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I uninstalled Microsoft Edge and didn't have any WebView updates downloaded. The view of calendar in 21H2 Home didn't change even with latest CU installed.

Microsoft already ended upgrading from Windows 8 to 10. You can upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 10 version 1607, but you can't pass online verification so you have to use outdated 1607 offline.

If you checked my FurMark2 benchmark score record, you should know the impact of graphics driver security updates usually can be ignored if there is no critical compatibility issue.

UE4 created new precompiled shader files for different graphics card, which means I have to experience shader compilation stutters again. So I copied and renamed the old precompiled shader files. Now I can play P3R at 120 fps instead of 90 fps.

Microsoft added Intel 8th~10th generation processors because the old support list didn't reflect accurate offerings. Anyway, the support list will be continually updated.

I've upgraded to GeForce RTX 4070. Ray tracing cores work using Vulkan. Latest NVIDIA control panel shows RTX super resolution option, but HDR option is greyed out because 1607 does not support Windows HDR. Before R570, IoOpenDriverRegistryKey is optional, so I need to bypass related version check codes to make Ada Lovelace GPU work on 1607. I also combined Vulkan drivers from Vulkan beta driver 553.40, but Vulkan 1.4 drivers from beta driver 553.68 are also compatible. My FurMark2 benchmark score using 553.62. https://gpumagick.com/scores/877639

You can upgrade to 24H2. The problem is Intel dropped support before Windows 10 reaches EOS. Intel won't fix vulnerabilities after June 30, 2025.

Latest list of Windows 11 version 24H2 supported Intel processors removes 8th-10th Gen processors, so OEMs have to use 11th Gen processors or later to make new 24H2 compatible devices. MS didn't explain why these processors were removed from the list. However, Intel didn't release 24H2 compatible graphics drivers for 7th-10th Gen processors. Besides, Intel 8th-9th Gen processors will reach ESU on June 30, 2025. So it is a reasonable decision. But I will use Windows 10 21H2 until EOS. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-24h2-supported-intel-processors https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000022396/processors.html

I tried to overwrite OS version to 1803 instead of 1709 and bypass related check codes. Now I can run simple Vulkan demo using 556.12, but Furmark2 benchmark still crashed. I guess if I want to run OPENCL in 556.12, I have to find out a solution to make CUDA 12.5 work first. Besides, Vulkan supports NVIDIA Optimus, so I can run simple demo using 566.45. My FurMark2 benchmark score using 553.62. https://gpumagick.com/scores/843394

I did more tests on different driver branches. 556.12: CUDA, OPENCL, Vulkan are broken, but OpenGL, D3D9.0c and D3D11 are fine. 561.09 and 566.45: Installation completed without error message, and NVIDIA control panel works fine, but 1660Ti shows blank screen. My FurMark2 benchmark score using 556.12. https://gpumagick.com/scores/804274

The minimum version requirement of driver branch R570 is 1803, because 1709 and earlier versions do not support the function IoOpenDriverRegistryKey. Besides, NVIDIA no longer supports 21H2 for professional graphics cards. Latest HDA driver is still compatible with 1607, but R570 no longer provides 32-bit HDA driver.

NVIDIA released latest security updates 553.62 and 539.19 for Quadro. But NVIDIA is not ready to release latest R570 driver before the release date of GeForce 50 series, so there is no latest security updates for GeForce on Windows. Even the information of upcoming updated driver version is unavailable.

Intel released latest ME driver 2451.7.6.0. The bad news is MEI drivers for windows 7 were removed, so 2413.5.67.0 is the last version which supports Windows 7. I also downloaded latest BIOS 0066 for NUC 10 and latest ME firmware 14.1.75.2420 for ASUS Z490 motherboard, maybe I will check the compatibility with UHD Blu-ray playback someday.

When I use Steam game recording, OBS Studio 30.1.2 or latest OBS Studio 31, the volume of m4a or mp4 always becomes -10 dB. The issue occurs on 552.93 and 553.51, but 538.49 is not affected. I've tried P3R (Vulkan) and P5R (D3D11), so I think R550 has same problem on 1607. However, I also found that if I failed capturing game video, the weird volume issue disappeared. I didn't notice the issue before because re-encoding fixed it. My FurMark2 benchmark score using 553.51. https://gpumagick.com/scores/694658

No, because the HDMI cable I used has no problem with GTX 650 Ti 2GB or GTX 960 2GB. I also converted the system drive from MBR to GPT and enabled UEFI before inserting RTX 3050 6GB, but nothing changed. The 3050 6GB graphics card just has compatibility issue with legacy HDMI, however users won't notice the problem when they use HDMI 2.0 compatible monitors. If I insert both MSI GTX 650 Ti 2GB and Gigabyte RTX 3050 6GB on CSM mode, the basic display adapter driver will show error 31 on 3050, and NVIDIA 475.14 driver with modified INF file will show error 12 on 3050. Anyway, the 3050 6GB graphics card sends no signal on both CSM and UEFI mode when connecting to legacy HDMI port on my old monitor. Besides, WU will install different outdated drivers for 650 Ti and 3050 because there is no official GeForce driver supporting both Kepler and Ampere on Windows 10.