NVCleanstall Changelog

What's new in NVCleanstall 1.16.0

Jun 19, 2023
  • Added support for disabling Ansel
  • Added a new install action "Copy Folder", which copies the NVCleanstall output directory to a folder of your choice
  • Fixed "auto-accept unsigned driver warning" not working on Windows 10
  • Fixed crashes on systems with English (United States) culture settings and decimal separator set to a value other than '.'
  • Fixed NVEnc patch not working on newer driver versions

New in NVCleanstall 1.15.1 (Jan 25, 2023)

  • Title screen now shows whether the installed driver is a Studio Driver
  • Fixed crash during background driver update check
  • Added tweaks option to disable Multiplane Overlay (MPO)
  • Added tweaks option to remove NVENC concurrent session encoding limit (github.com/keylase/nvidia-patch)
  • Improved error reporting for "Build Package" option
  • Build Package compression is now limited to 20 threads, to avoid out of memory errors
  • Build Package now displays its output while running

New in NVCleanstall 1.15.0 (Jan 24, 2023)

  • Title screen now shows whether the installed driver is a Studio Driver
  • Fixed crash during background driver update check
  • Added tweaks option to disable Multiplane Overlay (MPO)
  • Added tweaks option to remove NVENC concurrent session encoding limit (github.com/keylase/nvidia-patch)
  • Improved error reporting for "Build Package" option
  • Build Package compression is now limited to 20 threads, to avoid out of memory errors
  • Build Package now displays its output while running

New in NVCleanstall 1.14.0 (Nov 16, 2022)

  • Fixed driver update check not working
  • When a driver update is detected, try to not disturb gaming and delay showing the notification popup
  • If rebuilding the digital signature fails due to disabled KeyIso service, show a proper error message
  • Added an option to skip the "unsigned driver" warning, when EAC-compatible signature mode selected

New in NVCleanstall 1.13.0 (Feb 15, 2022)

  • Fetching the driver versions on the first page is now much faster and consumes less bandwidth
  • Downloads are now split into smaller chunks, so they can be cached and downloaded at higher speed
  • Added support for NVIDIA Studio drivers
  • Choices made on the Tweaks page will be saved and can be restored with one click on subsequent runs
  • On recent drivers, which include the NVIDIA control panel app, don't show the "Install DCH control panel" option
  • Updated some driver package descriptions
  • If the "DLSS Indicator" is enabled on the running system, pre-check the "Enable DLSS Indicator" checkbox on the Tweaks page
  • The DLSS Indicator can now be turned off by unchecking the checkbox on the Tweaks page

New in NVCleanstall 1.12.0 (Nov 11, 2021)

  • Fixed error "Input string is not in a correct format" on some non-English language systems.

New in NVCleanstall 1.11.0 (Nov 10, 2021)

  • Added support for Windows 11
  • NVIDIA no longer releases non-DCH drivers. NVCleanstall will now recommend an upgrade from non-DCH to DCH when a driver older than 496.13 is installed
  • On the final screen you may now pick multiple tasks from "Install", "Show in Folder" and "Build Package"
  • Added a Tweaks option to show DLSS status and version overlay in-game
  • Added notice to "Disable NVIDIA Container" option that clarifies that enabling it will break the NVIDIA Control Panel
  • Fixed issues with some third party driver packages due to case-sensitivity issue
  • Improved SFX creation flow to avoid race conditions
  • Fixed NVCleanstall window redraw hung for a few seconds after driver installation
  • To fix a compatibility issue with winget, NVCleanstall will now wait for the installer to complete before terminating

New in NVCleanstall 1.10.0 (Jul 1, 2021)

  • Fixed ShadowPlay not working due to missing reference to NvModuleTracker
  • Added optional driver signing mode that's compatible with EasyAntiCheat
  • Once driver signature rebuild is complete, throw away the generated private key for additional security
  • Added button to create self-contained .exe installer with the slimmed driver package
  • Added option to disable NVContainer, which reduces the number of processes even further, but breaks GFE and removes the "NVIDIA Control Panel" option in the Desktop right-click context menu
  • Added options to set Message-Signaled-Interrupt CPU selection and priority
  • Ensure MSI only gets activated on devices with "nvlddmkm" driver
  • Added option to disable HDCP
  • When installation of the Control Panel App is requested, while running in Windows Safe Mode, show a warning, explaining that UWP Apps can't be installed in Safe Mode
  • When installation of GFE is requested, while running in Windows Safe Mode, show a warning, explaining that it can't be installed in Safe Mode
  • Added input fields to provide hooks to run programs before and after installation

New in NVCleanstall 1.9.0 (Apr 1, 2021)

  • Improved rebuilding the driver's digital signature. It's now much faster and there is no more "do you want to trust this publisher" warning
  • Fixed "Add hardware support" on Quadro drivers
  • Greatly reduced memory consumption. Thanks jgottula

New in NVCleanstall 1.1.0 (Nov 19, 2019)

  • Fixed automatic dependency resolution algorithm
  • Fixed crashes on systems with old/unstable/no graphics card driver
  • Improved error handling & messaging when no network connectivity detected
  • When "Unattended Installation" gets activated, show a checkbox to optionally disable automatic reboot, if needed by the installer
  • When canceled, clean up UI below progress bar
  • Added tweak: "Disable NVIDIA HD Audio device sleep timer", to fix broken audio on some VR headsets