Windows 10: Is it safe to disable two display adpapters

Discus and support Is it safe to disable two display adpapters in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have two display adapters: AMD RadeonTM Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. I want to only use my GeForce RTX 4090 but I think the other one is... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Drew Buan, Jul 23, 2023.

  1. Drew Buan Win User

    Is it safe to disable two display adpapters


    I have two display adapters: AMD RadeonTM Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. I want to only use my GeForce RTX 4090 but I think the other one is interfearing with some of my games because I sometimes get crash reports saying the RadeonTM Graphics are timeouting. is it safe to disable the AMD RadeonTM Graphics Display Adapter?

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    Drew Buan, Jul 23, 2023
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  2. Password not accepted in Safe mode

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I understand the inconvenience caused to you. I will be glad to assist you with your issue.

    Follow the below steps and check if it helps. 

    If you see the black screen or have a flickering screen:

    Step 1: Try connecting to different video outputs on the PC. Sometimes a change in driver can cause the video to be sent:

      • To a different Adapter: from integrated graphics to a discrete card or vice versa.
      • To a different output: from HDMI to DVI, Display Port to VGA, or any other combination.
    Step 2: Try to boot into Safe Mode with Networking
    or Enable low-resolution video.

      • Advanced boot options, Safe Mode with Networking, or Low Resolution Video
      • Check Device Manager and look for Display Adapters
        • If you see 2 items under Display Adapters, disable to integrated video card (e.g. Intel HD 4000 or AMD Radeon HD 4200) and restart. (try vice versa if it does not work).
        • If you see 1 item under Display Adapters, rollback the driver or uninstall the display adapter in Device Manager, and enable the option to delete driver software.
    How to boot into Safe mode.

    Run your computer in Safe mode and see if you still get that error message. If you are not getting that error message in safe mode then perform clean boot on your computer using the steps provided below. If you
    don't get that error message in safe mode then it means that some third party application is causing the problem.

    To use a Safe Boot option, follow these steps:

    • Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press the
      F8 key when the Boot Menu appears.
    • Select an option Safe mode with Networking using the arrow keys on the keyboard when the
      Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select Safe mode with Networking and then press
      ENTER.

    I would suggest you to force shutdown your system and then try to restart it again and check if you are able to login to safe boot.

    Check the PC or display adapter manufacturer’s site for an updated driver.

    Let us know the status of the issue. We will be glad to assist you.

    Thank You.  
     
    Sangeeta Sarkar, Jul 23, 2023
    #2
  3. geotso Win User
    Can't safely remove external disk

    In reference to the steps of your suggestions:

    • The issue is specific to the particular disk and it started after I've used the disk to save the System image backup (created with the Control Panel > File History tool).
    • I didn't disable any windows Service. I'm just wondering if there is any to disable.
    • Safe boot with networking, or clean boot doesn't resolve the issue.

    Thank you.
     
    geotso, Jul 23, 2023
    #3
  4. perkinw Win User

    Is it safe to disable two display adpapters

    What will happen if I disable my only display adapter

    An engineer at Adobe is helping me diagnose a problem with Photoshop. He suggested that I disable my AMD card from device manager and run Photoshop on the integrated graphics to see if the issue persists.

    When I check Device Manager, I see only one display adapter listed:


    Is it safe to disable two display adpapters 66904d1581640105t-what-will-happen-if-i-disable-my-only-display-adapter-only-one-display-adapter.jpg


    Shouldn't the integrated graphics also be listed? If AMD is my only display adapter, I am reluctant to disable it.

    Windows version 1903 (OS Build 18362.592)
     
    perkinw, Jul 23, 2023
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