**THE NVIDIA DRIVERS THREAD**

[Kelt]

I stopped the NVidia telemetry service yesterday, didn't follow all the instructions, just stopped that service.

Earlier today, SOTTR wouldn't start, it took me ages to find a log file complaining about the NVidia driver, that made me remember what I had done - Restarted that service, and the game started immediately!

I need to retry with the full "clean up" instructions...

Just download them from here.

https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/430-39-whql-430-53-hotfix-clean-version.421390/

The page gets updated with the newer drivers so worth bookmarking.

 

[varkanoid]

Just use NVSlimmer then you dont have to wait for the clean version. Used it yesterday on the hotix to install my own clean version and it is so easy brill little utility.

 

[Kelt]

Just use NVSlimmer then you dont have to wait for the clean version. Used it yesterday on the hotix to install my own clean version and it is so easy brill little utility.

Yeh, that's the one I downloaded, nice app.

 

[Wrinkly]

Best option is to download the clean version from https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/430-39-whql-430-53-hotfix-clean-version.421390/ (link automatically updates with each new version)

No need to download the full bloatware and other apps.

 

[ChrisD.]

Hmm I wasn't aware the telemetry was still installed with driver only, back to the clean version for me.

 

[opethdisciple]

Thing is tho I imagine the telemetry is for gathering information for use with the GFE.

It needs to be done some how.

 

[Kelt]

Thing is tho I imagine the telemetry is for gathering information for use with the GFE.

It needs to be done some how.

So why do Nvidia install the spyware even though you don't install GFE?

 

[tommybhoy]

Thing is tho I imagine the telemetry is for gathering information for use with the GFE.

It needs to be done some how.

So why do Nvidia install the spyware even though you don't install GFE?

Sheild TV - Game Stream requires Telemetry to stream games.

The Shield controller won't work in Windows without Telemetry service working either.

Found out about the above when I first disabled them and my Shields wouldn't connect.

'NV Cool and quiet' for laptops could use telemetry-but that ones a guess.

Telemetry does have its uses for crash reporting/non critical errors.

Hotfix driver has 5 telemetry services.

When I first checked telemetry after reading a post in here years ago there was only 3 running instances.

 

[arc@css]

I'll admit I'm pretty ignorant about the telemetry aspect of the driver, so what does it do or is it more of a case of hogging system resources rather than exposing the colour of your favourite underwear?

 

[Aretak]

I'll admit I'm pretty ignorant about the telemetry aspect of the driver, so what does it do or is it more of a case of hogging system resources rather than exposing the colour of your favourite underwear?

Nobody knows exactly what it does, other than that it collects unspecified information about your system and sends it off to Nvidia. It really comes down to whether you care about that or not. Though I don't see any excuse for silently installing it and running it in the background even if a user chooses to install the display driver only, rather than letting people know it's there and giving them an option to opt out if they wish. I suppose that data is just so valuable in today's world that they're more than willing to take any criticism for it in exchange for the vast amounts of data that they'll be collecting from the large majority of their userbase that won't even know the telemetry exists, let alone care.

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

Picked up 400 points in Firestrike Extreme with these drivers. That will do nicely.

 

[TNA]

Best option is to download the clean version from https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/430-39-whql-430-53-hotfix-clean-version.421390/ (link automatically updates with each new version)

No need to download the full bloatware and other apps.

Yep. Even better just clean it yourself. Takes less than a minute to do

 

[Wrinkly]

Yep. Even better just clean it yourself. Takes less than a minute to do

Downloading a larger file, then the messing about. Why bother when someone has been good enough to do it for you?

 

[fantasticCG]

Is this new driver no good for download from nvidia?

 

[TNA]

Downloading a larger file, then the messing about. Why bother when someone has been good enough to do it for you?

Larger file takes a few extra seconds to download for me so no issue there. As for the rest I guess in my case it is being sure the file that person has done it has not messed with. I know that is very unlikely, but I don't update drivers often and that extra piece of mind of me cleaning it myself is worth it for me. Not like it takes long

 

[varkanoid]

Larger file takes a few extra seconds to download for me so no issue there. As for the rest I guess in my case it is being sure the file that person has done it has not messed with. I know that is very unlikely, but I don't update drivers often and that extra piece of mind of me cleaning it myself is worth it for me. Not like it takes long

Yeah I would prefer to do that dont wholly trust Guru3d.

 

[Silent_Scone]

So why do Nvidia install the spyware even though you don't install GFE?

Your definition of spyware differs from 90% of people in the industry. Hard to appreciate such things when you're not experiencing issues, having become complacent - as the data collected also includes driver anomalies.

 

[ChrisD.]

Surely what it collects will be in their privacy policy?

 

[opethdisciple]

Technical specs and game settings used. I know that's what the GFE collects (at a minimum).

They use this info for recommendations based on the auto settings feature used with the GFE.

 

[ChrisD.]

Massive spyware then, zomg.