NVIDIA Releases GeForce 388.43 Game Ready Drivers

btarunr · Nov 30, 2017

NVIDIA today released its latest GeForce "Game Ready" drivers. Version 388.43 WHQL drivers feature optimization for "Doom VFR," the virtual-reality iteration of the 2016 "Doom" reboot. It also adds 3DVision profiles for "Escape from Tarkov" and "Claybook." Some game-crashes related to "Wolfenstein: The New Colossus" on notebooks GPUs were addressed. NV Tray (tray icon) has been restored with this release, on popular demand. Grab the drivers from the link below.

DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 388.43 WHQL

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RCoon · Nov 30, 2017

If I install these and it breaks my GPU like the last six driver releases...

RejZoR · Nov 30, 2017

RCoon said:
If I install these and it breaks my GPU like the last six driver releases...

But how, NVIDIA has the best drivers in the world! Also, they needed like a decade to bring back tray icon. Which is just a shortcut that we already have on a desktop right click menu. Yay. If it at least contained quick controls for FXAA, FSAA and AF like we had back in the days, so you can enable it without opening the sluggish cumbersome main NV Control Panel. Wishful thinking I guess...

SAL9000 · Nov 30, 2017

The taskbar icon returned from the dead in this version

qubit · Nov 30, 2017

btarunr said:
NV Tray (tray icon) has been restored with this release, on popular demand.

At long frigging last. Removing it was dumb beyond belief and I really missed it.

Pan · Nov 30, 2017

qubit said:
At long frigging last. Removing it was dumb beyond belief and I really missed it.

Yep, super frustrating having to go find the launcher instead of just using the tray.

Deleted member 67555 · Nov 30, 2017

I seriously hope this fixes some shit like losing mouse control in, Hulu, Microsoft store and Go90....

This shit is seriously pissing me off... If it's not fixed now or within the next month I'm going back to AMD... Way to fucking frustrating to be worth dealing with.

Oh without the icon all you have to do is right click and there it is.... I too prefer it be in the tray icon section though

Nokiron · Nov 30, 2017

jmcslob said:
I seriously hope this fixes some shit like losing mouse control in, Hulu, Microsoft store and Go90....

This shit is seriously pissing me off... If it's not fixed now or within the next month I'm going back to AMD... Way to fucking frustrating to be worth dealing with.

Don't bother. They are both rubbish.

I have equally annoying problems with my Vega 64 as I have with my 1080 Ti.

rtwjunkie · Nov 30, 2017

jmcslob said:
I seriously hope this fixes some shit like losing mouse control in, Hulu, Microsoft store and Go90....

This shit is seriously pissing me off... If it's not fixed now or within the next month I'm going back to AMD... Way to fucking frustrating to be worth dealing with.

Oh without the icon all you have to do is right click and there it is.... I too prefer it be in the tray icon section though

AMD drivers are not much better. We've got both in the house, and a bad sneeze or a hung Steam or web browser will cause AMD drivers to crash. And they never fully recover to what they were, requiring another reinstall.

cucker tarlson · Nov 30, 2017

388.31 were good for me but I guess it's time to pray the mandatory update doesn't screw anything.

le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.

rtwjunkie · Nov 30, 2017

cucker tarlson said:
388.31 were good for me but I guess it's time to pray the mandatory update doesn't screw anything.

le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.

Still on 388.00. Very good driver.

cucker tarlson · Nov 30, 2017

rtwjunkie said:
Still on 388.00. Very good driver.

I've got W10 Homo, can't disable automatic updates.

rtwjunkie · Nov 30, 2017

cucker tarlson said:
I've got W10 Homo, can't disable automatic updates.

Try the Windows Update tool. (Mussels has in his signature). It's how I hide anything I don't want.

Prima.Vera · Dec 1, 2017

Let's wait for the Hotfix coming next week

P4-630 · Dec 6, 2017

Just installed it today on my main rig. (windows 8.1)
Works for me sofar....

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