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How does Windows decide what the "best drivers" are?
What criteria does Windows evaluate in deciding what it believes are the best drivers for a device? When pointing Windows 10 to a folder with three driver versions (for an Intel Z390 SATA controller): 17.7, 17.8., 17.9, for some reason Windows deems 17.7 the best , even if I point it directly to a higher-versioned subfolder. I know how to override this via Have Disk , but I'm trying to understand how Windows is making this determination in the first place, what criteria it's going off of. Not just for this device, but future devices, as well.
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