windows drivers. i’ve been doing this work for decades: i quit chasing down every driver update from all the various manufacturers years ago. windows is actually really good at fleshing-out necessary drivers and putting them on, and has been for awhile. gamers and others that ‘need’ gpu driver updates, sure. get 'em from the source. same with things that windows didn’t have for some odd reason.
my own ‘gaming rig’ in use now (zen3, 3060, w11) is just using the gpu drivers from windows update. they work just fine. i’ve never even loaded nvidia’s control panel on that pc and accepted its eula so i could make what few adjustments it has (very limited compared to the ‘full’ driver pack). they’re actually more stable, even: when the system updated to w11, i did try the ‘latest and greatest’ but the system crashed daily. rolled back (ty, reflect) and kept the wu-supplied drivers, and been smooth sailing ever since.
windows drivers. i’ve been doing this work for decades: i quit chasing down every driver update from all the various manufacturers years ago. windows is actually really good at fleshing-out necessary drivers and putting them on, and has been for awhile. gamers and others that ‘need’ gpu driver updates, sure. get 'em from the source. same with things that windows didn’t have for some odd reason.
my own ‘gaming rig’ in use now (zen3, 3060, w11) is just using the gpu drivers from windows update. they work just fine. i’ve never even loaded nvidia’s control panel on that pc and accepted its eula so i could make what few adjustments it has (very limited compared to the ‘full’ driver pack). they’re actually more stable, even: when the system updated to w11, i did try the ‘latest and greatest’ but the system crashed daily. rolled back (ty, reflect) and kept the wu-supplied drivers, and been smooth sailing ever since.
Microsoft excels at driver compatibility, and has for a long time. It’s their strongest suit.