DRIVERS & SUPPORT FOR LAPTOPS & DESKTOPS (Intel, Nvidia and AMD).

[jaybee83]

if anyone is interested, i can highly recommend Team Phoenix decrapified windows builds: https://phoenixliteos.com/

 

quite lightweight and performant, i installed a full lite OS win 11 build for my lady's machine and its been running quite smoothly!

[KING19]

On 7/25/2022 at 7:37 PM, RandomIdiot said:

Actually, the stock Lenovo drivers are newer than the ones I installed. On the Lenovo Discord threads the opinion seems to be that 511.79 is the safest choice - which is what I got. Considering the age of Nvidia's last standard driver, I thought it would be more likely to screw things so I took the chance on DCH. From past experience the only time I even used Nvidia control panel is when Optimus isn't smart enough to pick the right GPU so I wanted to keep it in my back pocket just in case - not quiet sure how well AMD's implementation will be.

 

I didnt think DCH drivers will work the LTSC version of Win 10 since it doesnt have MS store. The Nvidia control panel is needed in order to use optimus but the Lenovo Legions uses a MUX switch so you can keep Optimus disabled by having Hybrid mode off without relying on the CP and also it'll disable the AMD IGPU drivers if you have them installed.

[RandomIdiot]

On 7/27/2022 at 3:18 PM, KING19 said:

 

I didnt think DCH drivers will work the LTSC version of Win 10 since it doesnt have MS store. The Nvidia control panel is needed in order to use optimus but the Lenovo Legions uses a MUX switch so you can keep Optimus disabled by having Hybrid mode off without relying on the CP and also it'll disable the AMD IGPU drivers if you have them installed.

The drivers will work fine, it's just you have to side-load the control panel if you want it. If I can keep GPU selection functioning reasonably well on hybrid mode I'd prefer to keep it since the battery life is way better, and I'd be forever forgetting to switch the MUX myself

[jaybee83]

4 hours ago, RandomIdiot said:

The drivers will work fine, it's just you have to side-load the control panel if you want it. If I can keep GPU selection functioning reasonably well on hybrid mode I'd prefer to keep it since the battery life is way better, and I'd be forever forgetting to switch the MUX myself

the MUX provides more performance though, since routing the signal through the igpu as in hybrid mode robs u of significant fps in games...

[RandomIdiot]

2 hours ago, jaybee83 said:

the MUX provides more performance though, since routing the signal through the igpu as in hybrid mode robs u of significant fps in games...

True that, but as much as I hate to admit it, I'm probably too old to make gaming performance my top priority - says the guy who just bought a gaming laptop ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[RandomIdiot]

On 7/26/2022 at 2:21 PM, jaybee83 said:

if anyone is interested, i can highly recommend Team Phoenix decrapified windows builds: https://phoenixliteos.com/

 

quite lightweight and performant, i installed a full lite OS win 11 build for my lady's machine and its been running quite smoothly!

Which build would be closest to LTSC? As much as I'm loathe to have anything to do with Win.11, morbid curiosity still lurks

[jaybee83]

19 hours ago, RandomIdiot said:

Which build would be closest to LTSC? As much as I'm loathe to have anything to do with Win.11, morbid curiosity still lurks

they actually have an LTSC build available, if u wanna check that out:

https://phoenixliteos.com/19044-1566-LTSC-Plus/

 

as for Win11, the closest to LTSC would be the latest Pro Plus build:

https://phoenixliteos.com/22621-169Plus/

[KING19]

20 hours ago, RandomIdiot said:

True that, but as much as I hate to admit it, I'm probably too old to make gaming performance my top priority - says the guy who just bought a gaming laptop ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Im kinda the same way. I havent been gaming much lately due to work and other things. Also i need the battery life more than gaming performance these days, after all i get around 7-8 hours of battery life with the 80WH battery upgrade so it gets me through a work day when i need to bring it with me. Even with Optimus on i still great performance with my overclocked 1660ti especially in Cyberpunk getting 60-70+ on High settings using the FSR 2.0 Mod i been using. A MUX switch is still useful but only wish it had Advanced Optimus which is the best of both worlds.

[KING19]

NVIDIA Game Ready Driver 516.94 - WHQL

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/192968/en-us/

 

Although GeForce Game Ready Drivers and NVIDIA Studio Drivers can be installed on supported notebook GPUs, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM for recommended software updates for your notebook.

Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases. Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix is included for the best gameplay on day-1.

Game Ready for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered which includes support for the latest gaming technologies including NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA DLAA, NVIDIA HBAO+, and upgraded ray-tracing effects. In addition, this new Game Ready Driver offers support for the latest releases and updates including Madden NFL 23 and the beta for SUPER PEOPLE.

