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NVIDIA and AMD send out new drivers for their current graphics cards at roughly monthly intervals. These often improve performance, especially on the latest AAA games…except when they don’t.
On occasion, a GPU driver will actually cause a big performance hit instead, sometimes coming along with game crashes or even complete shutdowns. One such update actually totaled a Windows installation and I had to completely reset my PC.
What’s to be done when the latest driver doesn’t play nice with your game or system? It’s a pretty straightforward process. You have a few options: install the driver cleanly, roll back to the previous version, or—the nuclear option—reinstall your operating system altogether.
Before You Start: Make a System Restore Point
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Newer versions of Windows make a system restore point, a pre-saved image of your operating system that lets you roll back to a stable point, every time you install a new version of an application. That applies to your graphics card driver, too—they’re released as giant executable files, after all. But it doesn’t hurt to double-check this option and make a manual backup point, just in case. If you’re worried about new drivers wrecking your system, it’s a good habit to get into.
Click the “Start” button or press the Windows button on your keyboard, then type “Create a restore point” and click the relevant result. Click the “Create” button in the menu.
Name the restore point whatever you like, such as “Before GPU update.” Adding a date to the description is helpful. Click “Create” and your PC will save all of your installed programs and system settings for an easy reversion.
Option One: Uninstall Current Drivers and Roll Back
If the latest drivers aren’t working for you, the easiest way to fix the issue is to simply uninstall them and reinstall the previous driver version. First, download the last version of the driver you know was working from either NVIDIA or AMD—both companies keep a database of driver releases dating back several months at least.
Once you’ve downloaded the older version, go into your Settings menu and uninstall the newer version. In Windows 8 and later, you can find this by clicking the “Start” button and typing “add or remove programs.” In Windows 7 or earlier, it’s in the Control Panel under “Programs and Features.”
NVIDIA’s driver package is labelled “NVIDIA Graphics Driver (version number).” For AMD cards, it’s simply labelled “AMD Software.” Click the entry in the list, then “Uninstall,” then follow the on-screen instructions. Once you’re done you’ll probably need to restart Windows, and your screen may flicker or display the wrong resolution.
When you’re back up and running, double-click the installer package you downloaded for the older version of the driver and follow the on-screen instructions. Your PC should run like it did before the newer version was installed.
Option Two: Install The New Drivers “Clean”
Alternatively, if option one doesn’t work, a “clean” installation of new GPU drivers uninstalls the existing software (plus add-ons like NVIDIA’s PhysX software), resets all settings, and the install the newest version fresh. Both NVIDIA and AMD have this option during the setup process (gee, it’s almost like people have trouble with this sort of thing a lot!).
For NVIDIA, agree to the licencing agreement, then click “Custom (Advanced)” and “Next.” Select “Perform a clean installation” on this screen.
For AMD’s installer, select “Custom install,” then your driver version, then “Clean install” on the following screen.
Again, you’ll probably see your screen flicker or adjust to the wrong resolution a few times during the installation process, and you’ll have to reboot your PC. Artcam jewelsmith jewellery design software.
Option Three: Use Your Restore Point
If neither of the above techniques help, use your system restore point. If you didn’t make one right before you installed the drivers, your system might have automatically—-or you can revert back to an older date. Your settings and installed programs will be affected, but not the files on your PC themselves.
In Windows 8 or 10, Click the “Start” button, then type “System restore” and click the relevant result. This time, click the button marked “System Restore” under the same heading (just above the middle of the menu). This will open the System Restore program itself, and you can follow the on-screen steps to revert to a more stable point.
Click “Next,” then click on the restore point that you created above (or an earlier one if that’s not an option—your PC should have at least one automatic point available). Click “Next.” Click “Next” again, making sure that your system drive is enabled (storage driver are optional).
Click “Finish” to begin the restore process. Your PC will restart itself and begin reverting to the previous point.
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If your drivers are so far gone that you can’t even see the image on your screen or monitor, you’re not out of options yet. You can try booting Windows into Safe Mode, which still has access to the System Restore program even while your PC isn’t operating at its full capacity. If your motherboard has its own monitor output—a place to plug in your monitor in addition to your discrete graphics card—you might need to use it instead in order to see what you’re doing.
The Nuclear Option: Reinstall Windows
If nothing else works, you can always simply reinstall your copy of Windows and start fresh. Obviously this isn’t an ideal option as it will take a lot of time and you may lose some files, but it’s better than nothing. It’s also a pretty good lesson in keeping a reliable backup.
Follow this guide, if you really need it—later versions of Windows are pretty easy to install. If you bought your computer fully-assembled, it probably has a Windows licence code embedded in the motherboard. If not, the code will be with the disc or the email receipt from when you purchased it.
If you’ve gone through all of these steps and you’re still seeing your computer or games crash, it might be a hardware issue with the graphics card itself. You’ll need to take it up with the manufacturer for a replacement or repair.
