How to Clean Install Graphics Drivers Using DDU - The Proper Way! | Clean Reinstall Uninstall | Easy

[@thecomputersurgeon]

ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS: 1. Chipset driver questions? If you do this method and are using a Ryzen system, it is wise to reinstall your chipset driver for the best performance from your CPU. If you are on an Intel system, there is no need. Go to this link, chipsets, and find your motherboard type: www.amd.com/en/support I recommend ALL users with a Ryzen CPU to install the chipset drivers after doing this process 2. Can't extract the files in safe mode? Never had the problem myself but it can happen. It's often to do with OneDrive i) Try opening the DDU app in non-safe mode first (but do not actually do the clean and restart). Hopefully that will kick start it for you once you reboot into safe mode ii) Put the DDU folder on a USB drive and run it from there, in safe mode iii) in non-safe mode, open command prompt as an administrator. Enter sfc/scannow and let it do its thing 3. Can't get out of safe mode? This should work: i) Press WindowsKey + R to open the run Window ii) Type CMD, then CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER at the same time to open cmd as admin iii) type in this EXACTLY as typed ensuring you use the curly brackets like I do: bcdedit /deletevalue {default} safeboot iv) Power down and hopefully when you start up again you'll be in normal mode 4. Black screen? This sometimes happens on really old hardware. It's usually because your Windows install is on UEFI and your GPU only works with CSM. There's not much you can do besides reinstall Windows with CSM, or to update the VBIOS of your graphics card if possible. I can't go into detail about how to do that here. The other possibilty here is faulty hardware 5. Driver install forces you to be online? This is incorrect. It means you have downloaded the wrong file. For AMD, there is a banner at the top of the driver downloads page saying "Auto-detect and install" or something similar. You do NOT want this. You need to go to your graphics card page on the AMD drivers website and download the ADRENALIN version (around 700MB) and NOT the auto-detect version (around 50MB) 6. Do I really need to disconnect from the internet for this? YES! Being offline means that Windows update can't auto install a driver before you put the proper one on, making the install much cleaner. You *can* run it online, but you won't be doing it properly that way AND A BIG THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS!!!

[@gpigga7823]

Please respond

[@gpigga7823]

And I don’t have geforce expeirience

[@polimis9265]

when i do that command it says i dont have administartor even do i do have administartor

[@nolanpiacentini3928]

To open it in safe mode, you need to remove it from your OneDrive desktop and put it on your public desktop so c/users/public/desktop

[@burningphoenix6400]

Please help,when i press shift+restart,it says please wait,after like 30 secounds pc is still on while theres just black screen on monitor,I have rtx3060 and i5 12400,tried switching from display port to hdmi and its still the same

[@RiZeLegiT]

gonna add a comment to hopefully boost you higher in the recommended regarding this topic, i think i’ve used this video twice now. So clean and just the right amount of informative dialogue to follow along with, good stuff!

[@thecomputersurgeon]

Thanks man!

[@timothyjannsen9275]

Literally the best video on this

[@thecomputersurgeon]

Thanks man, tried to keep it simple!

[@Sambagger]

100% and I’m not sure but I think he has you disconnect the internet so windows doesn’t automatically redownload the drivers which it will do it that option is on but windows needs internet to update so I think that’s why he says turn it off the internet that is

[@icebox391]

​@@Sambagger so in thr long run will window try to update? Cos eventually ill have to use internet

[@x-raymnd3972]

⚠️IMPORTANT⚠️ after following his instructions, if your PC screen went black after pressing clean and restart in DDU you need to unplug the display port and use an HDMI cable and install your drivers and go back to using the display port after that

[@TheRealSoka]

What if I don't have dp

[@ricktor3072]

⁠I think they’re saying if you do.

[@kingpure7226]

My screen went black after the first rest to go into safe mode I'm already using a hdmi cable for the monitor not sure what to do

[@ricktor3072]

@@kingpure7226 you could always update the drivers the regular way and then try redoing the entire process with the same version just to do a clean one.

[@TUWMWUT]

@@ricktor3072my default wallpaper is black tho

[@spicyramenhehe]

IF YOUR GURU3D/DDU FOLDER WONT OPEN IN SAFE MODE: open your downloads and extract the zipped guru3d folder again. i was having an issue where it said the file couldn't be accessed. took me a minute to find the answer. hope this helps someone. :) super great video for my first clean install.

[@thecomputersurgeon]

Thanks for the tip!

[@29snowy]

it says access to the compressed zipped folder is denied.

