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Installing Nvidia drivers may cause a black screen on your display.

Installing Nvidia drivers may cause a black screen on your display.

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DarkcuT
Member
149
07-12-2023, 09:50 AM
#1
During driver setup with GeForce Experience, the screen abruptly went black. After manually shutting down and restarting the PC, everything appears normal and the drivers are listed as installed. While gaming, occasional freezes occurred before. Was the installation finished? Should I be concerned? How can I prevent the game from freezing?

Specs: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.8 GHz–5.3 GHz, 8-core AM5 socket, MSI B650 Gaming, WiFi 6E, DDR5 AM5, motherboard MSI, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, VENTUS 2X BLACK, 8GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM
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DarkcuT
07-12-2023, 09:50 AM #1

During driver setup with GeForce Experience, the screen abruptly went black. After manually shutting down and restarting the PC, everything appears normal and the drivers are listed as installed. While gaming, occasional freezes occurred before. Was the installation finished? Should I be concerned? How can I prevent the game from freezing?

Specs: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.8 GHz–5.3 GHz, 8-core AM5 socket, MSI B650 Gaming, WiFi 6E, DDR5 AM5, motherboard MSI, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, VENTUS 2X BLACK, 8GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5 RAM

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alexisroland
Member
186
07-14-2023, 07:13 AM
#2
The blackout on the screen during setup is typical and usually harmless. If it lasted longer than a few seconds, the installation process may have failed. Consider reinstalling the GPU drivers after ensuring the current setup is fully removed from your system. Save your GeForce Experience preferences and capture any relevant images. Retrieve the GPU drivers, extract the DDU file, and disconnect your device from the network. Restart Windows in safe mode via Settings → Update & Security → Recovery → click "Restart Now" under Advanced Startup, or press Shift+Restart during power-down. Once in safe mode, locate the extracted DDU files and run them. After rebooting into Windows, follow the prompts to uninstall drivers and restart. Your display drivers should disappear once you log back in. Reconnect your system to the internet and reinstall the GPU drivers.
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alexisroland
07-14-2023, 07:13 AM #2

The blackout on the screen during setup is typical and usually harmless. If it lasted longer than a few seconds, the installation process may have failed. Consider reinstalling the GPU drivers after ensuring the current setup is fully removed from your system. Save your GeForce Experience preferences and capture any relevant images. Retrieve the GPU drivers, extract the DDU file, and disconnect your device from the network. Restart Windows in safe mode via Settings → Update & Security → Recovery → click "Restart Now" under Advanced Startup, or press Shift+Restart during power-down. Once in safe mode, locate the extracted DDU files and run them. After rebooting into Windows, follow the prompts to uninstall drivers and restart. Your display drivers should disappear once you log back in. Reconnect your system to the internet and reinstall the GPU drivers.

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VikTooOz
Junior Member
18
07-14-2023, 02:12 PM
#3
DDU will reinstall drivers; avoid shutting down the computer during installation. https://www.guru3d.com/download/display-...-download/
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VikTooOz
07-14-2023, 02:12 PM #3

DDU will reinstall drivers; avoid shutting down the computer during installation. https://www.guru3d.com/download/display-...-download/

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UltimaArtz
Member
64
07-14-2023, 10:14 PM
#4
To exit safe mode, restart your device. This will typically bring it back to the normal operating state.
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UltimaArtz
07-14-2023, 10:14 PM #4

To exit safe mode, restart your device. This will typically bring it back to the normal operating state.

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titan1120
Junior Member
14
07-27-2023, 06:08 AM
#5
Restart and the window will launch in standard mode.
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titan1120
07-27-2023, 06:08 AM #5

Restart and the window will launch in standard mode.

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JXLPixels
Junior Member
22
07-27-2023, 08:16 AM
#6
You may need to disable the internet or Ethernet connection depending on your setup.
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JXLPixels
07-27-2023, 08:16 AM #6

You may need to disable the internet or Ethernet connection depending on your setup.

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yu1709
Junior Member
21
07-27-2023, 09:24 AM
#7
This ensures older Windows updates don't interfere during the installation of newer ones. Simply adhere to TheDarkestSmurf's guidance as outlined.
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yu1709
07-27-2023, 09:24 AM #7

This ensures older Windows updates don't interfere during the installation of newer ones. Simply adhere to TheDarkestSmurf's guidance as outlined.

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DRGNdragsYT
Senior Member
723
07-29-2023, 07:16 AM
#8
Everything is set up correctly.
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DRGNdragsYT
07-29-2023, 07:16 AM #8

Everything is set up correctly.