If Microsoft can allow users to turn off automatic updates on non-essential items, or do enough before the update Remind work, this is the best long-term solution, but the possibility is very small. Microsoft is more likely to implement another program called "Fast and Slow Rings". When the update is released, users who have doubts about the update will be able to select “Slow Ring” to install the update after a maximum of one month, and users who select “Fast Ring> will install the update immediately.

Seeking Balance

This decision to make Windows 10 updates completely automatic has its potential advantages. The above problem may indeed occur, but in the PC, the number of problems caused by the software version is too old is still much more than the update too often. Although Microsoft is too dictatorial in automatically updating this issue, it will provide Windows 10 users with more reliable and secure services. So how to find the balance is the most important thing at the moment.