you can not install the latest video driver, and not have the NVidia update to the chip, you can uninstall the update from Windows and set it to be ignored in the menu and never have it running either.
Yes they are patching it quickly without asking anyone's opinions because... the word is out and now hackers and profiteers will be writing code to get your information from your computer..
The law suit would be bigger if they did not patch it right away, instead of not doing anything about it. its all about courts, and the people that will sue because of the code now patched, will be hard chosen to prove they did not do their best for the public. better patch your system than leave it open to malicious code to grab your personal data no?
If you don't think so, then go ahead and remove the updates... its like listening to people still swearing up a tree that XP is the last best OS, even though it is riddled with security flaws that Still permit viruses to spread around the world because people do not want to upgrade their operating system.
This affects all manufacturers not just intel, and Microsoft isn't at fault here, but the cpu/gpu manufacturer's, Microsoft is only protecting themselves from people wanting to sue them for not stepping in to prevent windows to use this flaw to make things move faster.
So in ending ladies and gents of the juries, Microsoft is patching the hole left by hardware manufacturers, left in place hidden from view until it came to light, and immediately patched the security issue, does it make windows a little slower, technically speaking, it makes windows run at the speed it was originally intended and not "pre-thinking" what your next url will be based on your habits.
If your a business, then load up Linux.. oh wait, the Linux kernel already also has been patched, as well as Nvidia, AMD, Apple, Android and IOS. looks likes software companies are being protective while manufacturer where simply not caring about the security of the people...
therefore Microsoft and other OS developers are not at fault. guilty by association by using the flaw to make their OS faster, sure, but that was partnership and it ended when the cat was out of the bag.