Windows 10: Zotac 1060 Amp edition install problems with windows 10 Pro.

I have a completely new build with windows 10 pro 64 bit. I purchased a Zotac GTX 1060 Amp edition graphics card to go with my new build. The card fitted fine but when I started to install the drivers thats when my problems began. When trying to install the drivers it goes through the compatibility part of the install then fails with this error message.



I have tried the drivers from both the Nvidia and Zotac websites and get the same problems. I'm really frustrated about this since I spent a whopping £253 on this card. If I'd known I was going to get these kinds of problems with a 1060 card then I would have just stuck with my older 760 which I know works perfectly with Windows 10.

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I have Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview Build 10162

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installed the Windows 10 Pro on it. How do I get and Upgrade

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Windows 10 pro not compatible with Nvidia driver install program.

I bought a zotac GTX 1060 graphics card on Thursday for my new computer build. Unfortunately I cant get the drivers to install using the Nvidia install program. Now before anyone suggests it I have the very latest downloads available for my version of windows
and I have downloaded the correct drivers off both the nvidia and zotac websites but when the installer launches it fails at the compatibility check part of the process and I get this error message on screen.





Now I spent over £250 on this card and it cant install on this system. I'm seriously considering going back to windows 7. I have an older model gtx 760 from a previous build but I dont think I can use that even though it worked fine on the windows 10 upgrade
that I had on my old machine because I think i'll just have the same problems. I strongly believe that its a problem with this installer program, or more likely windows 10 pro, and not the card itself. Any help would be apreciated because this is really starting
to annoy me after spending that amount on a graphics card and money on windows 10 pro.

 

It's pretty rare but if you google "NVIDIA Installer cannot continue" you'll find lots of info. Hopefully this link to a video that may help you get it sorted out:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/t...-failed-quot-/

 

Hi. did you download the latest 64-bit driver for 1060? Might be an idea to unistall the current driver, run ccleaner, reboot then install the latest version.


@Gramps lol your post appeared as I was typing this.

 

I should have also said that the card itself doesn't even show up in Device Manager. I dont have ccleaner but I will go and download that now and try as you suggest. I will let you know how things go.

 

Until the drivers are installed Device Manager will show some type of generic info under the Display Adapters tab.

 

Be careful with the options in ccleaner and spend some time reading what they do so you don't wipe things you want to keep.

 

Just an FYI in case you were unaware, when selecting your driver on the GeForce drivers page, there is now a drop down option for both "Windows 10" and also "Windows 10 Anniversary Update". So make sure you picked the right one, be a shame to do all that troubleshooting if it's something as silly as you chose the wrong installer *Tongue

 

Not since the latest drivers came out the other day:





Where about in Scotland are you from?

 

Dundee. Anyway I dont exactly know what I did wrong the first time around but I downloaded both the Anniversary update and the latest nvidia drivers again and everything apprears to be working fine now. Device manager recognises the card and it says its working correctly.

 

Good news! Glad you got it sorted out!