driver targeting

Microsoft acknowledged in May 2026 that Windows Update can replace manually installed Windows 11 graphics drivers with older OEM-published packages, and it is piloting a narrower targeting policy through September before broader enforcement arrives in late 2026 or early 2027. The admission...

Microsoft is changing Windows Update’s graphics-driver publishing rules in 2026 so newer OEM or GPU-vendor display drivers are less likely to be replaced by older Windows Update packages on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. The fix is not a magic undo button for every machine already burned by a...

Microsoft has confirmed in May 2026 that Windows Update can replace manually installed Windows 11 graphics drivers with older OEM-published versions, and the company says a narrower driver-targeting policy will run as a pilot from April through September 2026 before broader enforcement in late...