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Windows Update Will Soon Revert Problematic Drivers Automatically

Engadget·Steve Dent·19 days ago
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Microsoft Windows 11 users are not happy campers at the moment for multiple reasons, but Microsoft is doing something about an issue around updates. The company just introduced "Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery" (let's call it CIDR) for Windows Update, a system that will roll back faulty drivers detected during the company's shiproom evaluation process, with no user intervention required.  Microsoft noted that faulty drivers installed through Windows Update can only be dealt with currently by its partners or the end user, which is obviously not ideal. "With [CIDR], Microsoft can now trigger a recovery action directly from the Hardware Dev Center (HDC), rolling back a problematic driver to the previously known-good version via the Windows Update pipeline," the company said. "Partners are not required to take any action.…

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