Re: Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

On Mon, 5 Oct 2020 00:16:22 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

> Is it just me, or is this updating to a "specific" latest 
> driver essentially a random crapshoot of unexpected events?

UPDATE

Given the Nvidia driver situation was a mess, and, worse, I experienced a
BSOD this morning, basically just after adding the Nvidia drivers, I
decided it was prudent to back out all the Nvidia driver changes I made.
o <https://i.postimg.cc/2862Ztvf/driver01.jpg> Original driver & versions
o ... other drivers than Nvidia were updated ... 
o <https://i.postimg.cc/VLV19vTz/driver15.jpg> Updated Nvidia to 1.3.38.34
o <https://i.postimg.cc/CKjgVNKK/driver16.jpg> Too many Nvidia drivers
o <https://i.postimg.cc/h46knt53/driver17.jpg> Uninstalling Display Driver
o <https://i.postimg.cc/nhYgqYc6/driver18.jpg> Uninstalling Audio Driver
o <https://i.postimg.cc/fbzFCtVk/driver19.jpg> Both drivers are now gone
o <https://i.postimg.cc/0NV4BkSn/driver20.jpg> There are no Nvidia drivers
o <https://i.postimg.cc/G2N5bXqs/driver21.jpg> Windows did an auto update
o <https://i.postimg.cc/QCTnCcyY/driver22.jpg> Back to original versions

Original driver & versions:
o Display adapters > NVIDIA GeForce 210
  Driver Version: 21.21.13.4201 Driver Date: 11/14/2016
o Sound, video and game controllers > NVIDIA High Definition Audio
  Driver Version: 1.3.30.1 Driver Date: 11/14/2016

Interim driver & versions:
o Display adapters > NVIDIA GeForce 210
  Driver Version: 21.21.13.4201 Driver Date: 11/14/2016
o Sound, video and game controllers > NVIDIA High Definition Audio
  Driver Version: 1.3.38.34 Driver Date: 6/8/2020
  Driver Version: 1.3.30.1 Driver Date: 11/14/2016

Current driver & versions:
o Display adapters > NVIDIA GeForce 210
  Driver Version: 21.21.13.4201 Driver Date: 11/14/2016
o Sound, video and game controllers > NVIDIA High Definition Audio
  Driver Version: 1.3.30.1 Driver Date: 11/14/2016

In summary, you'd think it would be easy to update the Nvidia drivers to
the specific latest known version, but it's problematic to do so.
a. You can end up with duplicate drivers, as I did, and, 
b. You can end up with crapware that you didn't want, as I did, and, 
c. It's not as easy to aim for a specific driver as one might think.
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This experience is posted so that others benefit from the immense effort.