The best and most popular open-sourced utility to check for NVIDIA GPU updates.
Made by Windows power users, to Windows power users.
Alternatives are either bloated, or not open-sourced, or both. They are a security vulnerability waiting to happen.
Or they require you to install them, and cannot be run in portable mode - leaving a lot of trash files in your PC.
Some even require admin permissions to run (!!).
Stops the NVIDIA spyware from being installed on your computer. You choose EXACTLY which components of the driver you actually want to install.
No bloatware gets installed.
- Windows 10 or higher
- .NET Desktop Runtime 8 x64 (it will be prompted to install if missing)
- Internet connection
- (optional) WinRAR, 7-Zip or NanaZip for minimal install feature (driver debloat)
- Download the latest version
- Start TinyNvidiaUpdateChecker.exe
- (Optional) Configure execute when logging in
Install with Scoop
scoop bucket add extras
scoop install tinynvidiaupdatechecker
Install with Windows Package Manager
winget source update
winget install Hawaii_Beach.TinyNvidiaUpdateChecker
Be sure to check out the wiki to learn more about how to use TNUC.
TinyNvidiaUpdateChecker - Check for NVIDIA GPU driver updates!
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