For most users, version 1.0.39.1 is a digital ghost: a leftover from an earlier driver or an install of Doom (2016) that has since been superseded. It does not harm your PC, spy on your activities, or slow down your boot time. It simply waits, ready to translate Vulkan commands into GPU instructions, should any application call upon it.
Common concerns and user questions
What’s Behind Vulkan Runtime Libraries 1.0.39.1? Vulkan Runtime Libraries 1.0.39.1