this just happened
>Install Windows.
>Update drivers manually from the official site (2025).
>install nvidia drivers
>"time to game"
>screen flickers
>Windows Updates reinstalls old graphics drivers from 2021 on top of the new ones.
>Disable updates using that Wud.exe tool
>Reinstall the new graphics drivers again.
>fuck it i'll just watch some retro anime
>Audio starts freezing
>turns out updates installed some RTS tool that enhances audio
>Remove all updates using console commands.
Audio is half-fixed, but so much time was wasted.