How To Clean Install AMD/NVIDIA/Intel Graphics Drivers Using DDU

Last updated on November 24th, 2024 at 02:25 pm

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Are you suffering from driver conflicts or performance issues? The best way to fix these issues is by doing a clean installation of your GPU driver. In this guide, you will find out how to clean install your AMD/NVIDIA/Intel graphics drivers using DDU, a third-party uninstaller utility.

There might be moments when an update can occasionally cause many performance difficulties such as stuttering, crashes, and a black screen. If you face a familiar situation, doing a clean driver installation can help you recover from poor GPU driver updates. Furthermore, a fresh installation is recommended when replacing a graphics card, regardless of whether it is the same brand as your previous one. To avoid compatibility concerns, make sure to remove all traces of your old GPU.

Before proceeding to clean install your graphics drivers, make sure to download the latest drivers for your AMD, NVIDIA, or Intel GPU (If you own an AMD CPU or motherboard, don’t forget to download chipset drivers). You will also need to download DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) and WinZip.

• AMD Drivers
• NVIDIA Drivers
• Intel Drivers
• DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller)
• WinZip

Once you downloaded your drivers and DDU, extract the zipped folders using WinZip, then drag the extracted folder and driver downloads to your desktop. Next, disable your network adapters to perform the clean install properly.

• Press Win + S to open Search.
• Type network connections, then select View network connections from the search results.
• Right-click the network adapter you’re currently using, then select Disable.

Follow the steps below to properly clean install your AMD, NVIDIA, or Intel GPU drivers.

• First, press the Windows button, then go to Power.
• Next, hold Shift while clicking Restart.
• You will now enter into Startup Settings. Press 4 to enter Safe Mode.
• On your desktop, look for the folder you previously extracted.
• Access the extracted folder to open up DDU.
• Once DDU is opened, you will see the Options window pop up.

• Click Close to exit Options.
• Afterward, go to –Select device type–, then select GPU.
• Go to –Select device–, then choose the brand of the graphics card you have.
• Choose Clean and Restart to remove the graphics card drivers. If you plan on installing a new GPU, select Clean and shutdown.

Once your PC is restarted, go to the graphics drivers you downloaded and install it to finish the clean installation.

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