2 Uninstall the current NVIDIA driver using DDU in windows safe mode.
3 After the restart, install the downloaded hotfix driver.
If you want to have the latest DLSS 4 without installing the Nvidia app and DLSS Swapper, the recommended tweak is still using Nvidia Profile Inspector and editing 5 options, which I have described step-by-step below.
I decided to share what I did to get the latest DLSS models without using the Nvidia app, replacing game files or adding extra XML files.
What? LOL It looks like NVIDIA has fixed CTD during loading MSFS 2020 with Directx 11 and NVIDIA app installed.
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Of course, CTDs may still occur on some hardware configurations, and that wouldn’t be surprising since every system is different. In any case, I’m not experiencing CTDs, but that doesn’t mean others won’t.
Speculation. Only install unofficial drivers if they explicitly mention your issue in the changelog. Don’t experiment just because some self-proclaimed ‘tech shaman’ told you to. Use common sense, guys.
They don’t need to write about every fix. The important thing is that I tested it and I no longer have CTD when loading MSFS 2020 with DX11 while having Nvidia app installed.
So I’m not speculating - I verified it myself.
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Of course, CTDs may still occur on some hardware configurations, and that wouldn’t be surprising since every system is different. In any case, I’m not experiencing CTDs, but that doesn’t mean others won’t.
Installing unofficial drivers comes with risks. Even if it fixes one thing (which I doubt anyhow), it often breaks something else. These drivers are unsupported. Forum managers should take action to prevent the spread of such proposals—other examples include swapping DLL files, altering the simulator’s map data source, hacking the system registry, etc.
I’ve been an FSX, Prepar3D, and MSFS developer for two decades, and we never had this many complaints caused by questionable hacks promoted by snake oil salesmen. In the end, the spread of this ‘alchemy’ also complicates Asobo’s work and harms the product’s reputation.