 

Feedback:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/498956/geforce-grd-51694-feedback-thread-released-8922/

 

 

Gotta keep the tradition alive!

[jaybee83]

14 hours ago, KING19 said:

NVIDIA Game Ready Driver 516.94 - WHQL

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/192968/en-us/

 

Although GeForce Game Ready Drivers and NVIDIA Studio Drivers can be installed on supported notebook GPUs, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM for recommended software updates for your notebook.

Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases. Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix is included for the best gameplay on day-1.

Game Ready for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered which includes support for the latest gaming technologies including NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA DLAA, NVIDIA HBAO+, and upgraded ray-tracing effects. In addition, this new Game Ready Driver offers support for the latest releases and updates including Madden NFL 23 and the beta for SUPER PEOPLE.

 

Feedback:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/498956/geforce-grd-51694-feedback-thread-released-8922/

 

 

Gotta keep the tradition alive!

uncle @Papusan would be proud 😂

[Papusan]

Intel Arc 31.0.101.3276 graphics driver with new Intel Arc Control 4741 as beta

 good Morning Aug 27, 2022

Intel has updated the graphics driver 31.0.101.3276 for Intel Arc, 11th and 12th Gen CPUs. As an innovation: with this driver, Intel Arc Control has been bundled in the driver package. This should simplify the installation, but also makes the driver package larger… And the Intel driver package is whopping 1.2GB (bigger is better bro @Mr. Fox ?). Yep, I who thought Nvidia had an awful big driver package, LOOL

[KING19]

NVIDIA Game Ready Driver 526.47 - WHQL

 

Game Ready

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for Sackboy: A Big Adventure, which features ray-traced reflections, shadows, and ambient occlusion effects and utilizes NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution for up to 2.5x faster performance. In addition, this new Game Ready Driver offers support for Victoria 3, WRC Generations – The FIA WRC Official Game, and the addition of DLSS 3 to F1 22.

 

Article:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/sackboy-a-big-adventure-pc-geforce-game-ready-driver/

 

Release Notes:

https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/526.47/526.47-win11-win10-release-notes.pdf

 

It fixes the map bug in Cyberpunk 2077

 

Feedback:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/503224/geforce-grd-52647-feedback-thread-released-102722/

 

 

[jaybee83]

13 hours ago, KING19 said:

NVIDIA Game Ready Driver 526.47 - WHQL

 

Game Ready

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for Sackboy: A Big Adventure, which features ray-traced reflections, shadows, and ambient occlusion effects and utilizes NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution for up to 2.5x faster performance. In addition, this new Game Ready Driver offers support for Victoria 3, WRC Generations – The FIA WRC Official Game, and the addition of DLSS 3 to F1 22.

 

Article:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/sackboy-a-big-adventure-pc-geforce-game-ready-driver/

 

Release Notes:

https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/526.47/526.47-win11-win10-release-notes.pdf

 

It fixes the map bug in Cyberpunk 2077

 

Feedback:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/503224/geforce-grd-52647-feedback-thread-released-102722/

 

 

at least based on the changelog no reason for me to upgrade yet, sticking to 522.25

[Papusan]

NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Drivers 526.98 WHQL

https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-geforce-graphics-drivers/

 

You can find the NVIDIA release notes here.

 

See also here.... NVIDIA GeForce 526.98 WHQL driver download & Discussion at Guru3.com/forum

 

Please post your results. I wonder how much this new Nvidia driver will destroy for the users. And be careful if you have the new 4090 gaming flagship from Nvidia.... Minimum one quality fire extinguisher right beside your PC is mandatory😁

 

GeForce GRD 526.98 Feedback Thread (Released 11/16/22)
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/504470/geforce-grd-52698-feedback-thread-released-111622/

 

 

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.8 

 

And Techpowerup released a new verion of NVCleanstall v1.14.0 today (16 Nov, 2022).

v1.14.0 (November 16th, 2022)

• Fixed driver update check not working
• When a driver update is detected, try to not disturb gaming and delay showing the notification popup
• If rebuilding the digital signature fails due to disabled KeyIso service, show a proper error message
• Added an option to skip the "unsigned driver" warning, when EAC-compatible signature mode selected

[jaybee83]

3 hours ago, Papusan said:

NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Drivers 526.98 WHQL

https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-geforce-graphics-drivers/

 

You can find the NVIDIA release notes here.

