Windows 10: reverting to an older graphics driver

I recently updated my graphics driver to a newer one and now windows 11 is trying to revert it back to an older version. I want to know why when the computer runs a LOT smoother on this new graphics update. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/products/126790/graphics/intel-uhd-graphics-family/intel-uhd-graphics-630.html My computer has a 10th gen core i3 with the intel uhd630. if this is a bug please fix it

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Graphics card information.

Hi David,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10.

The error might occur if the Graphic card is cannot update the driver automatically.

I suggest you to update the graphic card manually by following the steps below:

• Press Windows key + X and click on
  Device manager.
• Expand Display Driver from the list.
• Right click on the Graphic driver and select
  update driver software.

Also, can download the latest version of the graphic card from the manufacturer website.

Hope the information is helpful. Please revert back with the necessary information and we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Windows is reverting my graphics driver to an older version

I have an Acer Aspire E5 571 running Windows 10. The CPU is an Intel i5 5200U that has an iGPU Intel HD Graphics 5500.



The latest driver for this iGPU is the 20.19.15.5171 from 11/04/2020, downloaded from the official Intel website.



Windows reverts this driver back to 20.19.15.4531 from 09/29/2016, thinking it's the latest one.

As you can see, this isn't a case where the driver manufacturer got the version number wrong or where i'm trying to maintain an old driver, windows is actually installing an older driver over a newer one.

I've tried multiple methods to prevent windows from changing my drivers but it always goes back after a day or two. I also am prevented from updating the driver so I have to reboot my PC into safe mode and use DDU to completely remove the older driver before installing the new one.

I only felt bothered by this now because only now I noticed some games have a 2x performance boost with the newer driver.

What can be done about this?

By the way, the latest driver in the Acer website is 10.18.15.4248 from 2015/08/18.

 

Windows 10 keeps updating an older graphics driver

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I will be glad to assist you with the issue you are experiencing with the computer. I understand the difficulty when things won’t work the way they should.

• What is the make and model of your machine?

I suggest you to enable the integrated graphics in the control panel of the Nvidia
and check if it helps.

• Did you try updating the Graphics card which you have installed recently?

Refer: How to update the display driver from device manager

This issue might have caused due to incompatibility of the display card with your machine. I suggest you to check with the manufacturer if the display card is compatible with you system and check if it helps.

Keep us posted to help you better.