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Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
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this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2026
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Yes they do. You do the community no favors pretending it's not easy and reliable.
You have to install the drivers manually, or let Windows Update install an older stable release automatically.
Now guess what happens on most user-centric Linux distros. You're never going to guess. Let me give you a hint: the exact same.
From my experience, you have to manually go to the Nvidia website and download the installer on Windows.
In Linux, depending on the flavor, it may be copy-paste a line from Nvidia’s website, or selecting the right option in the OS settings.