Select device type (GPU) and Select device (whichever you want to remove).įor moving from AMD to Nvidia or from Nvidia to AMD, choose 'Clean and shutdown', otherwise select 'Clean and restart'. In the options, click the checkbox near 'Show offers from our partners', make sure the option 'Prevent downloads of drivers from Windows Update when Windows search for a driver for a device' is marked too, and press Close. Next, click the 'Options' located top-left. If you want to use it - make sure you're able to enter and leave it normally, otherwise it's possible to get stuck in Safe Mode, so for the process in this guide, we will not be using it, so simply press OK. Next warning is if you are not in Safe Boot Mode. Here, DDU will warn you if it closed any applications, if that happens - simply press OK. Open it, then launch 'Display Driver Uninstaller.exe'. In the same folder as the 'DDU v.' file you will find a folder named the same. Then run 'DDU v.' executable, it will ask where you want to extract it - stick to the default entry, press 'Extract'. It will also close some applications, like MSI Afterburner and others, which are able to interfere with the de-installation and installation processes.Įxtract the downloaded archive with DDU. You should stop mining activities, have all your work saved and be ready to reboot the system when using this.

It is often recommended to disable networking or turn off windows updates to prevent Windows from installing the driver itself.

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