Furthermore, this is a Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) release, which means that it has been pre-tested and certified that it is compatible with Windows 11 and other Microsoft operating systems. Although the driver is free to download, they can only be used with compatible hardware. If your hardware is supported, we suggest you update your driver to gain the best experience.
Driver Summary
Driver version: 511.17 – WHQLDriver size: 793.08 MBSupported Operating Systems: Windows 11, Windows 10 x64Available languages: EnglishRelease Date: 11th January, 2022
Fixes and Improvements
Let us see what fixes have been introduced with this driver:
Driver Summary Fixes and Improvements Supported Hardware Download and Install NVIDIA GeForce 511.17 WHQL Driver How to Uninstall NVIDIA Drivers How to Rollback/Downgrade NVIDIA Drivers Closing Words
Random stuttering and freezing in Detroit Become Human has been fixed.The disappearance and flickering of text on 12-bit color displays has been fixed.The freezing of the mouse pointer has been fixed which occured when ching on HDR from the Windows Setting app or then toggling on G-Sync from the NVIDIA Control Panel. NVIDIA suggests that, if you still see this issue, click any mouse button which will make the pointer a bit sluggish for a few seconds, and then fix it automatically.
To learn more about Game Ready and NVIDIA Studio drivers, read this NVIDIA blog post. For more information on the 511.17 WHQL driver, read the release notes.
Supported Hardware
The NVIDIA GeForce 511.17 WHQL driver is currently only functional with GeForce RTX 3080, and no other hardware is supported.
Download and Install NVIDIA GeForce 511.17 WHQL Driver
Follow the given steps to download and install this driver Another convenient way to update your NVIDIA drivers is through the GeForce Experience app. To confirm that the latest NVIDIA driver has been installed on your device, head to the Programs and Features page in the Control Panel by typing in appwiz.cpl in Run, and then look for the NVIDIA Graphics Driver, as in the image below:
How to Uninstall NVIDIA Drivers
If for some reason you wish to uninstall the graphics driver, here is how to do so: You can also completely remove old drivers that are no longer in use.
How to Rollback/Downgrade NVIDIA Drivers
If you have not removed the old NVIDIA drivers manually and want to downgrade or roll back to the older version of the driver, you can easily do it using the Device Manager. Just follow the steps below to rollback NVIDIA drivers: Please note that if there is no old driver available in the Windows cache, the Roll Back Driver button will be greyed out.
Closing Words
We suggest that if you have the supported hardware, which in this case is RTC 3080, you upgrade your NVIDIA driver to the latest one available. This is not only due to the performance enhancements but also for its security since each update brings in more security patches to mitigate any vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers.