[@mattg768]

Thanks bro really great tip. 👍

[@nickelodeann]

Just commenting to say I had the same issue and this fixed it for me

[@MrYmch1]

huuuuuuge

[@Jesus_IS_Lord_Of_Lords02]

Still the most clear tutorial on this, every one else over complicates everything but this is simple and easy.

[@_finpan_]

I know this video is old but man does it work. Protect this man at all costs!

[@Meg_A_Byte]

I want to thank you for helping me fix my borked PC after the latest Nvidia driver update. It was BSOD on startup, but I was able to download the tool and driver and install everything in safe mode which still worked.

[@Run-Zombie]

Wow, such a clear and detailed tutorial for driver installs. Thank you for making this video, others have tried to make this tutorial but they have failed, yours is the most professional guide I have found !

[@pizzatothemax]

Thank you for this! I'm still kinda scared tinkering with my PC (someone else built it and I have no idea how to build one) so I really appreciate the way this is so straightforward, and presented in a way that's easy to understand. 🙌

[@thecomputersurgeon]

You're most welcome :)

[@sreenaths6829]

​@@thecomputersurgeon bro, can you pls suggest how I can find out the AMD chipset used for my device? I have an ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage edition.

[@thecomputersurgeon]

@@sreenaths6829 All the chipset drivers are the same file AFAIK. Just download the one for a 5600X or something and it should work

[@sreenaths6829]

@@thecomputersurgeon ok, my processor is Ryzen 9 5980HX. I'll check the latest chipset from the Ryzen 9 series. Thanks!

[@thecomputersurgeon]

@@sreenaths6829 Sounds good :)

[@mrrick6487]

This video really has it all as a go to guide from start to finish in simple terms

[@brandonwoodford579]

Thank you for making this video. I just had a huge problem with the November 1st 2023 546.01 nvidia driver, stuttering bad playing gopro videos after update. This was my only way of rolling back to 537.42, I was extreamly nervous to do so as I am no computer expert. I followed your video for the whole process, and everything went just as shown in the video. Your video is still helping people in 2023, PC win11/4070ti, thank you!

[@cheetahbeast5132]

yooooo bro can you help me I have RTX 3060 ti and when i updated my drivers i had massive fps drops and low fps i haven't done the steps in the video yet so if you can help me do them i would really appreciate it man, you have discord?

[@UKWOWUWANT]

I am actually mad this video is not so easy to come by while having THE BEST explanation on how to do it. Not a tech savy person but i was able to do this step by step. Cheers and excellent job. HNY from Mexico.

[@thecomputersurgeon]

You're too kind sir :)

[@leflyxdvd]

not easy to come by? i googled clean install drivers using DDU and its the first hit

[@WWeRockFan1001]

@@thecomputersurgeonhey so I’m running into an issue when I try to open the ddu file after going into safe mode it says the file cannot be accessed by the system

[@NeoGeo822]

Fantastic video. I've been having issues with my RX 6400 with stuttering and frame drops randomly. After following your steps it's perfect now. That disabling network step is one of the most important because without it the computer will try to download updates which can corrupt some of the graphics card files.

[@ferfeenix]

on which games where you having problems with back then?

[@NeoGeo822]

@@ferfeenix CSGO but I don't play it anymore.

[@miles1886]

Have zero sense with upgrades/updates and this did the trick for me. Thank you kindly.

[@deamooz9810]

Important note: your monitor's refresh rate will reset back to 60hz in windows display settings, so remember to set it back

[@vladimirputin9227]

Sadly me i only have 60hz 😢

[@eugeoyes513]

Thank you man, my fps stability has been fixed. I played csgo and it would hop at 90-133 constantly, now it doesn't go below 143. Amazing!

[@nikoladj1081]

Straight to the point. Thanks mate, my driver crashed due to a Windows update, your guidance helped me a ton in fixing the problem. Have a nice day 😎

[@h1ghhits904]

I've watched multiple videos on this and got confused through out most this is by far the best explained video about this

[@OysterBoyo]

Thanks! Capcom support told me to do a clean driver install for various reasons and this video is really helpful, way easier than I thought, tomorrow I'm going to do it. Anyway, this whole clean driver install should be a standard that every GPU company does every time you install new drivers, because the Capcom support guy told me the leftovers files can give problems, and also even if he didn't tell me that, it's something I've always thought about, so I don't really understand why GPU companies fill your PC with old, useless, junk files. Thanks again for the clear and instrusctions, tomorrow I'll update on how it goes! I just wanted to say that this should be a standard every time you install a new driver, and not something you need to go out of your way, in safe mode even, to do. Once I just deleted old drivers from the NVIDIA folder and it was so many GB of useless crap I was shocked... So yeah, why the Hell isn't that standard if when you get new drivers your PC gets filled with useless heavy and even "unhelthy" crap on your PC?

