Microsoft Update and Hardware driver updates

Question is do you use them or not? I have the following driver updates showing up as optional for my machine:
Intel - Network - Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
nVidia - Display - NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Realtek - Network - Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-R Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Synaptics - Input - Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
I know I had talked to Toshiba Customer/Technical Service and that individual had told me not to use those. I have been told by others to go ahead and use them since they are Windows/Microsoft "approved" from those manufacturers.
Thank you for your assistance and opinion.

Mtnman62 wrote:
Question is do you use them or not? I have the following driver updates showing up as optional for my machine:
Intel - Network - Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
nVidia - Display - NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Realtek - Network - Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-R Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Synaptics - Input - Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
I know I had talked to Toshiba Customer/Technical Service and that individual had told me not to use those. I have been told by others to go ahead and use them since they are Windows/Microsoft "approved" from those manufacturers.
Thank you for your assistance and opinion.
The Toshiba support technican is right; the 'others' are wrong. Do not install driver updates from Microsoft. They are 'generic' updates, and will not work correctly in your Toshiba.

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For anyone else who finds their way here like I did, this link did it for me: https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/527599/windows-8-issues-solved-please-r ead-if-you-39-re-having-black-screen-and-or-flickering-/
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