This article is out of date. A more up-to-date article is here: https://dancharblog.wordpress.com/2019/06/26/custom-resolutions-with-windows-10-may-update-1903-and-intel-dch-uwd-gpu-drivers/ Here is the optimization in action with
I use all sorts of quirky hacks for GPU driver diagnostics. I found the new Windows 10 ETL log file process cumbersome and the Update Catalog limiting when I just needed to know driver download URLs. In %windir%\Logs\WindowsUpdate\ there are several ETL log files. To find all the URLs of drivers that have been downloaded, run a regular expression match like “h t t p : / / .* d r i v e r.*. c a b” against those files. Then remove the spaces from the strings to reveal the exact URLs used to download and install drivers. Here is a more involved hack that cleans up the local Windows Update cache, removes drivers for a particular device, and forces the latest available Windows Update driver to be installed. Flush local Windows Update cache (use admin cmd prompt): net stop wuauserv del /s /q %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\*.* del /s /q %windir%\Logs\WindowsUpdate\*.etl Uninstall current device driver(s): Start – device manager Open Display adapters Right-click on the device
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My Evoluent VerticalMouse 2 has been great at relieving wrist and arm stress for the last few years: [Image courtesy Bing image
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