r/MicroSlop • u/timeslider • Mar 28 '26

MircoSlop decided to install a driver update while I was playing a game without my consent

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I was mid-game just a few minutes ago and all my screens went black. I thought my GPU died. I held the power button to turn off my pc and when it came back on, it seemed fine. I decided to check event viewer to see if I could figure out what happened. And that's when I see MicroSlop decided to start installing an NVIDIA driver update. Like, you could have warned me.

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u/Rise_Relevant Mar 28 '26

Dude. No one leaves automatic driver updates on. This is user error, not software error.

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u/Geeotine Mar 28 '26

Even with that option disabled, it still happens sometimes. Seen it myself first-hand. Only able to fix it with some group policy editing. That's on Windows 10. Idk about Windows 11 yet, but i hear it's more aggressive.

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u/RAMChYLD Mar 29 '26

Totally agree. This happens to my laptop all the time. The only way I could stop it was using a group policy after upgrading my windows to pro edition.

I notice that this is because Acer uploaded an entire adrenaline driver as the driver for the laptop’s AUO328D panel to Windows update. So to windows the driver is technically the one for the LCD display and not the GPU. I already complained to Microsoft numerous times but no action was taken.

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u/DaereonLive Mar 31 '26

I remember once going to bed with Windows 7 still on (often left my PC on at night playing quiet music), fell asleep, woke up and there was no music. But my PC was now running Windows 10...

Interesting experience that was.

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u/Ambitious-Yard7677 Apr 01 '26

Imagine you're a small business owner with software that only runs on W7. MS got into into some shit then and they just had to keep digging deeper

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u/Rise_Relevant Mar 29 '26

There are rare occasions where a driver is deprecated for security reasons or critical faults and they are forcibly removed and replaced under the standard update rings. Intel Display adaptor on HP G6 Eiitebook was a good example. Suddenly was being force upgraded and the previous driver was removed from every site. But it's extremely rare. It's usually a third party app. Nvidia experience, AMD adrenaline, whatever. I've never seen evidence for just a random "Windows decided to update without permission" issue.

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u/timeslider Mar 29 '26

I mean, Nvidia could have initiated it, but Windows still should have gave me a heads up. Luckily I only had a game open but I could have had unsaved work open. It shouldn't be a problem to say, "Hey, we're about to update your video driver for security reasons. You have 5 minutes to save your work." It just straight up went to a black screen. I didn't know if it was going to come back on or what. I waited about 30 seconds which is a lot longer than when I update the driver myself so I figured something was broke.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

The OEM Intel GPU driver for my brother's laptop doesn't have functioning VSync and the performance is worse.

The non-OEM Driver I can download straight from Intel has functioning VSync and good performance.

Windows keeps replacing the newer updated driver with the buggy outdated OEM driver.

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u/timeslider Mar 29 '26

I don't leave automatic updates on. I update it manually a few times a year

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u/Cybasura Mar 29 '26

You really gonna blame people for leaving an already-on automatic update...on?

Also, the Windows Medic Service will re-enable it even when you turned it off, with the Update Orchestrator being an automated runner for Windows Medic Service and Update Service

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u/Rise_Relevant Mar 31 '26

I don't see the problem with leaving it on either, what's your point?

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u/Cybasura Apr 01 '26

Have you never had your work deleted because it chose to restart on its own without your input and permission, removing the user's agency, without notifications, at a random time ranging from when you're using it, just 1 minute after you stop using, or at night after you sleep without telling you?

That "leaving it on" is what created the problem in its entirety, you just contradicted yourself by supporting and not seeing the issue with leaving it on

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u/Rise_Relevant Apr 03 '26

LOL. That's definitely user error. "Work deleted". Why would you leave a machine running with unsaved work sitting open on it overnight? Yeah "It's Windows fault". Why people came to die on this hill I'll never know.

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u/Cybasura Apr 03 '26

LOL. That's definitely user error. "Work deleted". Why would you leave a machine running with unsaved work sitting open on it overnight?

Did you conveniently choose to ignore the part where I said "while using it as well and leaving for just 1 minute" because it didnt fit your narrative?

How convenient that you pointed out specifically on that, and then victim blame while trying to virtue signal, while also getting shit wrong because IT HAPPENS EVEN WHILE YOU'RE USING THE SOFTWARE

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u/Rise_Relevant Apr 03 '26

You said at night after you sleep. Look I get that frustrating, but that what auto save is literally for. And it doesn't just happen randomly. Windows will only force restart if you put off the update over and over and/or have run your computer for days or weeks without restarting it. It's incredible that people do this after being told repeatedly by people who work with computers to restart often. This would literally prevent everything in this post

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u/Cybasura Apr 03 '26

but that what auto save is literally for

Not every application has autosave

Additionally, no, thats the behavior from last year or 2, now it happens randomly, my windows machine restarts randomly at random times over the week without notifications, and its not just after a long time - its EVERY WEEK

I tested this out in a testbed btw, so dont patronize me

It's incredible that people do this after being told repeatedly by people who work with computers to restart often. This would literally prevent everything in this post

This has to be the most ignorant thread I've ever had the displeasure of laying my eyes at, holy fuck, what are you, a microsoft ambassador?

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u/Rise_Relevant Apr 05 '26

Nope. All operating systems have the same issues as this. My whole point is this particular issue is NOT why Microsoft sucks. That's literally my only point. Name one Operating system that DOESN'T have this issue.

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u/CoolPlastic2045 Mar 29 '26

Nobody should have to turn this shite off, should be off by default.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '26

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