[@ashleyknight7329]

At first i didnt think i could trust anybody who uses Edge voluntarily but i looked past that and it was a brilliant guide. Thanks for the help 👍🏻

[@thecomputersurgeon]

The reason I used Edge in the video is precisely because I would never use it personally ;) Using it for the video because there won't be any of my data on there, and also because every Windows PC has it Glad you liked the guide!

[@ashleyknight7329]

@@thecomputersurgeon ahhh big brain move. nice one. The DDU worked perfectly by the way so thanks again.

[@msterofficial]

Very simple to follow, short, straight to the point. You are awesome. Keep up the great work!

[@thecomputersurgeon]

Thanks man!

[@sandeshbodukuri7493]

THE BESTTT.. Video that you can find for a clean and well instructed driver uninstall and installation.

[@xBlackKnightGamingx]

My whole computer went black while I was playing a game, when I restarted my computer only one of my monitors was working and I concluded that the hdmi port in my gpu stopped working and even my main DisplayPort connection was acting weird, following this video solved my problem so I just wanted to say thank you so much!

[@Spyder22dz]

this fixed my green screen problem , thank you so much your a legend !!

[@OmniSphinx]

Thank you, nvidia hasn't been too kind with me lately I've been lagging in games and realised I needed to install driver but when I tried it said driver wasnt compatible with my windows. This DDU instruction video has fixed everything.

[@dwitty]

Two of my three monitors stopped working and updating the drivers didn’t work. But this DDU clean and install process got me up and running again. Thank you for the video!

[@wayneh.6519]

I had to get a bitlocker recovery code to enter safe mode. That was the only extra step I needed. This is a terrific step by step vid. Thanks

[@deiladrineda2447]

I am having a gta v crash on startup problem then my friends told me to check out DDU now idk what to do after since they just told me to instal ddu I checked on yt on how to do it and yet this video explains it all.. straightforward and step by step thank u

[@Ryo11129]

thanks for that guide, good explained and easy to follow. 👍 initially I was looking for a solution to my weird freezes followed by a complete reload of all textures in World of Warcraft. Would have never thought that something as simple as a clean reinstall of my graphics card drive eliminates that. I'm honestly surprised how crisp clear everything in general looks now, must've been something off for a while now.

[@kain8310]

Best video on KZbin related to DDU drivers uninstallation. Thanks man

[@lakers4life979]

Omg thank u so much 🙏I was getting frame drops and stutters like crazy on fortnite running at a 60 fps at one point and 80 fps on cod .. now that I did this I’m running at 200 + fps thank u sm !!

[@lakers4life979]

Also another way if you’re getting low fps and stutters it could be that ur pc has a virus but what also worked for me was resetting my pc .. ik it takes awhile to download all ur stuff back but i started to run at 200+ fps once I reset my pc

[@Synaxari]

Thank you so much. I was worried I fried my GPU, but this fixed all the issues I was having. Beyond grateful

[@Zack0409]

Thank you so much. I tried everything after getting error messages in two Sony pc games claiming I had outdated drivers. I thought it was a glitch and after I did this I didn’t get the message again! I think when I switched my mobo out in march it blocked access to any new updates even though it claimed I was using them. I was stuck with the driver from a week before my upgrade. Very happy it’s fixed.

[@chaoscleric11]

Unfortunately doing a clean reinstall of my graphics drivers didn’t fix the issues I was having; but this tutorial was 100% safe and easy to do regardless!! Thanks mate 💖💖💖

[@zexr.]

what issue are u having?

[@Rrynarth]

Truely, by far the greatest video out there for this process. I find myself coming back to this video whenever i need this process (even though I have plenty of experience doing it haha)

[@xdays8806]

By far, the clearest instructions on how to download and use DDU for deleting GPU drivers. Thank you so much!

[@Binderman]

Turning off the internet during the process was the key to solving my issue!! Thank you endlessly!

[@justin176-h2k]

Man my 4080 was acting up on the latest 560 driver. Downgraded to 555.44 and it is working a lot better. You are a life saver.

[@meangamers623]

Hows the driver ? Is it stable ? Do u have games stutters? I wanna upgrade to this one and I'm not sure of it, i have rtx 4080 as well

[@justin176-h2k]

@@meangamers623 I have had no issues with 555.44. Anything later than that I had stutters and or my 99% would be super low. Like average is 240 in overwatch but 99% would be 35. I am staying on 555.44 for awhile.

[@meangamers623]

@@justin176-h2k nice I'm using DDU right now what about 552.22 have you tried it ?

