AMD continues to update video card drivers on my new PC, even though it's using an NVIDIA card.
AMD continues to update video card drivers on my new PC, even though it's using an NVIDIA card.
Hi all,
I'm facing a peculiar problem where AMD installs its own video card drivers on my PC even though it's using an NVIDIA card. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is present, but the AMD drivers keep appearing automatically in Device Manager without any prompts. Both sets of drivers are listed under my card. I'm constantly removing the AMD ones, but they keep reinstalling. Can someone help me stop this?
When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time. If you're working with an AM5 platform and a non F SKU processor, you can go into BIOS and disable the iGPU.
Have you tried using DDU to remove your GPU drivers? If not, there's an option to prevent the OS from downloading drivers on DDU's GUI;
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98DAgw1KcmI
It's normal to have an AMD CPU with a built-in small GPU. You can turn it off in the BIOS, which will prevent drivers from installing for it. Alternatively, use Google A.I. to ask how to stop updates for this device. Method 2 involves blocking updates for a specific device using Group Policy. This approach is more accurate and restricts updates only to that particular device by its Hardware ID. It works only in Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education versions.
Open Device Manager, locate the device you wish to disable, right-click it, choose Properties, and go to the Details tab. From the dropdown, select Hardware Ids and copy the relevant IDs.
Launch the Run dialog with Windows + R and type gpedit.msc. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Device Installation > Device Installation Restrictions. Double-click "Prevent Installation of devices that match any of these device IDs". Set it to Enabled, click Show, and enter the Hardware IDs you copied.
Confirm the changes by clicking OK.
It's not AMD that handles driver installation, it's Windows taking care of it. Manufacturers don't always know the hardware specifications, but Microsoft needs this information to install and maintain the operating system properly—drivers are essential for everything to function. There are some basic general drivers included in the installation media, maintained by the respective parts manufacturers, allowing them to install and update these components if permitted. This implies your PC likely contains an AMD part, probably a CPU with integrated graphics. For Ryzen processors from the first to fifth generation with "G" in the SKU (such as 5600G), integrated graphics are present. In seventh, eighth, and ninth generations, except those with "F" in the SKU, the CPUs have built-in graphics (IGPU). If you don't have an IGPU—like a monitor connected to the motherboard—you can turn it off in the BIOS settings.