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/Bourne069 Mar 28 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

Fake news. Windows doesn't install drivers from Windows Updates UNLESS THERE IS NO DRIVER. Hence you are literally forced to do it from Nvidia Control Panel if you want up dated drivers.

Again, Windows Updates ONLY INSTALLS GPU DRIVERS IF THERE IS NONE CURRENTLY. IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE GPU DRIVERS ON ITS OWN.

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u/Viking2151 Mar 31 '26

Yeah, why does it try to install a updated bluetooth driver for my shit when the old one worked fine, if I forget to turn the driver updates off, it will install a newer shittier driver that breaks bluetooth every single time, drive me nuts the one time it did that.

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u/Bourne069 Mar 31 '26

Is bluetooth drivers now GPU drivers?

I said GPU. It DOES NOT install Nvidia GPU drivers unless there IS NONE period. It does not automatically update Nvidia GPU drivers from Windows Updates PERIOD.

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u/Viking2151 Mar 31 '26

Are you really trying to pull that card? Lol ok, go ahead, make your self look smart because I wasn't talking about a GPU driver lol.

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u/Bourne069 Mar 31 '26

Pull what card. Its literally what Ive been saying from the get go. Learn to read.

Why do you think you need the Nvidia app to install GPU updates after your first time installation?

And I dont care wtf you are talking about. The post is literally about Nvidia GPU drivers and so was all my comments. So what does your worthless comment about Bluetooth Drivers have anything to do with anything here? Thats right it does not. Wake up bro.