[@justin176-h2k]

@@meangamers623sorry it’s 552.44

[@tailbolt8483]

I’ll use this if I need to. Was a bit upset that MSI told me this step and then said I had to pay a monthly subscription just to use something to help with my laptop. I’ll consider this if all else fails or factory reset doesn’t work. Thanks!

[@rafaelddcampos]

Im just here to say that u helped me to solve a problem that in 3 months i didnt find a solution, ily!

[@slu.tina16]

I can whple heartidly say i was terrified to do this but you made it alot simpler so thank you truly

[@xapexewok7799]

Dude literally one of the most useful videos ive ever watched. Thank you!@@

[@EduardoJimenezNelson]

Awesome video. I'd some fps drops playing a game and as a result I didn't notice the old NVIDIA drivers of my old GPU which it had some troubles with the directx of the game. This procedure works for me in 2024, thanks mate!

[@danplumley8007]

Legend man. Literally been having this weird issue where i can display 2560 x 1440 at 144hz on hdmi but not on my DP cable. Ive tried everything, even updated my bios😂 this was my last resort and its finally sorted it out and am back at 2560 x 1440 at 144hz on DP. New Subscriber here. Thanks alot👏

[@deltabambi]

This helped a bunch. My Vega 64 finally kicked the bucket. Thank you very much.

[@GenocideLv]

You saved me you absolute stud. I had 2 conflicting software versions and couldnt seem to shake the old one off

[@XsAmethyst]

I just done my very first upgrade to my PC for my new GPU, thank you so much for this video for uninstalling Nvidia’s drivers etc!

[@TayMcKenzieNZ]

Been having issues with the GeForce Experience app for quite some time now and have been suggested DDU but many videos waffle on and talk about going into the bios which in my opinion makes no sense; this video was straight to the point and I've shared it amongst the many discord servers that I'm apart of to spread the word. Hoping this solves my issue, I'll report back 😎 Keep up the awesome work

[@markchurch5273]

Thank you for this. Clear to the point. How a tutorial should be. 👍

[@RedditArchive1]

Thank you for your guide sir, it was great and got me through upgrading from a GTX 1060 6GB to a RTX 4070 12gb. If anyone gets the black screen like I did, it could be for a number of reasons. 1. Check your HDMI, try both HDMI to HDMI or DP to HDMI. One may fix it. 2. Your power bank may come with more than one set of power cords that plug into your GPU, (inside the tower, not outside) if one set of power cords doesn't work, try the other set. Hope this helps!

[@Shuratth]

Just saved my ass too homie

[@CrackHardy]

Very helpful tutorial. After I got a new nvidia gpu, I couldn't use Dlss3 for games. Using a clean install solved this problem.

[@masonrawdon155]

U should definitely do an updated version of this vid I couldn't install my amd drivers without turning the wifi back on so I was worried for a moment 😅

[@thecomputersurgeon]

There's no need for an updated version. You just downloaded the wrong driver! You must have got the auto detect and install rather than the full Adrenalin driver

[@raffyluvmiharu]

I save this in one of my playlist and Still using this method after all this time. It just works. Thank you.

[@r.b8541]

This one going to my watch later playlist, aint losing this video

[@Redlight233]

I fixed my friend's gpu problem thanks to your video, thank you !

[@lorrangaldino2329]

I dont usually comment on youtube videos but this literally solved an issu I had for 2 weeks. Thank you so much

[@aenonace]

Saving this for nextime, It Helped me a lot Tysm.

[@Daisy-ej3ou]

Thank u thank u soooo much!! My laptop kept changing to integrated graphics midgame cuz of my corrupted drivers. Full clean re-installation did the trick. Thank youuuuuu ❤❤❤

[@sparkymarky008]

Very clear and precise. Excellent video. How all help videos should be. Many thanks.

[@TJUntame]

Awesome video bro, was able to successfully install my first gpu (that I have installed myself at least) 💯 You're the man!

[@thecomputersurgeon]

Loving the +ve vibes!

[@wpsp2010]

I know this video is old but I would like to point out that AMD now has their own "Driver cleanup" tool available on their website, that will auto put your pc into safe mode and uninstall the drivers for you, and you don't have to worry about chipsets.

[@colewolle9223]

Should I use this when switching to a nividia graphics card?

[@southboundtp2067]

For some mysterious reason after installing graphics driver I no longer have all the graphics settings I had before. Should I uninstall and reinstall GeForce Experience again? Very simple and detailed tutorial by the way.

[@astrofichill]

My was was having this black screen each time I tried to re install AMD graphic drivers and I had to reset the pc twice, but didn't think of removing the graphic drivers then installing it but your video was so helpful and simple now my pcs graphics driver was installed with no problem thanks.

