Windows 10: Graphics drivers keep crashing

So i bought a brand new computer with Windows 10, ran all the windows updates until it said there weren't anymore twice. I then updated all of the drivers (motherboard, cpu, graphics card, audio, ect.) And installed a game and tried to play, the graphics drivers repeatedly crashed.

so i went into the settings optimized the game for that particular card and tried again still crashed including a bsod. Tried several Different games... Same result. so, i did troubleshooting...


Tried:

Re seated all components - crash

Clean install of drivers - crash

Ensured OGC was disabled - crash

Installed earlier drivers - crash

Made sure nothing was overclocked - crash

Clean install of Windows full updates and drivers everything - crash

Swapped power supply for better one - crash

Swapped ram - crash

Bought and installed better graphics card did full clean installs of everything - crash

Swapped hard drive (again full clean install of everything) - crash

Removed graphics card entirely and try onboard graphics with clean installs - crash


At that point i was done, i returned the computer and bought the parts to build one since i had the power supply graphics card hard drive ssd and ram anyway put it all together and... Yeah it crashes, its the graphics driver every time, sometimes even when just browsing the web looking for answers it crashes ive tried everything twice once with each machine, i used two different brands of graphics cards both Nvidia and ati as well as the amd on board graphics... They all crash... What am i missing?

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Graphics Driver crashes

Hi Bastewart,



Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I regret the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you.

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  Do you see any error code or error message on the sceen?
  

I would suggest you to check the compatibility of graphics card with windows 10.



Follow the link:

Explore Windows 10 OS, Computers, Apps, & More | Microsoft

As you have mentioned device manager is not able to recognize graphics card so I would suggest you to run hard ware and device troubleshooter and check.



Follow the below steps.

A) Go to the Control Panel then ‘Troubleshooting’ and select ‘troubleshooting’.

b) Click on ‘Hardware and Sound’ and select ‘Hardware and Devices’ and click on next to run the troubleshooter.

If it doesn't work so I would suggest you to Boot in safe mode and try to uninstall graphics drivers. restart the computer. check if you can boot normally.



If yes, Try to install latest Graphics Driver in compatibility mode and check.

Follow the steps.



a. Right click on setup file.

b. Click on Properties.

c. Click on Compatibility tab.

d. Put a check mark on Run this program in compatibility mode for.

e. Select the operating system to which the driver is available.

f. Put a check mark on Run this program as an administrator under Privilege Level.

Follow the link to boot in safe mode:



http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/change-startup-settings-in-windows-10#v1h=tab01





Check if it helps. I hope the issue will be resolved. If you have any further queries, please feel free to contact us again. We will be happy to assist you.



Thank you.

 

Graphics Driver Crash on Fullscreen after Windows 10 Update

Hi Noah,

I appreciate your effort to resolve the issue with driver. I will certainly help you.

The issue might occur due to incompatibility of drivers.

I suggest you to run the Programs compatibility troubleshooter. It
runs the program using settings from a previous version of Windows. Try this setting if you know the program is designed for (or worked in) a specific previous version of Windows.

Kindly follow the steps to run the compatibility troubleshooter:

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  Go to Control Panel and select Troubleshooting.
  
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  Click on programs.
  
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  Select Programs compatibility Troubleshooter
  and follow the on screen instructions.
  

If the issue still persist kindly go to the below link and click on
Auto Detect on GPU. It will automatically detect the latest updated graphic driver.

Drivers | GeForce

You can also try rolling back the graphic driver.

Kindly follow the steps to roll back the driver:

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  Press Windows key + X and select Device Manager.
  
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  Click on the Display driver to expand, right click on the device/ graphic driver and click on Properties.
  
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  Now click on Driver tab and click on Roll Back Driver button.
  

Please get back to us for further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank You

 

Intel Graphic Driver Update

Hello,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



We do understand your concern and we will be happy to help you regarding this.

Please answer the below questions:

• What exactly happens when you launch the game?
• Do you get any error message?

I request you to try the following steps:

Uninstall and Reinstall the Graphics Card Drivers.

Step 1: Uninstall the Graphics Card
Drivers

• 
  Right click on Start menu.
  
• 
  Click on “Device Manager” from that list.
  
• 
  Search for the Graphics Card
  from the device list, right click on it and then select “Uninstall”. On the un-installation window, if you have an option: “Delete the driver software for this device” you may select that and then remove the corrupted drivers
  from the computer.
  
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  Follow the on-screen instructions to complete it and then restart the computer if prompted.
  

After the restart, please go ahead with the next steps to install the latest drivers and check if that resolves the issue.

Step 2: Go to the Computer or Graphics Card
manufacturer’s website and search for the latest Windows 10 drivers available for the
Graphics Card model and then install it by following the instructions given in the website.



I hope this helps you. If you have any further query in future, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you.



Thank you.