This DCH driver package is not compatible with the currently installed version of Windows

Trying to install NVIDIA Graphics Driver, I got the following error:

It so happened that I was installing a GeForce GT 730 on an older Windows build, namely version 1607 (OS Build 14393.576). Weird stuff, I know. I considered just updating Windows 10, but figured I'd try that as a last resort... ended up not having to (yet).

Research indicated I needed to obtain the "Standard" Windows Driver Type. However, it seems this is no longer readily available on the NVIDIA website (even using the Advanced search/find). I had a bit of trouble tracking it down, but finally came up with something. I didn't spend a ton of time looking, but the latest version that I could quickly find for this is 471.41 (dated 2021.6.22).

Here's where you can get a few different versions that I was able to track down, still directly from the NVIDIA website, but I've included a Wayback Machine link in case NVIDIA decides to purge further. I'm sure you can figure out how to find more (assuming there are more).

• nvidia.com / download / v471.41 (direct link)
• nvidia.com / download / v471.11 (direct link)
• nvidia.com / download / v466.77 (direct link)
• nvidia.com / download / v466.47 (direct link)
• nvidia.com / download / v441.41 (direct link) <-- not real sure about this one
  
• Wayback Machine / nvidia.com / download / v471.41 (direct link)

 

 Additional info:

• NVIDIA DCH/Standard Display Drivers for Windows 10 FAQ
• Driver Hack <-- I did not test this, use at own risk!!

CPU-Z Causing BSOD in DXGKRNL.SYS on Dell OptiPlex 755 with Windows 10

Today I ran into an issue where launching CPU-Z on a Dell OptiPlex 755 running Windows 10 caused a blue screen of death (BSOD) in DXGKRNL.SYS. I'm using integrated graphics, and all drivers appear to be accounted for and working properly.

The only workaround I found was to change a setting in the CPUZ.INI file.

Change this:

    Display=1

To this:

    Display=0

This will result in the Graphics tab of CPU-Z to be empty, but it's a far better outcome. For display info, GPU-Z worked fine for me on the same system. Hope this helps someone, or maybe even future me.

Visual Studio Preparing Solution Forever

Today, I believe for the first time, I encountered a situation where Visual Studio 2017 (version 15.9.36) seemed to get stuck on "Preparing Solution". I don't want to call it a "hang", because the progress bar continued to animate, but it was taking a very long time to do whatever it thinks it was doing.

I had just opened the application, then selected my reporting solution, the only one I typically work with. I could see what I normally see, which was the last report I worked on, but in front of this was a small window with "Preparing Solution" and its respective progress bar. However, there were no other controls within this overlay dialog... no OK or CANCEL buttons, and no X to click to close it. From appearances, I simply had no choice but to wait it out.

After several minutes, I became impatient and decided to take action. Luckily, the first thing I tried was the last: I pressed  Alt+F4  (once). The small dialog immediately disappeared and I was left to work with my solution in a normal fashion. I closed and re-opened Visual Studio, but the behavior did not recur this time.