windows 10 changed graphics driver to version that does not exsist on Nvidia's driver page

[Tune]

I Noticed today that Windows 10 Pro changed my Nvidia graphics driver to a version that is not listed on Nvidia's driver download page. I have my windows update settings set to install just the basic security updates and to ignore updates from other microsoft products. My Gtx 780 driver version was changed to version 376.53 which does not exsist on Nvidia's driver page (http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us). My update history shows the following entry:
NVIDIA - Display - 12/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - 21.21.13.7653

Has this happened to anyone else? I find it very strange because according to windows(NVIDIA Display driver update released in December 2016), vers. 376.53 was released in 12/2016 which means it has been around for awhile thus should be explained on Nvidia's driver page. what the hell is going on here!

[Snapjak]

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/992700/geforce-drivers/windows-10-automatically-installs-376-53-/

[Tune]

Автор сообщения: Snapjak

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/992700/geforce-drivers/windows-10-automatically-installs-376-53-/

i read through that, but no one from nvidia chimed in so... i mean i have noticed with some of the newer driver updates that i take a performance hit so thats why i stuck with what ever the fug version i had before, cant remember, but it would be nice to see what improvments were done on this version. now i have to waste more of my time to get my system back to max frame rate

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

yes. windows 10 has the habit of downloading the nvidia gpu driver for you.

[CursedPanther]

Sounds like one of the driver versions retracted by NVIDIA due to unknown reason but had remained in the Windows Update database.

Rule of thumb, don't download drivers through Windows Update.

[Tune]

yea i know i never do thats why it caught me by suprise. i think i checked a box the other day to what i thought would allow windows to download custom icons for programs but i think it opened up this to happening i reviewed all my update settings to stop this from happening again

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Just disable Driver updates for Win10 and do it yourself.
Wipe it out with DDU.

[._.Stashed Girl._.]

Yeah.. Me too I suffer from this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥ of Microsoft.
I updated my graphics cards from the nvidia site, all is ok now.. Ah .. It's all good..

W..
WAIT !!
BUT...
NO.. NO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ OPERATING SYSTEM OF ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ STOP RE-DOWNLOADING THAT ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ UPDATE .....

I start really to have the motivation of sending to Cortana all my HATE about Windows Update in Windows 10 (NOT PRO EDITION HERE) !

WHY.. Microsoft, What we've done to you for desserving that pain, stop making us suffering from your experiments when our system are fine !!!??

[[☥] - CJ -]

DDU when used turns off automatic driver installs, fyi.

[Tune]

Автор сообщения: ☥ - CJ -

DDU when used turns off automatic driver installs, fyi.

is there a setting in DDU software you must activate to allow DDU to turn off auto driver updates?

[[☥] - CJ -]

No, it does it automatically when you use it

[Tune]

ok got ya! thanks a bunch

i stilll just dont understand why this driver is not listed on Nvidia's driver download page, very strange. does anyone have spec info on vers 376.53? On the driver page it goes from 376.33 to 378.49 skips over it WTF is this all about?

[-=SOF=-WID99]

use the MS tool to stop driver updates

wushowhide.diagcab.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3073930/how-to-temporarily-prevent-a-driver-update-from-reinstalling-in-windows-10

i use that all the time to keep Win 10 from not updateing my WORKING set of drivers on my Win 10 home laptop as well as my Win 10 Pro Desktop

only issue is when ya have a NEW version build of Win 10 rolls out .. yep ya gotta run the wizard ....and the tool again

but yes it'll block driver updates on the hardware you select ..so you can use the proper drivers you wish to use

works great for my old lexmark lazer printer too , as well as my old Sound card in my desktop and the conexant audio chip in my cheapo laptop and AMD crap video chip in there too . it just seems to run better with older drivers ... so DL that tool and back it up to a usb thumb drive
so you'll have it around when the next Win 10 build gets released .

so yes MS did release a workaround for when ya get auto updates of bad drivers .. it came out about the same time as WIN 10 Shipped

a;lso see this

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20170208-00/?p=95395