Are you having choppy performance in games? Is your screen blacking out randomly? It could be the latest driver update from Nvidia. This guide will walk you through how to manually uninstall the driver and get the last known working and stable driver package.
Before you get started, there are a few things that you need to do. First, contact Nvidia customer service and obtain their driver removal tool. This scrub tool is different from your standard uninstall method as it roots out all the background files associated with the driver.
Next, go to this link: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/237719/ and download the driver package for Game Ready Driver 566.36 | Windows 11. It will look like below. Note: Do not use the Nvidia App Auto Updater.
Once you have the driver and removal tool downloaded, reboot into safe mode. You can do this by holding the Shift key while clicking Restart from the sign-in screen. This will pop up a menu to select what you are trying to do.
First, choose troubleshoot.
Next, Choose Advanced Options.
Next, choose Startup Settings.
Next, choose Enable Safe Mode.
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Once you have booted into safe mode, run the uninstall tool. The screen may blink a couple of times as it tries to reset itself. Once the driver is uninstalled, run the installer for the new driver package, then restart the computer.
Once the computer is restarted, the computer may update the driver; do not download the latest driver package. Test the PC and see if this solution works for you!