 

See also here.... NVIDIA GeForce 526.98 WHQL driver download & Discussion at Guru3.com/forum

 

Please post your results. I wonder how much this new Nvidia driver will destroy for the users. And be careful if you have the new 4090 gaming flagship from Nvidia.... Minimum one quality fire extinguisher right beside your PC is mandatory😁

 

GeForce GRD 526.98 Feedback Thread (Released 11/16/22)
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/504470/geforce-grd-52698-feedback-thread-released-111622/

 

 

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.8 

 

And Techpowerup released a new verion of NVCleanstall v1.14.0 today (16 Nov, 2022).

v1.14.0 (November 16th, 2022)

• Fixed driver update check not working
• When a driver update is detected, try to not disturb gaming and delay showing the notification popup
• If rebuilding the digital signature fails due to disabled KeyIso service, show a proper error message
• Added an option to skip the "unsigned driver" warning, when EAC-compatible signature mode selected

 

ha, as mentioned before, biding my time on this one. from my own experience and what ive seen online in the meantime, 522.25 is still the one to go with a 4090, all smooth sailing, no crashes or weird stuff happening 🙂 

[Papusan]

GeForce 474.06 and 474.04 as security update for Windows 7 to Windows 11 (older cards)

Nvidia has released a security update for the graphics card driver. This update is for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 (GeForce 474.06) and Windows 11 and 10 (GeForce 474.04) Kepler graphics cards. The vulnerabilities CVE-2022-3786 and CVE-2022-3602 are closed. Both were rated "High" and fix an OpenSSL vulnerability.

 

And of course they don't bother offer it for Kepler Mobile graphics cards. Desktop cards will always get the love. Both for performance and security updates long after the cards go EOL. 

 

Download links in the article above.

[Papusan]

NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Drivers 527.37 WHQL

You can find the NVIDIA release notes here.

 

See also here.... NVIDIA GeForce 527.37 WHQL driver download & Discussion at Guru3.com/forum

 

Please post your results. I wonder how much this new Nvidia driver will destroy for the users. And be careful if you have the new 4090 gaming flagship from Nvidia.... Minimum one quality fire extinguisher right beside your PC is mandatory😁

 

GeForce GRD 527.37 Feedback Thread (Released 12/1/22)
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/505276/geforce-grd-52737-feedback-thread-released-12122/

 

Rather quiet regarding complaints in the feedback threads. Not bad. Not bad at all. But how long was Adam in paradise?😎

 

A must have.....

 

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.8 (DDU) V18.0.5.9

 

Techpowerup NVCleanstall v1.14.0 

[jaybee83]

17 hours ago, Papusan said:

NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Drivers 527.37 WHQL

You can find the NVIDIA release notes here.

 

See also here.... NVIDIA GeForce 527.37 WHQL driver download & Discussion at Guru3.com/forum

 

Please post your results. I wonder how much this new Nvidia driver will destroy for the users. And be careful if you have the new 4090 gaming flagship from Nvidia.... Minimum one quality fire extinguisher right beside your PC is mandatory😁

 

GeForce GRD 527.37 Feedback Thread (Released 12/1/22)
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/505276/geforce-grd-52737-feedback-thread-released-12122/

 

Rather quiet regarding complaints in the feedback threads. Not bad. Not bad at all. But how long was Adam in paradise?😎

 

A must have.....

 

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.8 

 

Techpowerup NVCleanstall v1.14.0 

 

how long was Adam in paradise?! LOL ure cracking me up Papu 😄 

 

curious to see how this one holds up after the last two disastrous releases...

[Papusan]

On 12/2/2022 at 8:28 PM, jaybee83 said:

how long was Adam in paradise?! LOL ure cracking me up Papu 😄 

HeHe

 

As usual... Kepler mobile graphics is treated as <nvidia's> most unwanted stepchild. Pay more... Get less. And the same will happen for Maxwell, Pascal, Turing, Ampere and ADA based Jokebook graphics cards. Does't matter if you pay double up or +5000$ for a gaming Jokebook.... Nvidia hate give you same amount support as for their desktop cards. Wote with your wallet.

Nvidia outs Windows security driver 474.14 for GTX 700/600 Kepler GPUs

neowin.com · 3 hours ago - today

Nvidia has released a couple of drivers today for Kepler-based GeForce GTX 600 and 700 series cards. However, these drivers are not your usual Game Ready drivers but are important security updates.

 

Download:

• Windows 10 64-bit/ Windows 11: Standard / DCH (474.14)
• Windows 7/8/8.1 64-bit: 474.11

 

 

[Papusan]

TechPowerUp NVCleanstall v1.15.1 Released

 Techpowerup.com - Jan 24, 2023

 

TechPowerUp today released the latest version of TechPowerUp NVCleanstall, a handy utility that lets you take greater control over your NVIDIA GeForce software installation. NVCleanstall lets you disable stuff you probably don't need, such as Telemetry, or legacy components, giving your PC a leaner set of system software from NVIDIA. Version 1.15.1 introduces several handy changes. To begin with, the title screen shows whether the currently installed driver is a Studio driver (optimized for creators). A crash during the background update check for new NVIDIA drivers has been fixed.

