It is only then that your GPU (be it either pro or consumer-grade) can work to its full potential and provide you with the performance output you desire. When it comes to graphics cards, this means having the proper, up-to-date drivers installed. If you’re in the fortunate position of swapping your graphics card for a newer, more powerful unit, then you’ll want to make sure you have the appropriate software to support it. When Should You Uninstall Older Drivers Beforehand?.What if You’ve Already Installed Your GPU?.I'm not recommending that anyone not update just saying that it is the update I most dread and very seldom do due to the problems I tend to have. I've have nVidia video cards since 2003 and had many, many serious problems with driver updates. Being told a custom install is needed for this particular driver means I probably will not update and just take my chances with the security vulnerabilities. I'm not a gamer so I ordinarily would not update and I have not done it yet. The CSR pointed me to the correct driver and told me to be sure to do a custom install because with this latest driver it was very important. I was then told that nVidia engineers would be advised of the problem. I was asked to upload a screen shot of the Java error which I did.

This time it would not work because Java popped up and said the certificate is outdated so Java blocked the the GPU Reader for security reasons. I have used it in the past on this Windows 8 computer and it has worked fine on both browsers. With the recent reports of at least 15 kernel level vulnerabilities in ALL nVidia drivers except the latest, I tried running the GPU Reader. I don't need it often but when I need it, I need it. I use Fx 45.9 ESR which does support Java and also Pale Moon which supports Java.

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