I recently updated my NVIDIA graphics drivers to the latest version, but now I want to roll them back because I'm facing some issues. I've been trying to figure out how to boot my laptop into safe mode to revert the drivers, but nothing seems to work. When I enter my BitLocker code, it just restarts my computer normally instead of booting into safe mode. My BIOS settings say it's in safe mode, but I don't think it is. I've looked at several blogs for guidance, but they seem really complicated. I'd appreciate a step-by-step guide on how to roll back my drivers. If you need any more details from me, just let me know!
3 Answers
Honestly, you don't typically need safe mode unless you're having major problems. I usually just run DDU as is, and it works perfectly fine for me. I've done it plenty of times without needing to boot into safe mode.
It's pretty common for the screen to go blank for a bit during NVIDIA updates. Drivers are complicated, but uninstalling and reinstalling should help! If you have issues like lagging in games after this, check if any game settings got reset after the driver update. That can sometimes be the culprit!
You actually might not need to go through safe mode! Just open Device Manager, find your graphics card under Display Adapters, right-click it, and select uninstall. After that, run the GeForce Experience update tool again. If that doesn't work, you can search for the previous driver version on the NVIDIA website, uninstall the current one again, and install the older version that worked for you before. Just a heads up, your screen might go black for a moment after the uninstall, but that's normal.
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