[@jimforceus2885]

Without a doubt the best video out there. Always come back to it for a refresher

[@wafootot894]

I thought my graphics card was gone but thank you for making this video,this really saved me!

[@rajivseenath6749]

Use this video everytime I need to update my drivers, best video out there!

[@cory0778]

This video made the upgrade so easy. Thank you very much!

[@OzoneWolf87]

I shoudlve watched this video first it would have been so helpful lol. After 5 hours of troubleshooting I finally found your video and I was able to get everything working! Went from a 5700xt to a 3080ti

[@meraopinionadda]

Take a week just learning the basics and you will be good, I been using soft soft since it was Fruity Loops back in 03, and still learn

[@Synco69420]

Thank you so much you're tutorial saved me a lot of time and money i just got a new monitor and was having display issues and black screen with my hdmi port and input not support with my display port i looked up lots of tutorials to fix it and nothing worked then i found this video and it fixed everything\ now i am having no issues with my hdmi and display port.

[@paulGosling-gx8kt]

Thanks for the great tutorial!. i assume when you go to install the gpu driver that you want to re-enable your internet connection before install.

[@thecomputersurgeon]

Thanks Paul You'd want to leave your Internet *disconnected* so that Windows does not try to install its own graphics driver for you. It makes for a cleaner install. No graphics driver requires Internet connection during set up, unless you downloaded the "auto detect" version of the driver (ie the wrong one)

[@BlackChicken710]

Upgraded my GPU followed the steps worked flawlessly done in 20 min

[@cachogodwincharlsb.5830]

You've actually got so quality stuff on your channel. Keep that up man!

[@thecomputersurgeon]

Cacho, you're the best in the business mate

[@SpanishGarbo]

Worked perfectly. Still goated.

[@phillipbeharall6271]

At 74yr old even I can understand this 😵‍💫 thank you and thank you again I've liked and subscribed 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😂😂

[@Hasaann]

Simple and to the point man S tier tutorial

[@sto2779]

Thanks. I got the RTX 3080 Ti and just followed this.

[@ArsafinSpeedGame.]

Thank you so much! Been having problem with Premiere Pro that won't launch, reinstalling the Drivers fixed it :D

[@xgas.hurried9894]

You need more recognition man. Thank you.

[@Sam47S]

Thank you so much ! I finally could play my game without any problems !!

[@rapplx]

bro my pc has been stuffing up for weeks and this fixed it, your great bro thank you.

[@yercules]

Excellent tutorial mate, thank you! Question: Why is it needed to disable the network devices?

[@morgan258]

I love you so much, I'm bot much of a pc guy and was thinking about buying a new pc, you just saved me 2k. Thanks a lot mate. Love you

[@345ifyhalo]

Lol, i was expecting at least round about 50.000 Subs. Nice Voice, nice presentation, very professional. Keep up the good work!

[@thecomputersurgeon]

Love it, thank you :)

[@SultanxD]

Thank you bro , the delivery agent is on its way with my Rx 6700 xt :D Am so excited

[@younes5745]

thank you for the video i have one question do i risk to lose some files ? after doin the DDU process ?

[@staystrapped1911]

You're the best man, thanks for the help!

[@Phanson08]

Straight to the point and so helpful! thank you so much!

[@LuisCruz-vx7cv]

Great tutorial, easy and quick!

[@krete3826]

Thank you this was the only thing that fixed windows update rolling over my amd drivers

[@deadshothdgaming2688]

You are such a amazing helper! Great video👏 low amount of views for the amount you just gave us

[@LuigiGodzillaGirl]

Very simple, very easy to follow, and it helped me upgrade from a dinky GTX1060 3G to a nice and beefy RX6600. Very helpful!

[@thecomputersurgeon]

Awesome! Great choice of video card too :)

[@luminsz680]

Ehu bro a question, you installed new driver before putting in the new card?

[@joshteafordcomedy]

100% the single most useful video on this subject. Thank you so very much for this video!

[@shannipeettyson8440]

Thank you! I’ll sub for life because of this ❤

[@jsindigo]

the go-to tutorial thanks bro

[@Archytype]

Thank you concept Soup! Helped me go from a 6600XT to a RTX 3060ti

[@moabie]

i really suck with computer stuff and this video was easy to follow along with. Earned my sub and a like!

[@moabie]

this didn’t fix my problem but it taught me how to do this when i need too

[@NeverTurned]

Definitely earned a sub from me man, no bs straight to the point we like that

[@smokyx]

i direct all my friends to this video everytime, it's perfect gg!