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NVIDIA Game Ready Driver support for Windows 7 and 8 ends October 2021

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NVIDIA GRAPHICS FIRMWARE UPDATE TOOL FOR DISPLAYPORT 1.3 AND 1.4 DISPLAYS

Version: 1.0
Release Date: 2018.06.04
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit

NVIDIA GRAPHICS FIRMWARE UPDATE TOOL FOR DISPLAYPORT 1.3 AND 1.4 - Windows 10 Forums

NVIDIA GeForce Security Update Driver (WHQL)

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Version: 473.81
Release Date for Desktops and Notebooks: August 2, 2022
In Device Manager: 27.21.14.7381

Download: GEFORCE SECURITY UPDATE DRIVER

GeForce Security Update Driver Release Notes (PDF)

Control Panel User's Guide (PDF)

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New Features
NVIDIA has released a software security update display driver for GeForce GPUs to be usedwith Windows 7/8.x, which are no longer supported by Game Ready Drivers. Effective October2021, Game Ready Driver upgrades, including performance enhancements, new features, andbug fixes, are exclusively available for systems utilizing Windows 10 and Windows 11 as theiroperating system. Critical security updates will be available on systems utilizing Windows 7through September 2024.

See Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver – August 2022, which is posted shortly afterthe release date of this software, and will be posted on the NVIDIA Product Security page.

Fixed Issues
This version of the driver has no fixed issues.

Open Issues
As with every released driver, version 473.81 of this driver has open issues and enhancementrequests associated with it. This section includes lists of issues that are not fixed and featuresthat are not implemented in this version. Some of the issues may not have been thoroughlyinvestigated and, in fact, may not be NVIDIA issues. Others may have workarounds.

Enabling Access to GPU Performance Counters Using NVIDIAControl Panel

Access to GPU performance counters can be enabled for non-administrative users who needto use NVIDIA developer tools. You can enable access to GPU performance counters throughNVIDIA Control Panel → Developer → Manage GPU Performance Counters page. See theDeveloper → Manage GPU Performance Counters section of NVIDIA Control Panel Help forinstructions.

 

[Dwarf]

Currently experiencing some sporadic problems with this driver. Basically, I get pink/purple artifacts across the screen and then the system locks up. Sometimes it is able to recover, but sometimes it automatically reboots. It's not the card, as it is working perfectly in the other OSes with the latest appropriate drivers.

Been checking the NVidia forums about this, and I'm not the only one with this problem: Windows 8 Graphic Glitch - NVIDIA Forums and Windows 8 Consumer Preview Geforce Desktop/Notebook Driver Information - NVIDIA Forums - Page 6 describes the symptoms I'm getting perfectly.

It should be pointed out though that issues were present with the graphics drivers with the Beta versions of Windows 7 as well (not necessarily the same issues, but issues nonetheless). Hopefully, these will be ironed out over time.

 

[Dwarf]

Been getting quite a bit of this lately. Already today it has caused my system to lockup and reboot 3 times.

I can no longer recommend the use of this driver, and I am reverting to 296.10 (the latest W7 version).

Edit: Now back with 296.10. I'll see how that goes.

 

[Dwarf]

No lockups since reverting.

 

[GMan]

Been getting quite a bit of this lately. Already today it has caused my system to lockup and reboot 3 times.

I can no longer recommend the use of this driver, and I am reverting to 296.10 (the latest W7 version).

Edit: Now back with 296.10. I'll see how that goes.

Dwarf, I can practically assure you something else is wonky in the system. I've known NVIDIA/AMD drivers to never cause this type of thing. Yet, whenever it does happen, in 100% of the cases it is another cause.

You should see the things I read on Guru3d forum. Many, many say this that and the other thing about drivers and since I'm not part of the forum there, I don't say anything or offer help. Part of the reason for that is because most there like to overclock and the instant I would tell them not to, to test, oh boy lol!

You're welcome to run the tool in the Crashes subforum and post the zip either here or of course, you can make a thread there (even though you don't say any bsod).

The machine should have the ability to throw any driver at any time from NVIDIA on it and should never have a problem.

 

[Dwarf]

I should point out that I haven't had a single lockup since reverting to 296.10. I don't overclock, everything is running on fully automatic settings. We need to remember that W8 is still in development and that the hardware manufacturers are still in the process of developing drivers for the new OS. If I recall, there were issues with the graphics drivers for W7 during its development cycle and that NVidia have, in the past, been known to release a buggy driver (although this didn't affect everyone).

 

[GMan]

I should point out that I haven't had a single lockup since reverting to 296.10.

Cool! True though, I saw that before my post.

If an NVIDIA driver caused freezes or lockups, it would be plastered across all the internet and I haven't seen anything like that at all.

Especially if there have been recent bsods (C:\Windows\Minidump) - I can likely say what the exact cause is, although that isn't easy sometimes.

 

[Dwarf]

I can see your point. Often an apparent problem with a driver is not necessarily the fault of the driver. Indeed, it can be another application that interacts with the driver causing the problem to arise.

Update: I was getting the purple screen issue with 296.10 as well, although not for the first day or so. I updated to the Beta 301.24 and still got the problem. I then realised that the problem only seemed to manifest itself whenever I allowed Flash to run on a webpage (although it was random as to whether the problem occurred or not). I have now updated Flash (having first removed the existing version with the uninstaller) and, touch wood, so far so good.

