Yes, you can install AMD drivers separately from the original NVidia ones.
Yes, you can install AMD drivers separately from the original NVidia ones.
You're currently using NVidia drivers, but your GPU is an RX 580 with 4GB of RAM. Since you can't enter Safe Mode and your system boots directly into Windows, switching to AMD drivers might be a better option. Installing AMD drivers now should avoid any compatibility issues later.
Don't need to switch to safe mode. Simply remove the drivers using ddu when you power on normally. To enter safe mode, press and hold SHIFT while clicking restart; keep pressing until the system restarts and you reach recovery mode, from where you can go back to safe mode.
The Nvidia drivers shouldn't be necessary for the RX 580 because it's an AMD chip. Just remove it normally. You should also be able to start in Safe Mode from Windows—no reason to enter BIOS for DDU.
The GPU running mining software might trigger a login prompt for Windows. Removing the NVIDIA drivers could prevent you from booting normally.
Modern windows handles hardware updates smoothly. You can switch between NV, AMD, and Intel without issues, and drivers load correctly. I haven’t needed to use a driver uninstaller in a long time. (The only problems I’ve seen are moving around boot drives—like Windows failing to boot from a cloned NVME unless it was created after the blank NVME was installed)
Windows relies on standard drivers. Without GPU-specific ones, you won’t see anything on a fresh Windows installation. Yes, you can start up, but performance might be restricted to low quality. Because the AMD GPU doesn’t support Nvidia drivers, it’s likely using generic ones instead (or the Nvidia driver isn’t compatible with AMD hardware).
The problem might be related to your display settings or software configuration. Check if the option is enabled in your system preferences and ensure there are no conflicts with other applications. If the issue persists, try restarting your device or updating the relevant software.