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AWS AWSEC2: Modified driver installation guidance

Service: AWSEC2 · 2026-08-16 · Documentation low

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/nvidia-gaming-driver.md

Summary

Replaced 'double-click' with 'open' in installation instructions

Security assessment

Language adjustment promotes cautious handling of installation files but lacks concrete security context or vulnerability reference

Evidence

  3. Navigate to the desktop and open the installation file to launch it (choose the driver version that corresponds to your instance OS version). Follow the instructions to install the driver and reboot your instance as required. To verify that the GPU is working properly, check Device Manager.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/nvidia-gaming-driver.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/nvidia-gaming-driver.md
index d1ba0d679..5b81e1dea 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/nvidia-gaming-driver.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/nvidia-gaming-driver.md
@@ -628 +628 @@ Multiple versions of the NVIDIA GRID driver are stored in this S3 bucket. You ca
-  3. Navigate to the desktop and double-click the installation file to launch it (choose the driver version that corresponds to your instance OS version). Follow the instructions to install the driver and reboot your instance as required. To verify that the GPU is working properly, check Device Manager.
+  3. Navigate to the desktop and open the installation file to launch it (choose the driver version that corresponds to your instance OS version). Follow the instructions to install the driver and reboot your instance as required. To verify that the GPU is working properly, check Device Manager.