 

[GMan]

I can see your point. Often an apparent problem with a driver is not necessarily the fault of the driver. Indeed, it can be another application that interacts with the driver causing the problem to arise.

Update: I was getting the purple screen issue with 296.10 as well, although not for the first day or so. I updated to the Beta 301.24 and still got the problem. I then realised that the problem only seemed to manifest itself whenever I allowed Flash to run on a webpage (although it was random as to whether the problem occurred or not). I have now updated Flash (having first removed the existing version with the uninstaller) and, touch wood, so far so good.

Yup, no doubt. Not sure if you've seen this or not: AdobeClearFlash

That clears system-wide LSO "super-cookies" that track you and also destroy stability/performance. Clear them and likely things remain good or fix things when bad.

If using Firefox, I recommend BetterPrivacy plugin because it can delete the LSOs on a timer or each time you close Firefox. Ghostery offers similar functionality but also disables all 3rd party tracking/snooping from advertisers, trackers and the like. I use both plugins.

 

[thatmanbrian]

I can play flash but for the life of me can't find any trace of "Flash Player" on my pc. I've got several folders but they don't contain an executable. How do I get the Global Setting Panel up please?

 

[Dwarf]

GMan supplied the link, but here it is again: Adobe - Flash Player : Settings Manager - Website Storage Settings panel

 

[Airbot]

I can see your point. Often an apparent problem with a driver is not necessarily the fault of the driver. Indeed, it can be another application that interacts with the driver causing the problem to arise.

Update: I was getting the purple screen issue with 296.10 as well, although not for the first day or so. I updated to the Beta 301.24 and still got the problem. I then realised that the problem only seemed to manifest itself whenever I allowed Flash to run on a webpage (although it was random as to whether the problem occurred or not). I have now updated Flash (having first removed the existing version with the uninstaller) and, touch wood, so far so good.

Yup, no doubt. Not sure if you've seen this or not: AdobeClearFlash

That clears system-wide LSO "super-cookies" that track you and also destroy stability/performance. Clear them and likely things remain good or fix things when bad.

If using Firefox, I recommend BetterPrivacy plugin because it can delete the LSOs on a timer or each time you close Firefox. Ghostery offers similar functionality but also disables all 3rd party tracking/snooping from advertisers, trackers and the like. I use both plugins.

GMan supplied the link, but here it is again: Adobe - Flash Player : Settings Manager - Website Storage Settings panel

Since about flash player 10.3 and above versions (since march 2011), you can delete all that natively, with the supplied flash player Settings Manager in the Windows Control Panel also.

 

[thatmanbrian]

My query arose as no one mentioned the setting had to be from windows control panel not from within flash player...

 

[GMan]

My query arose as no one mentioned the setting had to be from windows control panel not from within flash player...

Right, it's never from within Flash player. So far, we shown 3 methods of clearing LSOs:

1) The internet link: Adobe - Flash Player : Settings Manager - Website Storage Settings panel

2) Plugins such as Ghostery/BetterPrivacy that do so automatically if set to.

3) Control Panel .cpl as Airbot has shown.

 

[Dwarf]

Although I didn't get any purple screens yesterday, I've had a couple today. I've managed to locate this, which might be worth reading.

Timeout Detection and Recovery of GPUs through WDDM

I've added the TdrDelay entry to the registry and given it the value of 8 to extend the timeout threshold from the default of 2 seconds to 8 seconds.

 

[GMan]

Yeah, that's workaround that is unnecessary. Something else is wrong on the machine. Top of the list culprits are overheating or another poor driver.

But even then, if you've had the issue that addresses, you would be getting 0x116 bsods. Do you have a C:\Windows\Minidump folder at all? If so, we're probably already a long way to seeing what we can do for it.

If not, msinfo32 saved file is usually helpful to some degree.

I also notice your psu and tried to Google search it. It doesn't seem like a known brand such a Corsair or OCZ etc... It's doubtful but maybe that is part of this issue. It's another thing on "the list".

 

[Dwarf]

I don't think that it is down to overheating, as GPU-Z 0.6.0 is currently reporting a card temperature of 37°C. I have seen reports suggesting a PSU issue, and I suppose that it could be. I've been thinking about upgrading it anyway since I need more SATA connectors than I have currently.

What is your opinion on this one?

http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-zx-series-850w-power-supply.html

 

[GMan]

Don't really think you can beat OCZ as they're a known reliable brand across the industry for the products they make. So that would be an excellent choice imho.

Before you actually purchase anything though, is it possible you have another machine to borrow the psu from to test - or maybe a friend or relatives machines to borrow one from to test? You wouldn't even have to install it physically. Just let it sit on the desk if the cables are long enough.

Someone recently fixed their machine after I brought attention to the psu. The user ran Speccy and saw that the 12v was well below spec. Replaced the psu and reported back no more crashes. So maybe check things with that program too, can't hurt none.

 

[Dwarf]

I reckon you could well be right with the PSU. I ran Speccy and found that, although within spec, the 12V line was fluctuating. I then ran Furmark at 800x600 and 8X MSAA (so that I could still see the voltages reported by Speccy) and found that the 12V line dropped to as low as 11.5V almost immediately.

 

[Dwarf]

I'm still getting the lockups, although it is random. I had 3 in quick succession earlier today, but none since. I've also dug out the box that my current PSU came in and, whilst it is rated at 750W, the loading is spread across 2 rails. I'm currently getting parts together for a system upgrade, and the PSU is definitely going to be replaced with a single-rail model.