NVIDIA DCH/Standard Display Drivers for Windows 10 FAQ

why did nvidia introduce dch drivers that crash pc

no mater which country i select to download the latest drivers 442.01 i always get dch and never standard

. Cause youre not following instructions. There are no COUNTRY downloads as this is a HOTFIX DRIVER and you get it from a totally different location. The STICKY is at the TOP of the FORUM: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/337731/announcing-geforce-hotfix-driver-version-44201-rel/ This is the STANDARD driver: https://international.download.nvidia.com/Windows/442.01hf/442.01-desktop-notebook-win10-64bit-international.hf.exe .

I use Windows 10 64-bit system. I have GTX950 graphic card installed. I used the standard graphic driver from the very beginning but lately the DCH driver (version 442.19) was downloaded and installed. From this moment I have problem with some software. I decided to return to the previous driver version - not DCH - but it is impossible. The installer returns information that DCH version is needed. What can I do?

Within the Download drivers options for my graphics card I have as options SD or GRD. However, the windows system has the card type classified as DCH. which of the download options should I be using? thanks.

DCH drivers are the worst shit NVIDIA has ever done, it crashes the PC and slow down the performance, and on top of that, GeForce Experience forces you to install DCH drivers everytime you want to update through it.

What is the difference between NVIDIA Standard and DCH Display Drivers? Microsoft DCH (Declarative Componentized Hardware supported apps) drivers refers to a new Windows 10 driver package preinstalled by OEMS implementing the Microsoft Universal Driver paradigm. While the base core component files remain the same, the way DCH drivers are packaged differs from previous Legacy (Standard) drivers. More information on Windows 10 DCH Drivers are available directly from Microsoft: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/develop/getting-started-with-universal-drivers Which versions of Windows 10 supports NVIDIA DCH Display Drivers? NVIDIA DCH Display Drivers are supported on Windows 10 x64 April 2018 Update (Version 1803 OS Build 17134) and later versions. My Windows 10 PC has NVIDIA Standard Display Drivers installed. Can I download and install NVIDIA DCH Display Drivers from NVIDIA.com? No. NVIDIA DCH Display Drivers cannot be over-installed on top of NVIDIA Standard Display Drivers. We recommend users download drivers through GeForce Experience which will detect your display driver type and download the appropriate version. which will detect your display driver type and download the appropriate version. [/.] My Windows 10 PC has NVIDIA DCH Display Drivers installed. Can I download and install NVIDIA Standard Display Drivers from NVIDIA.com? No. NVIDIA Standard Display Drivers cannot be over-installed on top of NVIDIA DCH Display Drivers. We recommend users download drivers through GeForce Experience which will detect your display driver type and download the appropriate version. How can I tell which NVIDIA Windows Driver Type is installed on my PC? To confirm the type of system you have, open the NVIDIA Control Panel -> select “System Information from the bottom left hand corner -> locate Driver Type. The text that follows will show if the driver type is DCH or Standard. I uninstalled the NVIDIA DCH Display Drivers and NVIDIA Control Panel and then proceeded to download and install the latest driver from NVIDIA.com. Once the driver installation was completed, I am not longer seeing the NVIDIA Control Panel. The NVIDIA DCH Display Driver will install the base display driver components but the hardware support apps (NVIDIA Control Panel) must be reinstalled from the Microsoft Windows Store manually. You may download the NVIDIA Control Panel for NVIDIA DCH Display Drivers from the URL below: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/nvidia-control-panel/9nf8h0h7wmlt?activetab=pivot%3Aoverviewtab Please note: Reinstallation of the NVIDIA Control Panel is only necessary if you manually uninstall the NVIDIA Control Panel. If you are performing a clean install of Windows 10 x64 on a system which came preloaded with NVIDIA DCH Display Drivers, Windows Update will download and install both the NVIDIA DCH Display Driver and NVIDIA Control Panel automatically once you connect to the internet. I have NVIDIA Standard Display Drivers installed in my PC. Should I install the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Microsoft Store? No. The NVIDIA Control Panel available from the Microsoft Store is designed for use with NVIDIA DCH Display Drivers only.