Windows 10: I think I messed up my drivers

Discus and support I think I messed up my drivers in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a laptop that used to run well. I thought it was just getting old, but recently I looked and saw that my GPU which is a 1660 TI max q was not... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by AncientNoodle, Nov 14, 2023.

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    I think I messed up my drivers


    I have a laptop that used to run well. I thought it was just getting old, but recently I looked and saw that my GPU which is a 1660 TI max q was not being used. In the past I had tried to update the drivers but I think I deleted the old ones and downloaded the drivers from the Nvidia website. I think I should have downloaded them from the companies website instead. I also have another problem which I think is related, sometimes when I play a game that is more demanding it runs fine but then frames drop to 2-5. I check task manager and there is 100% CPU usage and 0% GPU usage. After a

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