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Basically I want to install my own specific version that say, does not check the BIOS signature. However, it reverts back to something released by Microsoft. How do I uninstall the Microsoft AMD driver so I can install the driver straight from AMD?

Currently if I go to Device Manager, the computer said I have this driver: 21.19.134.1. However, I want to install whql-win10-64bit-radeon-software-crimson-16.9.1-sep13.exe instead.

Is it the same driver? I don't think so. The date of the driver is different. The one installed say that the driver date is 9/7/2016 while the file name of the driver I want to install suggests that the driver that is 9/13/unspecified year.

Note: I did search in 21.19.134.1 and it seems as if it's the same driver as 16.9.1

However, I wasn't sure and there is no guarantee. There is no clear statement that 16.9.1 = 21.19.134.1

If anything, even if it were true, I would like some additional explanation. What is 16.9.1? What is 21.19.134.1? What is the driver's version? If 16.9.1 is the driver's version then what is 21.19.134.1 the driver's GPU version? The drivers woba woba version? What?

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I have downloaded whql-win10-64bit-radeon-software-crimson-16.9.1-sep13 and have taken a look at the contained .INF file. This contains the line :

DriverVer=09/07/2016, 21.19.134.1

So it is quite clear that package version 16.9.1 contains driver 21.19.134.1. It also contains other tools from various dates where each has its own version number.

Once you find a driver that you like, you can block Windows from installing updates to your device by using the procedure in this answer of mine.

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