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New Nvidia driver cause Windows to BSOD
Nvidia drivers confirmed to cause BSOD on Windows PCs without certain CPU instructions
https://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-...windows-pcs-without-certain-cpu-instructions/
Taras Buria · Aug 4, 2024 15:34 EDT · Hot!
Do you remember that story about old computers unable to run recent Windows 11 versions due to the missing POPCNT instruction set? As it turned out, the problem is not just about installing the latest OS on ancient hardware. Windows 10 users with old processors may now stuck in a blue screen of death loop due to unsupported Nvidia graphics drivers.
About a month ago, Nvidia published a knowledge base article about the end of support of its drivers on old computers without the POPCNT instruction set (POPCNT stands for population count). It is not just an arbitrary no-support state: installing driver 555 or newer on a system with a supported Nvidia GPU and unsupported processor results in the entire system crashing to a BSOD with the error code SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED.
Windows 10 users with systems powered by old processors with still-supported graphics cards (like GTX 750 Ti and newer) may want to tweak their Windows Update settings to prevent the OS from automatically downloading driver 555 or newer.
In all fairness, probably not many Windows users run their Core 2 Duo systems with still-supported Nvidia graphics cards, so the story is unlikely to stir too much drama among Windows users. But if your old pre-SSE4.2 system with the GTX 750 Ti or GTX 950 cannot boot after updating the graphics driver, you now know why. If you do not know whether your system supports the POPCNT instruction set, check out this article.
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Anyone have older computer and everyone have be very careful. Apply for all non-gamer and gamer folks must take very careful. Do not install Nvidia driver start with 555.xx and above know to cause BSOD!
Please shout out loud to everyone about this is very important to keep in mind.
Best to use old Nvidia driver for safe reasons to avoid install version 555.xx and later.
Also remember backup your important files, games, etc before bad happen come up cause by auto update from Windows Update (this will force install latest new Nvidia driver without your permission!) or other way...
If new AMD GPU drivers and new Intel GPU drivers maybe follow same like what Nvidia did put something quiet buggy code in new GPU drivers never let people know what happen will go on. Big surprise to everyone! So watch out!
Nvidia drivers confirmed to cause BSOD on Windows PCs without certain CPU instructions
https://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-...windows-pcs-without-certain-cpu-instructions/
Taras Buria · Aug 4, 2024 15:34 EDT · Hot!
Do you remember that story about old computers unable to run recent Windows 11 versions due to the missing POPCNT instruction set? As it turned out, the problem is not just about installing the latest OS on ancient hardware. Windows 10 users with old processors may now stuck in a blue screen of death loop due to unsupported Nvidia graphics drivers.
About a month ago, Nvidia published a knowledge base article about the end of support of its drivers on old computers without the POPCNT instruction set (POPCNT stands for population count). It is not just an arbitrary no-support state: installing driver 555 or newer on a system with a supported Nvidia GPU and unsupported processor results in the entire system crashing to a BSOD with the error code SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED.
Code:
Beginning with the Release 555, NVIDIA display drivers will no longer support older CPUs that do not support POPCNT (Popuulation Count) instruction. While these CPUs are already officially not supported on Microsoft's Windows 10/Windows 11, if a user with a PC using an unsupported CPU attempts to install R555+ display drivers, the PC will bugcheck/BSOD when booting into Windows.Windows 10 users with systems powered by old processors with still-supported graphics cards (like GTX 750 Ti and newer) may want to tweak their Windows Update settings to prevent the OS from automatically downloading driver 555 or newer.
In all fairness, probably not many Windows users run their Core 2 Duo systems with still-supported Nvidia graphics cards, so the story is unlikely to stir too much drama among Windows users. But if your old pre-SSE4.2 system with the GTX 750 Ti or GTX 950 cannot boot after updating the graphics driver, you now know why. If you do not know whether your system supports the POPCNT instruction set, check out this article.
****************
Anyone have older computer and everyone have be very careful. Apply for all non-gamer and gamer folks must take very careful. Do not install Nvidia driver start with 555.xx and above know to cause BSOD!
Please shout out loud to everyone about this is very important to keep in mind.
Best to use old Nvidia driver for safe reasons to avoid install version 555.xx and later.
Also remember backup your important files, games, etc before bad happen come up cause by auto update from Windows Update (this will force install latest new Nvidia driver without your permission!) or other way...
If new AMD GPU drivers and new Intel GPU drivers maybe follow same like what Nvidia did put something quiet buggy code in new GPU drivers never let people know what happen will go on. Big surprise to everyone! So watch out!
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