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Microsoft begins ensuring Windows 11 23H2 minimum system requirements compatibility

Sayan Sen — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP) program for the upcoming Windows 11 23H2 feature update. This is to certify compatible hardware and ensure compatibility. Read more...

WingetUI gets custom sources, filtering, performance boost, Defender block prevention

Sayan Sen — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 08:04:01 +0000

WingetUI has received a multitude of upgrades with its latest update. The new release brings performance boosts related to packages and CLI, new special icons, digital signing, and more. Read more...

Nvidia proudly brags about its Windows 11 and 10 drivers against AMD and Intel

Sayan Sen — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 17:12:02 +0000

Nvidia is proud of the display driver updates for its GeForce GPUs. A senior employee has released an interesting chart showing how much more consistent it has been in releasing Windows drivers. Read more...

Microsoft WHQL-signed FiveSys driver was actually malware in disguise

Sayan Sen — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:12:01 +0000

A WHQL-certified driver called "FiveSys" was detected by Bitdefender which was, in reality, a malicious rootkit. After learning about it, the driver's signature has since been removed by Microsoft. Read more...

Nvidia 465.89 WHQL driver adds support for Dirt 5's new ray tracing update

Steven Parker — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:24:01 +0000

The new WHQL driver adds support for Outriders as well as day-1 support for Dirt 5's new ray tracing update, Evil Genius 2: World Domination, and the launch of the KINGDOM HEARTS Series. Read more...

Nvidia releases GeForce 388.00 WHQL drivers; contains mainly fixes

Steven Parker — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 10:14:01 +0000

WHQL GeForce Game Ready drivers have been released for Windows 7 and up. Aside for some improvements to Destiny 2 and Assassin's Creed: Origins, there are no new front facing features. Read more...

Nvidia releases GeForce 387.92 WHQL drivers; fixes Windows 10 Night light

Steven Parker — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 08:22:01 +0000

Newer WHQL GeForce Game Ready drivers have been released for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and all flavors of Windows 10, including an updated one for Insider builds fixing annoying issues people were having. Read more...

PSA: Nvidia Game Ready 375.86 drivers cause massive performance issues

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 10:48:01 +0000

Nvidia's latest Game Ready drivers, 375.86 WHQL, were supposed to optimize machines for new gaming titles. Instead, the new drivers are significantly decreasing performance and causing flickering. Read more...

Nvidia pushes out Game Ready 372.54 WHQL drivers for No Man's Sky

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:38:01 +0000

Nvidia has published a new version of its graphics driver, optimizing performance in No Man's Sky, Paragon and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. The drivers also fix a number of reported issues. Read more...

NVIDIA WHQL driver now available for Windows 8

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:56:48 +0000

Several weeks after the RTM launch of Windows 8, NVIDIA has finally gotten around to releasing new WHQL-certified non-beta drivers for Windows 8 users, through the 306.23 driver update. Read more...

Windows 8 RP NVIDIA GeForce drivers out of beta

John Callaham — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:25:36 +0000

NVIDIA has announced that its Windows 8 Release Preview drivers are now out of beta for desktop owners and are available for download. They are also WHQL certified by Microsoft. Read more...

NVIDIA Windows 8 WHQL driver still not ready yet

Steven Parker — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:03:16 +0000

NVIDIA has updated their software blog again telling customers that they are still between 4 and 8 days away from releasing a Windows 8 WHQL driver, and even then it'll be a beta release. Read more...

NVIDIA ForceWare 191.07 WHQL

Marcel Klum — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:21:03 +0000

NVIDIA ForceWare software unleashes the full power and features in NVIDIA's desktop, gaming, platform, workstation, laptop, multimedia, and mobile products. Delivering a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games... Read more...

NVIDIA ForceWare 190.62 WHQL

Marcel Klum — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:27:05 +0000

NVIDIA ForceWare 190.38 WHQL

Marcel Klum — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:03:18 +0000

NVIDIA ForceWare 186.18 WHQL

Marcel Klum — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:01:14 +0000

NVIDIA ForceWare 185 WHQL

Marcel Klum — Sun, 10 May 2009 09:18:06 +0000

NVIDIA Forceware 182.50 WHQL

Marcel Klum — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:34:47 +0000

NVIDIA Forceware 182.08 WHQL

Marcel Klum — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:08:09 +0000

NVIDIA Forceware 182.06 WHQL

Marcel Klum — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:44:29 +0000

NVIDIA Forceware 181.22 WHQL

Marcel Klum — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:52:56 +0000

NVIDIA Forceware 181.20 WHQL

Marcel Klum — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:00:39 +0000

NVIDIA GeForce Release 178.24 WHQL

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:13:55 +0000

Thanks Amano for posting that we missed NVidia's new drivers for Windows Vista x32 and 64-bit that were released yesterday. The new drivers add support for the newly released GeForce 9-series of motherboards. Head over... Read more...

nVidia GeForce 175.16 WHQL Drivers

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:46:35 +0000

Nvidia has released Vista drivers for the Geforce 6, 7 & 8 series. This is a WHQL release available in 32bit and 64bit flavours. International versions are not available. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience... Read more...

