Nvidia driver install location? (Auto-install issue)

[PackYourBaggins]

So I always clean install new GPU drivers using DDU every single time. But lately whenever I go to install the new drivers, Windows auto-installs Nvidia driver 338.13 every time. And more often then not, it does this during the installation process of the new drivers I'm trying to install which causes issues. I have the Windows setting for auto-installs to NOT do that, so that isn't the problem.

 

So I figure my only option is to delete 338.13 off my PC. But the issue with that is... I CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE. Does anyone know where the drivers are installed so I can delete drivers 338.13? I've checked every Nvidia folder and have come up empty on all of them.

[porina]

Are you sure it isn't downloading still? Assuming it is still downloading, suggest you download the new driver, disconnect from internet, then DDU and see if it comes back.

[PackYourBaggins]

2 hours ago, porina said:

Are you sure it isn't downloading still? Assuming it is still downloading, suggest you download the new driver, disconnect from internet, then DDU and see if it comes back.

I feel kinda dumb asking this cause I should already know the answer, but by "download the new driver" you mean download the installer, then disconnect from the internet?

[porina]

1 hour ago, RelentlessN7 said:

I feel kinda dumb asking this cause I should already know the answer, but by "download the new driver" you mean download the installer, then disconnect from the internet?

Yes. So you can do the manual install of latest after you disconnect and DDU. This is on the assumption that whatever you did to disable to automatic driver install isn't working, so not being online will stop that from happening.

 

If it really is on your drive somewhere, then this wont work.

[PackYourBaggins]

5 hours ago, porina said:

Yes. So you can do the manual install of latest after you disconnect and DDU. This is on the assumption that whatever you did to disable to automatic driver install isn't working, so not being online will stop that from happening.

 

If it really is on your drive somewhere, then this wont work.

That seems to have done the trick. I should've tried this first as a troubleshooting method before making this thread