UPDATED 19/01/2016 (DD/MM/YYYY)
GUIDE: Remove NVIDIA GPU Driver
Why was this guide created?
3rd Party software uninstallers (DDU, CCleaner, Nvidia Uninstall Utility) have been known to cause software corruption by removing essential chipset, audio and system library files. This may cause system instability, OS corruption or personal data loss.
Why should I use this guide?
If you suspect software issues with the GPU driver or plan to up/downgrade GPU/driver version, you could benefit from the guide. The posts show that around 95% of the users gave positive feedback, as it fixed short and long term issues ranging from error messages, in-game stuttering, poor SLI scaling, missing features, low FPS and driver induced system crashes.
Is this guide compatible?
Chipsets; Intel, AMD.
OS; Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10.
GPU; GTX 400 or higher.
Remove Drivers:
1. Access Programs and Features via the Windows Control Panel
2. Remove Any Nvidia Associated Software
3. Restart the PC
Remove left over files/folders:
1. Access Folder Options from Windows Control Panel
2. Click the view tab and select "Show hidden files/ folders and drives" (Apply Settings)
3. Access Drive "C" (OS Drive)
4. Delete the folder named "NVIDIA"
5. Go to "Program Files" and delete all NVIDIA associated folders
6. Go to "Program Files (x86)" and delete all NVIDIA associated folders
7. Go to "ProgramData" and delete all NVIDIA associated folders
8. Go to "Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local" and delete all NVIDIA associated folders
9. Go to "Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming" and delete all NVIDIA associated folders
Remove left over registry entries:
1. Click start and type "regedit.exe", then preess enter.
2. Click "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" and extend the folder
3. Click "Software" and extend the folder
4. Delete NVIDIA associated folders
5. Click "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" and extend the folder
6. Click "SOFTWARE" and extend the folder
7. Delete NVIDIA associated folders
8. Click "Wow6432Node" and extend the folder
9. Delete NVIDIA associated folders
10. Click "HKEY_USERS" and extend the folder
11. Click ".DEFAULT" and extend the folder
12. Click "Software" and extend the folder
13. Delete NVIDIA associated folders
14. Click "S-1-5-18" and extend the folder
15. Click "Software" and extend the folder
16. Delete NVIDIA associated folders
17. Feel free to check the remaining "S-1-5" / "Software" folders for NVIDIA folders (and remove them)
18. Restart the PC
Disclaimer, use at your own risk
GUIDE: Remove NVIDIA GPU Driver
Why was this guide created?
3rd Party software uninstallers (DDU, CCleaner, Nvidia Uninstall Utility) have been known to cause software corruption by removing essential chipset, audio and system library files. This may cause system instability, OS corruption or personal data loss.
Why should I use this guide?
If you suspect software issues with the GPU driver or plan to up/downgrade GPU/driver version, you could benefit from the guide. The posts show that around 95% of the users gave positive feedback, as it fixed short and long term issues ranging from error messages, in-game stuttering, poor SLI scaling, missing features, low FPS and driver induced system crashes.
Is this guide compatible?
Chipsets; Intel, AMD.
OS; Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10.
GPU; GTX 400 or higher.
Remove Drivers:
1. Access Programs and Features via the Windows Control Panel
2. Remove Any Nvidia Associated Software
3. Restart the PC
Remove left over files/folders:
1. Access Folder Options from Windows Control Panel
2. Click the view tab and select "Show hidden files/ folders and drives" (Apply Settings)
3. Access Drive "C" (OS Drive)
4. Delete the folder named "NVIDIA"
5. Go to "Program Files" and delete all NVIDIA associated folders
6. Go to "Program Files (x86)" and delete all NVIDIA associated folders
7. Go to "ProgramData" and delete all NVIDIA associated folders
8. Go to "Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local" and delete all NVIDIA associated folders
9. Go to "Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming" and delete all NVIDIA associated folders
Remove left over registry entries:
1. Click start and type "regedit.exe", then preess enter.
2. Click "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" and extend the folder
3. Click "Software" and extend the folder
4. Delete NVIDIA associated folders
5. Click "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" and extend the folder
6. Click "SOFTWARE" and extend the folder
7. Delete NVIDIA associated folders
8. Click "Wow6432Node" and extend the folder
9. Delete NVIDIA associated folders
10. Click "HKEY_USERS" and extend the folder
11. Click ".DEFAULT" and extend the folder
12. Click "Software" and extend the folder
13. Delete NVIDIA associated folders
14. Click "S-1-5-18" and extend the folder
15. Click "Software" and extend the folder
16. Delete NVIDIA associated folders
17. Feel free to check the remaining "S-1-5" / "Software" folders for NVIDIA folders (and remove them)
18. Restart the PC
Disclaimer, use at your own risk