nvidia-update

Checks for a new version of the Nvidia Driver, downloads and installs it.

Usage

• Download nvidia.ps1
• Right click and select Run with PowerShell
• If the script finds a newer version of the nvidia driver online it will download and install it.

Optional parameters

• -clean - deletes the old driver and installs the newest one
• -folder <path_to_folder> - the directory where the script will download and extract the new driver

How to pass the optional parameters

• While holding shift press right click in the folder with the script
• Select Open PowerShell window here
• Enter .\nvidia.ps1 <parameters> (ex: .\nvidia.ps1 -clean -folder C:\NVIDIA)

Running the script regularly and automatically

You can use SchTasks to run the script automatically with:

$path = "C:"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $path | Out-Null
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/lord-carlos/nvidia-update/raw/master/nvidia.ps1" -OutFile "$path\nvidia.ps1" -UseBasicParsing
SchTasks /Create /SC DAILY /TN "Nvidia-Updater" /TR "powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File $path\nvidia.ps1" /ST 10:00
schtasks /run /tn "Nvidia-Updater"

Requirements / Dependencies

7-Zip or WinRar are needed to extract the drivers.

FAQ

Q. How do we check for the latest driver version from Nvidia website ?

We use the NVIDIA Advanced Driver Search.

Example: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/processFind.aspx?psid=101&pfid=845&osid=57&lid=1&whql=1&ctk=0&dtcid=0

• psid: Product Series ID (GeForce 10 Series: 101)
• pfid: Product ID (e.g. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: 845)
• osid: Operating System ID (e.g. Windows 10 64-bit: 57)
• lid: Language ID (e.g. English (US): 1)
• whql: Driver channel (Certified: 0, Beta: 1)
• dtcid: Windows Driver Type (Standard: 0, DCH: 1)