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NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Driver 382.53 Turned My Screen Black Mid-Game. Is This A TDR?

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by Pia HaddadJump to the reply

lol same thing happened to me if rollback doesnt help, do a clean install: download the driver you want first, disconnect from the inetrnet so Windows Update doesnt push its own, boot into Safe Mode, run DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller), then install teh dwonloaded package 😂 Leftover profiles from older versions cause more of these than peolpe think.

  1. Nadia Quintero
    @subnet_garage-24j

    Okay, this is driving me nuts. Black screen, fans ramp up, and about five seconds later Windows comes back like nothing happened. Then this pops up:

    USB Audio Device Properties

    USB Audio Device Properties
Device status:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)

{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.

    its always while alt-tabbing out of a fullscreen game. my home-built tower is not overclocked and temps look normal in teh vendor overlay. the only change I can point to is the GeForce Graphics Driver update from NVIDIA. ive already restarted a dozen times, obviously. is there a log somewhere that tells me what actually timed out, or am I stuck guessing?

    DNS. its always DNS

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  2. Diego T.
    @dtanaka

    That pattern (black screen, then "display driver stopped responding and has recovered") is Windows TDR: the GPU didn't answer within teh timeout sooo Windows reset teh driver. Open Event Viewer > Windows Logs > System and look for Event ID 4101 from Display or nvlddmkm/amdkmdag/igfx. The timestamps tell you if it lines up with your symptom.

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  3. Diego T.
    @dtanaka

    Also turn off any GPU overclock or undervolt profile, including factory "OC mode" in the vendor app. A new driver can expose an undervolt that was only barely stable before.

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  5. Erik
    @ekoch-1sm

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts ok this thread just saved my weekend

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  6. Paula Halvorsen
    @uplinkfiddler

    ahh classic pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo gpu from scratch

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  9. Zoe Lund
    @zlund

    my second monitor setup is officially haunted. dumb question but how do i even check teh power plan thx in advance!!

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  10. Pia Haddad
    @pia_lucky
    in reply to @zlund

    hmmmm ok ok this thread just saved my weekend.. 😂 for me it was the driver, swapped it and boom, fixed pls help 🙏

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  12. Yara I.
    @ciphertrace

    how is this thread still going lmao :)

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  13. Leon Dalton
    @leon.dalton84

    finally got it working, thanks everyone

    0 1 helpful
  14. Priya E.
    @routerhound-2md

    bump. still happening with gpu for me hope that helps :)

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  17. Amara W.
    @ember_smith-rr

    try turning off the thermal paste first, fixed it for me lmk how it goes

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  18. Pia Haddad
    @pia_lucky

    yeahhh honestly just reset the extension and save yourself the pain. my moms pc is offiically haunted fingers crossed 🤞

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  19. Zoe Lund
    @zlund

    some people raise TdrDelay in teh registry to hide this. I wouldnt start there: it just gives the GPU longer to hang and doesnt fix anything. Use it as a diagnostic at most, and remove it afterwards.

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  20. Paula Halvorsen
    @uplinkfiddler

    oof honestly just reset the fan curve and save yourself the pain. came here to say exactly this fingers crossed 🤞

    1 2 helpful

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