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There are two general ways your laptop's touchpad can break bad. The first is the nuclear option where it just stops working, which is uncommon but can happen after a software update. The more common occurrence is where your the touchpad on a new laptop feels finicky or skittish, registering unintended gestures while failing to recognize your intended swipes, pinches, taps and clicks. Acting in ways you wish it wouldn't.
I'll cover both cases for Windows 10 ($100 at Amazon)laptops -- dead and acting poorly. I'm using a Dell Latitude laptop with Windows 10 for this post, but touchpad settings vary by manufacturer. Your mileage, as they say, may vary.
Revive a dead touchpad
If your laptop doesn't feature a touchscreen display, then you will need a mouse to revive a disabled touchpad. With your touchscreen or mouse, open Settings and go to Devices > Mouse & touchpad. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click Additional mouse options.
The Mouse Properties window will open. Click the tab that lists your laptop's touchpad -- mine is labeled Dell Touchpad. If you don't see such a tab, then look for a tab labeled ELAN or Device Settings, where you'll see your touchpad listed under Devices. Click on the touchpad to select it and then click Enable. On my Dell Latitude, the Dell Touchpad tab featured a link that opened a custom Dell settings window whose main page had a toggle switch for turning the touchpad on and off.
One other thing to try is to see if your laptop has a function key that enables/disables the touchpad. It should look like a tiny touchpad with a diagonal line through it (it may be Fn + F5, Fn + F6 or something else entirely). Try toggling this key if you have it before you freak out about possible touchpad woes.
Settle down a skittish touchpad
There are a number of ways a touchpad can feel wonky. Perhaps your cursor is moving too fast or too slow. Maybe the touchpad feels too sensitive, registering phantom clicks and gestures. Or maybe it's not sensitive enough, making you repeat yourself. Thankfully, Windows 10 offers a number of settings to fine tune how your touchpad reacts to your clicks, taps and swipes.
First up, set the speed of your cursor. On the Mouse Properties windows, click the Pointers Options tab and play around with the slider for Select a pointer speed until you find a speed you can work with. You can also speed up or slow down the double-click speed; the slider for this setting can be found on the Buttons tab.
Next, let's get your touchpad gestures in order. On my Dell Latitude, the settings for all touchpad settings are located in Dell's custom Pointing Devices shell, which is accessible from the Dell Touchpad tab in the Mouse Properties window in Mouse & touchpad settings.
On any Windows laptop I use for any length of time, I always disable two touchpad settings: tapping and zoom. Tapping lets you tap the touchpad to perform a click instead of using a mouse button. I find it's more a nuisance than convenience because it makes a touchpad constantly think I'm tapping when I'm not. I also find a touchpad regularly thinks I'm pinching to zoom when the only time I use that gesture is when I'm using Google Maps. Since I don't use Google Maps all that often on my laptop, zoom is out. When you disable the zoom gesture, you may see a setting for rotate. I disable that too, since I don't use that gesture either.
I also change the default direction for swiping vertically. On my Dell Latitude, it offers a checkbox for Reverse Scroll Direction.
Lastly, if you back out of the Mouse Properties window and return to the Mouse & touchpad panel in Settings, you'll see a Touchpad delay setting. By default, it's set to Medium delay. I suggest moving it to Long delay, which helps to keep the touchpad from registering your palm as a tap as you type and jumping your cursor to a new spot in your document. Dell also offers a slider for TouchGuard, which performs a similar function of preventing unwanted cursor jumps from your palms when typing.
Update your drivers
I'm using a 2017 Dell Latitude and when I tried to update the touchpad driver, I was told that the driver was up-to-date; the driver is from 2006. So, the odds are your touchpad driver is current and not the source of your touchpad problems. Still, it's worth checking if your touchpad is acting up. To do so, search for Device Manager, open it, go to Mice and other pointing devices, and find your touchpad (mine is labeled HID-compliant mouse, but yours may be named something else). Right-click on your touchpad and click Update Driver Software.
Your laptop will check the internet for updated driver software and, hopefully, update accordingly. If your computer can't find an updated driver, you may need to look for the updated driver by yourself. Look at the downloads sections of your laptop manufacturer's website or just Google '[LAPTOP MODEL] Windows 10 touchpad driver.' You may need to uninstall your old touchpad driver (Device Manger, right-click on touchpad, Uninstall) before installing the new driver.
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It is not recommended that you get Drivers though Windows Updates, unless they are for Microsoft's Hardware.
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Sometimes Microsoft gives you Updates for 3rd Party Hardware: Graphics, Network Adaptors, etc.
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You should only obtain the latest Drivers for them from the actual Computer/Laptop Hardware Manufacturer's website, as Microsoft normally does nor have those latest Drivers available as Microsoft relies of the 3rd Party Hardware Manufacturer to supply them.
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Cheers.