Workaround arrives to stop forced Windows 10 updates

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.

Nvidia GeForce driver version 353.62 for Windows is compatible with Nvidia GeForce graphics adapters based on Fermi, Kepler and Maxwell architectures.

Image of Windows 10 courtesy of Windows Blog.

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.

The change to how Windows is updated is likely because Microsoft has switched its philosophy.

Users on the Windows 10 Insiders community complained about the issue and while Microsoft promised the bug would have been fixed in today’s released RTM version, it’s not.

The link to the tool above will take you to instructions on how to prevent the unwanted driver or update from being installed.

Awkwardly for Microsoft, the glitch was only uncovered following an earlier mandatory patch to the beta version of Windows 10 which ended up breaking multi-monitor setups and causing other glitches. The only real choice is whether to have the updates installed right away, or delayed until the next time the computer reboots.

Last month Microsoft raised eyebrows when a page on its site revealed that users of the Home edition – the one aimed at the general consumer market – will have all updates downloaded automatically. After the software is installed, users can go through the setup to select which updates to block or hide.

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. Instead, users need to manually uninstall the update, then use the tool to block the update from being reinstalled.