It is believed that NVIDIA graphics card drivers do not need to be removed. For example, when updating old versions are replaced with new ones automatically. However, despite this approach, in some cases there are failures associated with updates, or system problems (driver conflicts) when replacing a video card. And here the most acute question arises as to how to remove the NVIDIA driver completely and completely. Below are the simplest and fastest ways to allow any user to perform such actions.
How to remove NVIDIA driver during update?
Let's start with the simplest. Suppose that automatic updating did not work for some reason. What to do in this case?
To get started, download the latest driver from the official website of the developer, and then run the installation program. When the window for choosing the type of installation appears, we use a custom installation, after which we indicate a “clean” installation. Next, just wait for the end of the process. In this case, you can be completely sure that the old profiles and drivers will be completely removed from the system and replaced with the new version.
How to completely remove the driver: standard procedure
But what to do when problems are not solved in the way described above. You can remove the driver from the “Device Manager”, but the system will install it again upon restart. In this case, you need to use the standard section of programs and components in the "Control Panel".
How to remove NVIDIA driver? Very simple! You need to select all the NVIDIA components, sorting them by the name of the developer, and then use the standard uninstall procedure. It is important to note that with this method, removal is not always smooth. First, removing each component manually is too long. Secondly, not all components are uninstalled (there remains a bunch of junk files, entries in the system registry, etc.). Then to look for everything that remains after uninstallation is a thankless task.
Using specialized utilities
It is better to ask for help with special programs that will do all the work for the user of a computer system. Of course, one could advise the Driver Sweeper application, but it works exclusively in Windows 7 and earlier versions of the system, but it does not support the eighth and tenth modifications. What then to do?
For such a situation, the question of how to remove the NVIDIA driver completely and completely is solved by using the universal Display Driver Uninstaller program. True, all actions must be performed only in safe mode. The program automatically detects the boot mode of the system and at normal start prompts the user to switch to Safe Mode. Further, the utility automatically detects all available components and uninstalls them without user intervention. This application is also convenient in that you can even refuse to use PhysX in it.
An equally interesting solution to the question of how to remove the NVIDIA driver is to use the most powerful of its kind program iObit Uninstaller. If you look at the program section, you will notice that it somewhat resembles the standard view of a similar Windows partition. The difference is that here you can immediately select all the components, after which the standard removal procedure will be launched, and then a powerful scan will follow, during which all residual files and registry keys will be revealed. To complete the uninstallation process, you need to delete all found objects and put a tick in front of the file destruction line.
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That's it for driver removal. The above solutions, which use the standard technique and special programs, do not apply only to NVIDIA software products and graphic chips. They can be easily used to uninstall the drivers of any other devices, and iObit Uninstaller is also for software components, not to mention all kinds of panels in browsers, etc.