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Microsoft confirms Windows Update has been downgrading your GPU drivers as many times you tried updating manually.
Right now, Windows Update can treat an OEM-approved driver as the “best-ranked” match for your hardware, even if you manually installed a newer Intel, AMD, or Nvidia driver from the chipmaker’s website.
That is why some of you see Windows replace a fresh 2026 graphics driver with an older version from 2024 or earlier. It is not simply checking the driver version or date. It is following its targeting and ranking system.
The good news is that Microsoft is changing the policy. New display drivers can now use narrower targeting with 2-part HWIDs and CHIDs, so updates are scoped to the specific PCs they are meant for.
It's all part of Microsoft's plans to make the Windows 11 experience less annoying.

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