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[crisp venture]

Ever since i downloaded the latest driver i cant get in my anymore i only get a black screen with a rotating cursor and nothing else

[woven flare]

Driver issue

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-now-investigating-black-screen-issues-across-rtx-series-gpus

Please boot into safe mode and DDU the drivers

[blissful yarrow]

If you are encountering issues performing a DDU, please do the following:

• Use the latest DDU Version from Guru3D and ensure you have extracted the exe before booting into safe mode (Until you see the Display Driver Uninstaller.exe in the extracted folder)
• Run the DDU program in Safe Mode

If you have issues booting into safe mode, you can do the following:

• Restart the computer.
• At the sign-in screen, hold the Shift key down and then click Power > Restart.
• After the computer restarts to the Choose an Option screen, select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart.
• After the computer restarts, a list of options should appear. Select 4 or F4 to start the computer in Safe Mode. If you must use the Internet, select 5 or F5 for Safe Mode with Networking (Please note that only Ethernet works)

If the Startup Settings do not appear, do the following:

• Press the Windows Key + R.
• Type msconfig in the dialog box.
• Select the Boot tab.
• Select the Safe Boot option and click Apply.
• Choose Restart to apply the changes when the System Configuration window pops up.

Note: Once you are done using Safe Mode, go back in and undo the Safe Boot option.To exit safe mode, restart your system or perform the following if it doesn’t work:

• Press the Windows logo key + R.
• Type msconfig in the Run dialog. Select OK.
• Select the General tab.
• Under Startup Selection options, select Normal Startup and press OK.

On systems with multiple GPUs, such as laptops, please only run the DDU on the affected device/which drivers to remove. Note: If you run the DDU to uninstall AMD or Intel drivers, you may reinstall the chipset drivers before reinstalling the graphics card driver if your GPU and CPU are from the same brand (AMD GPU + AMD CPU and Intel CPU + Intel Arc GPU) or if your Intel CPU has an iGPU (Non F CPUs)

[crisp venture]

I cant boot into safe mode ive tried it many times

[woven flare]

does your PC has an iGPU?

[crisp venture]

integrated gpu?

[woven flare]

we can boot by plugging your hdmi/DP to the motherboard

[crisp venture]

no it doesnt i have a 3060ti

[woven flare]

yea

Try to force Windows into safe mode/recovery mode

Windows 11 and Windows 10 automatically boot into the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) if Windows fails to start three times in a row. Three consecutive failed attempts trigger this action. Booting to Safe Mode outside of Windows is achieved in the WinRE.

Follow these steps to enter Safe Mode from the WinRE:
At the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot.
At the Troubleshoot screen, select Advanced Options.
At the Advanced Options screen, select Advanced Startup Options.
Select Startup Settings.
Select Restart.
The computer restarts and enters the Startup Settings menu. Select 4 or F4 to start the computer in Safe Mode. If you must use the Internet, select 5 or F5 for Safe Mode with Networking.

basically turn off your pc while Windows is loading with the logo

and do it 3 times until it comes out "Preparing Automatic repair", along those lines

[crisp venture]

I only get my pcs brand on the screen and then just a black screen

it never shows windows for me

thats why i couldnt do it

it just sends me to the lock screen but not its just black

[woven flare]

If you can reach the lock screen you can boot into safe mode

[crisp venture]

Thats the problem i cant

[woven flare]

So I'm telling you to do the other way

manually force Window to boot into safe mode

by shutting down your pc (power off button hold) while Windows is loading on the screen

do it 3 times

[crisp venture]

I dont ahve the windows loading on the screen

i only have " predator" on my screen

[woven flare]

yes that's the one

wait what's your pc spec?

[blissful yarrow]

In order to understand your problem/issue further, we would like you to provide additional specs of your PC/Laptop. Please provide the following specs:

• Laptop Model (If you are using a laptop)
• CPU Model
• Motherboard Model
• RAM Model & Speed (Please tell us if you have enabled XMP or using custom timings)
• GPU Model
• SSD/HDD Model & Capacity (Specify where is Windows installed to)
• PSU Model & Capacity (Not applicable for laptop)
• Windows Version (Please also state the Windows version as well, such as 23H2 or 24H2, etc.)
• Monitor model, resolution, refresh rate and cable used (HDMI or DisplayPort)
• Apps & games you are trying to run (Please also specify where you get your games from like Steam/Battle.net/Xbox Game pass)

In addition to the following specs, we would like you to answer the following questions:

• Have you reinstalled the Nvidia Drivers by removing them with DDU and reinstalling them by downloading the drivers manually and installing them?
• Have you made any changes to your PC/Laptop in the past few days (such as software/hardware install)?
• Have you encountered any error codes/bluescreens/graphical glitches when encountering the problem? Describe steps to reproduce the problem. Please send a photo/screenshot/video of the problem here as well.

[crisp venture]

I7 12k , 3060ti

[woven flare]

FULL SPECIFICATIONS

[blissful yarrow]

In order to understand your problem/issue further, we would like you to provide additional specs of your PC/Laptop. Please provide the following specs:

• Laptop Model (If you are using a laptop)
• CPU Model
• Motherboard Model
• RAM Model & Speed (Please tell us if you have enabled XMP or using custom timings)
• GPU Model
• SSD/HDD Model & Capacity (Specify where is Windows installed to)
• PSU Model & Capacity (Not applicable for laptop)
• Windows Version (Please also state the Windows version as well, such as 23H2 or 24H2, etc.)
• Monitor model, resolution, refresh rate and cable used (HDMI or DisplayPort)
• Apps & games you are trying to run (Please also specify where you get your games from like Steam/Battle.net/Xbox Game pass)

In addition to the following specs, we would like you to answer the following questions:

• Have you reinstalled the Nvidia Drivers by removing them with DDU and reinstalling them by downloading the drivers manually and installing them?
• Have you made any changes to your PC/Laptop in the past few days (such as software/hardware install)?
• Have you encountered any error codes/bluescreens/graphical glitches when encountering the problem? Describe steps to reproduce the problem. Please send a photo/screenshot/video of the problem here as well.

[crisp venture]

Intel Core i7 12700F, 32 GB, 1 TB SSD, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060Ti
Prozessor cores 12 x
DDR4 SDRAM
PSU is 500 watt
Monitor is 170hz ( acer RG321QU DP port)
Windows version is 11 (the newest idk what 23H2 is)
I just play csgo 2 on steam and gameloop (pubg mobile)
I just installed the drivers on nvidia and this happend, i havent made any changes, i havent encountered any error codes

This time it didnt even show predator it just straightup goes to black when i turn it on @woven flare

[crisp venture]

I fixed it myself can i make a forum and explain how to fix it? @woven flare

[woven flare]

You can post your solution here. Thanks

[forest epoch]

hi I’m having the same problem how’d you fix it ?

uninstalling the drivers through cmd helped me boot but when installing again it black screens on boot

[mortal bolt]

you need to find a older driver.. the newest driver IS the issue... when your pc sleeps, the driver can crash resulting to non stop blackscreen.

Do whatever you did to remover the driver, then instead of installing the newest drver, choose an older one and your black screen should be fixed. This is what fixed mine anyway.

(i couldnt boot into safe mode either... i had to make the computer think windows was crashin, by turbning it off every time as soon as it booted up, this then let me restore to a point where be the new (bad) driver wasnt on there. Hope this helps