Question Windows update kills my Graphics card is the old card the problem?

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Ok I'm new here this is my story I'm sure you heard my problem many times. Windows auto update, nvidia file just kills my card. It is a Zotac 3060. I cannot get around it' My question is if I get a new Nvidia 3070 TI will this still happen or is this not the cards fault. Please help, and thanks all. I have denied permission to that card with id from device manager in gpedit.msc before i connect lan and it will let me run computer but won't game. I have all the normal things done don't download drivers with updates. as soon as you remove block instantly installs new driver. I downloaded the driver for my card from Zotac site put it on a thumb drive unhooked lan removed block installed and gone. It was still the same update I believe.
 
Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Use DDU to remove all GPU drivers(intel, AMD and Nvidia) in Safe Mode, then manually install the latest GPU driver sourced from Nvidia's support site, in an elevated command, i.e, Right click installer>Run as Administrator.

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.
 
Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Use DDU to remove all GPU drivers(intel, AMD and Nvidia) in Safe Mode, then manually install the latest GPU driver sourced from Nvidia's support site, in an elevated command, i.e, Right click installer>Run as Administrator.

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS
version for your motherboard at this moment of time.
Cpu: Intel I9 10850LGA 1200
CPU cooler: Antec A40 Pro 92 mm
Motherboard: Asus Tuf Gaming Z590 LGA 1200
Ram: 4x16 Gig DDR4-3200 PC4-2560
SSD/HDD: 2 x Crucial 2TB NVME M.2 SSD + Crucial 500 G SSD 2.5
GPU: Intel I9 10850 LGA 1200
PSU: Apevia: 900 W 80+ Bronze 4 years old
Chassis: Red Dragon ATX
OS: Window's 11 Pro
Monitors: 2 x QNIX Qx 2710 LED
BIOS: American Megatrend Inc. 0820 4/26/2021

Sorry about that should have known. All ran great until the update came.
 
Cpu: Intel I9 10850LGA 1200
CPU cooler: Antec A40 Pro 92 mm
Motherboard: Asus Tuf Gaming Z590 LGA 1200
Ram: 4x16 Gig DDR4-3200 PC4-2560
SSD/HDD: 2 x Crucial 2TB NVME M.2 SSD + Crucial 500 G SSD 2.5
GPU: Intel I9 10850 LGA 1200
PSU: Apevia: 900 W 80+ Bronze 4 years old
Chassis: Red Dragon ATX
OS: Window's 11 Pro
Monitors: 2 x QNIX Qx 2710 LED
BIOS: American Megatrend Inc. 0820 4/26/2021

Sorry about that should have known. All ran great until the update came.
If I uninstall all drivers won't my screen go black again. I read about DDU but wasn't sure I could use it in this situation.