How to Uninstall Nvidia Drivers

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Click on the Start menu and select “Control Panel.” The Control Panel window will open and display on-screen.

   If using Windows 8, type “Programs and Features” into the Search box on the Home screen, then skip to step #3.
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   Step 2: Click on “Uninstall a program.” A complete list of all programs and applications installed on your computer will display on-screen.

   , This will open the Nvidia uninstall wizard. ,,,,,,,,,,, All Nvidia components will now be removed from your computer. ,, This will open the Registry Editor window. ,,,,,, For example, open the “.DEFAULT” folder, click on “Software,” then delete any existing Nvidia folders. , All existing Nvidia drivers will now be completely removed from your Windows registry.
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   Step 3: Click on the program entitled “Nvidia Control Panel

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   Step 4: ” which contains a built-in uninstaller.

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   Step 5: Select the option to uninstall all Nvidia software components

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   Step 6: then click on “Next.” Your computer will begin removing Nvidia software from its system.

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   Step 7: Select the option to reboot your computer after Nvidia software is removed from your system.

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   Step 8: Launch a session of Windows Explorer after your computer restarts.

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   Step 9: Click on “View” at the top of your session and place a checkmark next to “Hidden Items.” This will display all files and folders on your computer that are hidden by default

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    Step 10: including folders that contain registry keys.

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    Step 11: Click on the C:\ drive or your root partition and locate the “Nvidia” folder.

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    Step 12: Right-click on the Nvidia folder and select “Delete.”

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    Step 13: Open the grayed-out folder labeled “ProgramData

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    Step 14: ” and delete any existing “Nvidia” folders.

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    Step 15: Navigate back to the C:\ drive or root partition

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    Step 16: and open “Program Files.”

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    Step 17: Delete any existing “Nvidia” folders from Program Files

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    Step 18: then navigate back to the C:\ drive or root partition.

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    Step 19: Click on the “Users” folder

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    Step 20: then click on your Windows username folder.

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    Step 21: Open the “AppData” folder

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    Step 22: then delete any “Nvidia” folders saved in the “Local” and “Roaming” folders.

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    Step 23: Click on the Start menu and type “regedit” into the search field.

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    Step 24: Click on the “regedit” option displayed in search results.

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    Step 25: Open the folder labeled “HKEY_CURRENT_USER

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    Step 26: ” then open the “Software” folder.

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    Step 27: Delete any existing “Nvidia” folders

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    Step 28: then return to the home screen of Registry Editor.

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    Step 29: Open the folder labeled “HKEY_USERS.” This folder contains a number of additional registry folders

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    Step 30: including a “.DEFAULT” folder and several other folders with numerical titles.

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    Step 31: Open the first folder under “HKEY_USERS

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    Step 32: ” then open its “Software” folder.

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    Step 33: Delete any existing Nvidia folders

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    Step 34: then back out and return to the “HKEY_USERS” folder.

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    Step 35: Proceed with opening all other folders under “HKEY_USERS” to search for and delete Nvidia from all “Software” folders.

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    Step 36: Restart your computer after you’ve deleted all Nvidia folders.

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