The decision algorithm as to whether a driver is recommended for updating or not urgently needs to be improved.
At present, inexperienced customers are urged to install or upgrade drivers that jeopardize security and stability. This goes so far that it is recommended to downgrade the latest WHQL-certified drivers officially installed by the hardware manufacturer to much older versions.
Blacklisted drivers from Windows 11
Since Windows 11 22H2 (2 years ago!), various old drivers have been blacklisted by Microsoft and may no longer be installed for security reasons. If core isolation is switched on, Windows actively blocks the installation of such vulnerable drivers.
Recommending such drivers for Windows 11 22H2 is unprofessional, dubious and some would argue illegal. The WD-SES device driver is a good example for this, it opens a hole for trojans and ransomware - and you recommend it.
Stop offering such blacklisted drivers.
Unreliable release date
The release date of many drivers or driver packages varies depending on the source of these drivers. In most cases, the official release date of the driver manufacturer (e.g. Intel or NVIDA) does not match the date given by the redistributors. Since you also use the driver database of such a redistributor, the release dates of the drivers you suggest are usually incorrect because they are issued with a later date.
This means that in case of doubt, the release date has no value and no meaning. In any case, the version number of the driver must be the primary basis for the decision.
Example, see “NVIDIA dowgrade 1 CC.png”, “NVIDIA dowgrade 2 CC.png”, “Intel UHD dowgrade_messup CC.png”. All actual and present drivers are official and certified, installed by Intel’s and NVIDIA’s update tool (just a few days ago).
Unofficial and uncertified pre-release versions
May not be recommended for update at all. Urging customers to install unofficial and as yet uncertified pre-release versions of drivers that the hardware manufacturer itself is not yet distributing to the public because it will not do so for several weeks, once the driver has been sufficiently tested and WHQL certified, is simply irresponsible and dubious.
Stop recommending uncertified and unofficial pre-release versions.
Example, see “pre-release offering CC.png”. The present driver is the latest WHQL certified driver, installed just a few days ago (Oct 2.) by Intel’s official updater.
Thanks for trying to improve - and best regards
…and no thanks for: “An error occurred: Sorry, you can’t embed media items in a post.” So you want feedback (your own words) but don’t allow us to attach the respective screenshots…so then guess about its content…