We've added two more installer tweaks with this release. The first one lets you disable Multiplane Overlay (MPO)—doing so is known to fix certain rare system stuttering issues. Another tweak lets you disable the NVENC concurrent session encoding limits, so you can encode more than two streams in parallel. This tweak uses keylase's patch scripts from GitHub. The "build package" option has been improved to ensure it runs well on systems with more than 20 CPU cores, and better error reporting has been added. Grab TechPowerUp NVCleanstall v1.15.1 from the link below.

DOWNLOAD: TechPowerUp NVCleanstall 1.15.1

 

 

How to use NVCleanstall:

 

NVCleanstall - NVIDIA Driver Customizer - TechPowerUp

 

How to mod and sign NVIDIA drivers with TPU NVCleanstall

 

 

[KING19]

 

Release 530 Driver for Windows

 

NVIDIA Game Ready Driver 531.18 - WHQL:

https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/531.18/531.18-notebook-win10-win11-64bit-international-dch-whql.exe

 

Release Highlights

Although GeForce Game Ready Drivers and NVIDIA Studio Drivers can be installed on supported notebook GPUs, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website. NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM for recommended software updates for your notebook.

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new titles supporting NVIDIA DLSS 3 technology including Atomic Heart and the closed Beta of THE FINALS.

Gaming Technology
 

• Introduces support for RTX Video Super Resolution (Available for 30 & 40 Series GPUs)

Fixed Bugs
 

• [Steam version] Forza Horizon 4 may freeze after 15-30 minutes of gameplay [3866530]
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 occasional stability issues [3934963]
• Enable Dead Space Resizable Bar profile [3954048]
• Adobe After Effects / Media Encoder - ProRes RAW file issues with [3957455] [3957469]
• Adobe Premiere Pro application instability [3940086]

 

Release Notes:

https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/531.18/531.18-win11-win10-release-notes.pdf

 

Feedback:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/512048/-/

 

 

 

 

 

[Papusan]

TechPowerUp NVCleanstall 1.16.0 is Now Available for Download

by Techpowerup.com Yesterday, 23:15 

We have updated our popular NVCleanstall software that lets you customize the NVIDIA GeForce Driver package by removing components you don't need or want. Unlike the NVIDIA custom installation, you can unselect packages like Stereo 3D Glasses, USB-C, Notebook Optimizations, or Telemetry from the NVIDIA drivers, allowing for a truly custom installation. In the latest release of NVCleanstall 1.16.0, the software has been patched with a few interesting additions. Firstly, the software can now disable NVIDIA's Ansel in-game screen capture from the driver package. Next, the software also added a new install action, "Copy Folder," which copies the NVCleanstall output directory to a folder of your choice.

Besides new features, some fixes have been implemented as well. The "auto-accept unsigned driver warning" only worked on Windows 11 and has been fixed now to work on Windows 10, too. A rare crash has been fixed on systems with English (United States) culture settings, but with the decimal separator switched to a value other than "."—"," for example. Due to a change in NVIDIA's drivers the NVENC patch integration stopped working recently, which is fixed with this release as well. The upgrade is recommended for all users.

DOWNLOAD: TechPowerUp NVCleanstall 1.16.0

[Papusan]

TechPowerUp Releases NVCleanstall v1.17.0

Techpowerup.com - Yesterday

TechPowerUp today released the latest version of NVCleanstall, our nifty little utility that lets you download and install NVIDIA GeForce drivers with a much higher level of customization than NVIDIA's installer permits. This utility lets you disable (or enable) several components in the GeForce driver package that you can't find in the NVIDIA installer's "Custom install" page, including important settings such as telemetry. Version 1.17.0 introduces several improvements and fixed. To begin with, driver signature rebuild not working on Windows 11 24H2 has been fixed. The startup page now has a "what's new" link that takes you to the driver change-log from the Release Notes. We fixed an issue where the "automatically click driver unsigned warning" option was not working under certain conditions.

The messaging in the "Finished" page of NVCleanstall has been fixed. The driver dropdown now indicates "Windows 10/11" instead of simply "Windows 10." We improved the "build package" screen with a tip that the "-y" argument allows unattended installation. The overall interface has been improved to help with systems that have very low screen resolution. The "experimental" label has been removed from the GitHub-based NVENC Video Encoding Session Limit Patch in the options list. A rare error encountered when unpacking installers has been fixed.

DOWNLOAD: TechPowerUp NVCleanstall 1.17.0