nvidia-update

Checks for a new version of the NVIDIA Driver, downloads and installs it. Windows 10+ only and PowerShell 6+ recommended.

Fork of lord-carlos/nvidia-update.

Usage

• Download the latest release; optional-components.cfg is optional
• If downloaded, modify optional-components.cfg to specify what optional components to include (e.g., PhysX; works like NVSlimmer)
  • If this file isn't present in the same directory as the script, only essential driver components (not listed in this file) will be installed
• Right click nvidia-update.ps1 and select Run with PowerShell (or run with optional parameters via a terminal; see below)
• If the script finds a newer version of the NVIDIA driver, it will download and install it

Optional parameters

• -Silent - Run the script in the background; use default choice for any prompts
• -LogFilePath <string> - Append output to a text file
• -Force - Install the driver even if the latest driver is already installed
• -Clean - Remove any existing driver and its configuration data
• -Msi - Enable message-signalled interrupts (MSI) after driver installation (must be enabled every time); requires elevation
• -Schedule - Register a scheduled task to run this script weekly; arguments passed alongside this will be appended to the scheduled task action
• -GpuId <string/int> - Manually specify product family (GPU) ID rather than determine automatically
• -OsId <string/int> - Manually specify operating system ID rather than determine automatically
• -Desktop - Override the desktop/notebook check and download the desktop driver; useful when using an external GPU or unable to find a driver
• -Notebook - Override the desktop/notebook check and download the notebook driver
• -DownloadDirectory <string> - Override the directory where the script will download and extract the driver package
• -KeepDownload - Don't delete the downloaded driver package after installation (or if an error occurred)
• -GpuDataFileUrl <string> - Override the GPU data JSON file URL/path for determining product family (GPU) ID
• -OsDataFileUrl <string> - Override the OS data JSON file URL/path for determining operating system ID
• -AjaxDriverServiceUrl <string> - Override the AjaxDriverService URL; e.g., replace ".com" in the default value ("https://gfwsl.geforce.com/services_toolkit/services/com/nvidia/services/AjaxDriverService.php") with ".cn" to solve connectivity issues

How to pass optional parameters

• While holding ⇧ Shift, right-click in the folder with the script
• Select Open PowerShell window here
• Type .\nvidia-update.ps1 <parameters> (e.g., .\nvidia-update.ps1 -Clean -DownloadDirectory "C:\NVIDIA") and hit ↵ Return

Automatically running the script periodically

Run the following PowerShell command to download the latest release files and create a scheduled task to run the script weekly with no optional parameters:

Invoke-Expression (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/ZenitH-AT/nvidia-update/raw/main/schedule.ps1")

To specify optional parameters for the scheduled task action, run a command similar to the following example, instead:

Invoke-Command ([ScriptBlock]::Create(".{$(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/ZenitH-AT/nvidia-update/raw/main/schedule.ps1")} -Force -DownloadDir `"'C:\Users\user\NVIDIA download'`""))

Surrounding an argument with `"' and '`" is required if it has spaces.

Requirements / Dependencies

A supported archiver (7-Zip or WinRAR) is required to extract driver files.

How does the script check for the latest driver version?

It uses the NVIDIA AjaxDriverService.

Example:

https://gfwsl.geforce.com/services_toolkit/services/com/nvidia/services/AjaxDriverService.php?func=DriverManualLookup&pfid=877&osID=57&dch=1

• pfid: Product Family (GPU) ID (e.g., GeForce RTX 3070: 933)
• osID: Operating System ID (e.g., Windows 10 64-bit: 57)
• dch: Windows Driver Type (Standard: 0; DCH: 1)

The pfid and osID are determined by reading files in the ZenitH-AT/nvidia-data repository, which queries the NVIDIA Download API (lookupValueSearch).

How does this differ from lord-carlos/nvidia-update?

• The script can now self-update.
• Getting the download link now uses NVIDIA's AjaxDriverService. DCH drivers are now supported and there is no risk of the script not working if NVIDIA changes the download URL format. RP packages are not supported.
• The GPU's product family ID (pfid) and operating system ID (osID) can now be determined by reading files in the ZenitH-AT/nvidia-data repository, rather than using static values, as older GPUs may use different drivers.
• The user can now choose what optional driver components to include in the installation using the optional-components.cfg file.
• The user can now enable message-signalled interrupts after driver installation by setting the -Msi optional parameter.
• Simplified and improved checking whether to use the desktop or notebook driver and implemented parameters to override the check.
• Simplified and improved the archiver program check, download and installation.
• Simplified the OS version and architecture ($osBits) check and driver version comparison.
• Simplified the GPU name and driver version retrieval (Get-GpuData).
• Simplified and improved the scheduled task creation; now supports PowerShell 6+.
• The script now checks for an internet connection before proceeding.
• Implemented a function for downloading files (Get-WebFile).
  • Driver downloading now uses this function, rather than Start-BitsTransfer, which occasionally caused issues.
• Greatly improved error handling (script is now hopefully idiot-proof).
• Loading animations are shown where applicable (e.g., "Installing driver... /").
• The script can be ran silently, requiring no user input, as well as log output to a file.
• Refactored and reorganised a ton of the code.
• Implemented a few changes and fixes from the BearGrylls and fl4pj4ck forks, as well as TinyNvidiaUpdateChecker

Planned changes

• GPU names should be determined using a PCI ID lookup service if no driver is already installed
• Optional components should be selected from within the script and handle dependencies, like NVCleanstall.
  • Dependencies can be determined by recursively reading .nvi files
  • Will require implementing a simple TUI