Nvidia GeForce Forceware 169.25 WHQL

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:55:29 +0000

Nvidia GeForce Forceware 163.75 WHQL

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:14:35 +0000

Nvidia has released Vista & XP drivers for the Geforce 6, 7 & 8 series. This is a WHQL release available in 32bit and 64bit flavours for Vista but only 32bit for XP. International versions... Read more...

Nvidia GeForce Forceware 163.71 WHQL (Windows XP/2003)

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:39:56 +0000

NVIDIA has released another set of official drivers for Windows XP, Media Center Edition, Windows XP x64 and Server 2003 x64. They are for GeForce 6/7/8 line of GPUs, and are available in both 32bit... Read more...

Nvidia GeForce Forceware 163.69 WHQL (Vista)

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:08:16 +0000

NVIDIA has released another set of official drivers for Windows Vista. They are for GeForce 6/7/8 line of GPUs, and are available in both 32bit and 64bit flavors. International versions of the driver are available.... Read more...

ATI Catalyst Display Driver 7.8 WHQL For WinXP/Vista

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:15:20 +0000

AMD have released version 7.8 of their ATI video card driver package. The Catalyst™ software suite 7.8 contains the following:- Radeon™ display driver 8.401- Multimedia Center™ 9.16- HydraVision™- HydraVision™ Basic Edition- Remote Wonder 3.04- WDM... Read more...

NVIDIA ForceWare v162.22 WHQL

Steven Parker — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:04:57 +0000

There is a new Windows Vista WHQL driver release available to download from NVIDIA, v162.22. This is a new driver which will support GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series graphics boards; it does not support... Read more...

Nvidia ForceWare 158.24 WHQL (GeForce 6/7/8 - Vista)

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:12:44 +0000

On June 1st NVIDIA released another set of official drivers for Windows Vista. They are for GeForce 6/7/8 line of GPUs, and are available in both 32bit and 64bit flavors. This is a WHQL release... Read more...

Nvidia GeForce Forceware 94.24 WHQL x86 (not for Vista)

Thu, 17 May 2007 23:31:51 +0000

Nvidia has released WHQL XP drivers not for the Geforce 8 series. This is not a beta release and is only only a 32bit. International versions are up for download. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box... Read more...

Nvidia Forceware Vista 100.65 WHQL (Beta)

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:01:23 +0000

Nvidia has released yet another beta set of video drivers for Windows Vista. This time, the release is International and WHQL certified. Release Highlights: WHQL Certified driver for GeForce 8800, GeForce 7 series, and... Read more...

ATi gets WHQL Certification for Vista Display Drivers

Steven Parker — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:04:20 +0000

Underlining the company's leadership in developing hardware and drivers to support Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system, ATI Technologies Inc. today announced that its driver has been granted the graphics industry's first Windows Hardware Quality... Read more...

nVidia Forceware 91.31 WHQL released

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 04:31:35 +0000

NVIDIA, today, released an updated version of its unified driver release under the name ForceWare Release 90. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the... Read more...

nVidia ForceWare 84.21 WHQL

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:17:41 +0000

NVIDIA, today, released an updated version of its unified driver release under the name ForceWare Release 80. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the... Read more...

NVIDIA ForceWare v81.98 WHQL Driver

Steven Parker — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:38:05 +0000

NVIDIA have released an updated version of its unified driver release under the name ForceWare Release 80. v81.98 is WHQL certified and became available yesterday at the NVIDIA website. ... Read more...

nVidia ForceWare 81.95 WHQL

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:57:46 +0000

ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs. Includes full support for PCI Express and AGP. Release... Read more...

NVIDIA Forceware 81.85 WHQL

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:33:37 +0000

While some NVIDIA users are already using the 81.85 beta release, those more leary of the "b" word can now find a WHQL version for download. Release Highlights: ... Read more...

nVIDIA ForceWare for Windows 2000/XP 81.84 Official WHQL

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:42:43 +0000

The Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) Delivers rock-solid forward and backward compatibility with software drivers. Simplifies upgrading to a new nVIDIA product or driver because all nVIDIA products work with the same driver software. Includes full... Read more...