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Windows 10 Update of Nvidia driver causes BSOD on Intel Core 2 6300
Well, it's quite old platform but it worked OK and just stopped working recently. It's blocking the Windows 10 22H2 in-place upgrade, because it also BSOD in the later phase of upgrade and rolls back. IMHO it seems the NVidia driver in Windows Update now contains some CPU instruction unsupported on older platforms. I didn't do deeper analysis, but I think MS shouldn't break or change HW compatibility in the latest phase of the product life-cycle. The GPU is Nvidia GTX 750.
What I tried:
- completely removing the Nvidia driver with the DDU tool and reinstalling from the Windows Update, result: BSOD during windows update and also during inplace upgrade
- installing the latest WHQL driver from the Nvidia site, i.e. version 582.66, version 09.06.2026 32.0.15.8266, result: it works as expected, the inplace upgrade finishes OK
- rolling back to the restore point with the working Nvidia driver from the Windows Update, disabling driver updates through the group policy and starting inplace upgrade, result: it works
So I think MS should either roll-back the Nvidia driver in the Windows Update to the working version or update it to the working upstream 582.66 build. I am writing it here, so it could be helpful for anybody hit by it and hopping that this message will get to the MS somehow :).
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Your tests point to a problematic Windows Update driver package, but they do not establish that it contains an unsupported CPU instruction; the stop code and dump would be needed for that conclusion. Keep the known-good signed NVIDIA driver, record working and failing driver versions plus the device hardware ID, and use Device Manager’s Roll Back Driver option if the bad package returns. Temporarily enable “Do not include drivers with Windows Updates,” then retry the in-place upgrade with a clean boot. After any rollback, run SetupDiag and retain its result with the minidump and Setup logs. Report the failing package version, hardware ID, stop code, and evidence to both Microsoft Feedback Hub and NVIDIA, because Windows Update distributes a vendor-supplied package. Windows 10 reached end of support in October 2025, so this system should be enrolled in ESU while you plan replacement hardware or migration to a supported Windows release.
