Windows 10: How to clean install NVIDIA graphics driver in Windows 11

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Sometimes, we encounter display issues on a Windows computer. Most of the time, display issues are associated with a corrupt graphics card driver. In such cases, updating the GPU driver restores normal display functionality. However, in some cases, we need to perform a clean installation of the display driver. In this article, I will show […]

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Error code 43 for NVidia graphics driver

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I appreciate the efforts taken by you in resolving the issue. I understand that you receive an error code 43 for the NVidia Graphics Driver in Device Manager. I’ll certainly assist you with the issue.



Ideally, the recommended resolution for the error code 43 is to reinstall the Graphics driver, as you have already tried reinstalling the drivers, let us try doing a clean installation of Graphics driver and see if that helps.



Refer the steps mentioned below:



Refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + R. This will open
   Run. Alternatively, you can go to Start and search for ‘Run’
   
2. In Run dialog box, type ‘devmgmt.msc’ and hit
   Enter.
   
3. Expand Display adapters.
   
4. Right click on the NVidia driver and click on
   Uninstall.
   
5. Now check the box Delete the driver software for this device.
   
6. Click on Uninstall
   
7. Do not restart the PC
   

Download the latest drivers for the graphics card from NVidia
website, once you download the drivers perform a clean install of drivers by following the steps mentioned below

1. Navigate to the location where the driver is downloaded (Usually it should be in the
   Downloads folder).
   
2. Double-click on the driver to
   run it.
   
3. Click on OK to start extracting the driver packages.
   
4. Accept the License agreement and proceed further.
   
5. Under Install options select
   Custom (Advanced) and click on Next
   
6. Check the box next to
   Perform clean install and click on Next
   
7. Follow the onscreen instructions
   

Let us know the results, we will be glad to help you further.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Nvidia Graphics Driver Not Compatible With This Version of Windows - Error

PC Specs:

• Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-Bit (Version 22H2) - I have the latest version installed
  
• Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ
  
• GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960M
  

I was having some problems running some games on my GPU so tried uninstalling and reinstalling the graphic drivers from Device manager.

But as soon as I uninstalled it, I could not install it again as it was showing this error "Nvidia Graphics Driver Not Compatible With This Version of Windows".

The error was the same even when I downloaded the specific version and tried to install the driver from Nvidia website.

It's not even showing up in my device manager anymore.

Any help/suggestion is much appreciated.

Thanks

 

Windows 10 upgrade & Nvidia GTX 660 - Windows will not install nVidia drivers

Thank you Pavan for the reply.

I tried your suggestion step-by-step. It did not allow me to install the nvidia drivers correctly.

I did notice something interesting, which would make one think the clean boot should work:

After this process didn't result in the current nvidia drivers being installed (nor my 2nd monitor), I restored back to a point before I tried. I decided to run the DDU utility and wipe the nvidia software from the system. In the process to do this, the
DDU utility restarts in SAFE MODE. When in safe mode, the display defaults to a native 1920x1080 resolution.

I even search the registry for nvidia, and deleted all the stuff that had nvidia and was related to graphics. Still didn't work.

Unless you have some other suggestions, my last resort would be to back up my data, and try to do a windows 10 installation clean. I found this article and may be trying this:

How to do a Clean Install of Windows 10 the Easy Way

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

-Steven