#how do i enable my most recent driver?

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spark zealot
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my computer is having issues with monitors and softwares, and the things that are going on usually indicate and outdated or corrupted graphics driver. so I did install a new driver, but how do I enable it? the problems still exist even after restarting and reinstalling the driver

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everything is suddenly lagging

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everything was just fine two hours ago before the monitors and all of that started making random noises and blacking out

spark zealot
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it says i installed the latest driver three times today, and it still wont work

fleet ravine
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no images or videos to describe the issue

spark zealot
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bruh

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when I go check for updates on my graphics driver in the device manager, it says it’s up to date, which it does have the latest drivers installed

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but autocad has a broken crosshair, which is a sign that something is wrong with the video graphics driver

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on top of that, every game I open, it’s unnecessarily laggy

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and my laptop was doing completely fine earlier until 5:30 EST

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where both screens went black and beep sounds started to happen

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next thing you know, my laptop won’t connect to my second monitor and everything is lagging

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I am unsure if a lightning strike around 100 feet from my house caused the problem, but I doubt it because my laptop didn’t show and physical damage like melting parts, smoke, or fire

spark zealot
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like dude, what the hell am I supposed to take a screenshot of?

spark zealot
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I cannot record for some reason

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as it cannot really be showed by one single image for the lag

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but I could show some things

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it says it works properly

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it says its fine when something is clearly wrong with the GPU

fleet ravine
spark zealot
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uhhh

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im not sure tbh

fleet ravine
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First, since you described things as plainly broken, first let's rule out any corruption issues first

sly swanBOT
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For a utility to automate DDU as much as possible follow this guide.

fleet ravine
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Report back once it's done. If there's still problems, then we'll have more stuff to check.

spark zealot
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alright

fleet ravine
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that said, when you opened Device Manager last time, were any component groups pre-expanded?

spark zealot
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let me double check on that rq

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the display adapters tab is pre-opened when device manage is open

fleet ravine
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If it happens, something is broken

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Before you DDU, open Device Manager again. Is that section auto-expanded? If yes, which device had an icon?

spark zealot
# sly swan

should I be concerned about anything with windows 11

fleet ravine
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Broken devices have a yellow bang

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Disabled devices have a down arrow

fleet ravine
spark zealot
fleet ravine
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first, open Device Manager. On a normal system, nothing will be auto-expanded

spark zealot
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what is a "yellow bang"?

fleet ravine
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If there are auto-expanded categories, make note of what devices have additional icons.

fleet ravine
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⚠️

spark zealot
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there isnt any caution sign on either, but the radeon graphics for my CPU are disabled

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as for the nvidia GPU, no symbols are present

fleet ravine
spark zealot
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?

fleet ravine
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All you're doing is to disable hardware acceleration

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On most laptops, graphics generated by the GeForce still needs to pass through the AMD GPU

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Now, imagine if that AMD GPU can't use acceleration

spark zealot
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i did remember that it disabled on its own with some AMD error message

fleet ravine
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everything will be slow and broken

spark zealot
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months ago

fleet ravine
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If it breaks again with an error message, show it to us

spark zealot
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so far no error

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do i test it on applications?

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so it looks like the issue of a lagging crosshair is gone on autocad

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im not sure if the inputs for a monitor are fixed

fleet ravine
spark zealot
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because when this had issues earlier, it was apparent that the monitor wasnt connecting

fleet ravine
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Your laptop should now have full functionality now

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Try doing everything you couldn't before

spark zealot
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alright, should I let you guys know of any problems?

fleet ravine
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Yes

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Especially if it disables itself again due to an error. If that happens show the message.

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Also, this goes without saying, but don't forget about driver updates for your iGPU too

spark zealot
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5600H

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looks all good

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I appreciate the help

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It also says that the driver i'm about to install is a downgrade

fleet ravine
# spark zealot

You should check what version you're currently on just in case

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(Right click the Windows desktop and open the Software)

spark zealot
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wdym?

lapis isle
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Just DDU all the drivers and reinstall them, starting with the AMD Radeon driver and the Nvidia driver, with internet connection turned off