Nvidia and Microsoft fix Windows 10 problems

NVIDIA has just put out new GeForce Windows 10 drivers for those of you that have already made the jump to Microsoft’s latest OS.

The Nvidia driver update was delivered via Windows Update to Insiders running PCs and notebooks with Nvidia graphics.

Industry observers expect more than 350 million PCs will run Windows 10 within the first year.

Moreover, starting or switching tasks in apps and games with G-sync enabled won’t encounter any delay whatsoever, and Sony Vegas Pro 13 crashes will be history.

Today has been all about Windows 10, although a lot of what we have reported has not be very positive because some of our readers have experienced issues over the course of the day, such as the Windows 10 update getting stuck for a select few. In previous editions of Windows, users have always had the choice of whether or not to download a new feature or security update, including whether or not it was installed automatically, or manually.

The Nvidia drivers Windows was automatically installing were causing multi-monitor setups to break and screens to flicker amongst other things.

To block or hide the updates available through Windows Updates, users are expected to download the software package called wushowhide.diagcab from Microsoft. This means that, technically, there is no way for users to stop or not install an update.

Microsoft’s now released a “troubleshooter” tool that lets users block a particular update from running if it is causing problem.

Bott reports that when Windows 10 arrives this week, Windows Update won’t include the option of opting out of mandatory updates, but there’s a hidden Microsoft troubleshooting package, KB3073930, that allows users to hide or block Windows Updates and driver updates. Then, click on View Installed Updates – Control Panel from the results and choose the update to uninstall.