Why is the installation of the nvidia driver failing. Error: "Failed to install NVIDIA software

When installing the video card driver, users are faced with the error: "unable to install NVIDIA software." How to avoid this error and successfully install NVIDIA programs, read this article.

Reinstalling the driver

Sometimes, something interferes with the installation of the software. These could be third party files or a previous driver. If you encounter this error while installing NVIDIA software, there are 2 ways to solve the problem: clean installation and manual installation.

Advice! To find out the model of the video card that is installed on the PC, press Win + R and run the command dxdiag

In the "Display" tab, the model of the video card will be indicated.

Clean install

Download the driver installation files for your video card from the official NVIDIA website:

Advice! A firewall or antivirus with high security controls may block installation files. Return the default protection settings or suspend them during installation.

Manual installation

If you keep getting the error, try installing the driver manually. For this:

1. Uninstall the previous version. Go to "Explorer" - "Uninstall or change the program". Select "NVIDIA Graphics Driver" and click "Uninstall".
   
2. Use a standard uninstaller to uninstall the program.
   
3. Reboot your PC at the end of the procedure.
   
4. After itself, the driver can only leave an empty folder C: \ Program Files \ NVIDIA Corporation
5. Go to Device Manager (you will find it in the context menu caused by right-clicking on Start).
6. Find "Video adapters" and right-click on the video card - select "Update drivers .."
   
7. Click on "Search for drivers on this computer" and select the folder into which you unpacked at startup (usually, this is the C: \ NVIDIA drive). Click Next.
   
8. Wait a few minutes.

Description: Drivers for a video card are also not unimportant, especially if you are a gamer.

First of all, nvidia drivers dramatically improve the visualization and system performance in terms of video, images, etc.

In particular, not only gamers need to keep track of new versions of this software, but also, for example, 3D designers.

That is, it is worth updating the system software even if you are the most primitive user and do nothing but surf the Internet and watch videos on.

This is how you improve the picture quality on your device.

What are Nvidia drivers?

What exactly is it? It is the same program as there are hundreds of others on your computer.

You just don't see its work - all processes are carried out offline.

True, when you have just purchased a new video card, and the image on your PC is far from ideal, you start to think that it is probably worth installing something.

These are the drivers that provide stable and well-coordinated work.

They are some kind of helpers who show your OS what to do and how. In fact, this same software controls the rendering processes.

In general, it is worth downloading updates to video cards for the following reasons:

• the power of the graphics processor improves, especially if you purchased it relatively recently (then the effect is very noticeable);
• the work of the power consumption system is improved by reducing the heating of the internal components of the computer. For a laptop, this also means more offline performance. Besides, the noise of coolers becomes less noticeable;
• playback, video processing and work with graphic elements becomes faster and better.

Drivers are needed for any operating system, but, of course, there will be some peculiarities of their installation on different OS. And, unfortunately, the list of errors will be different too.

How to install?

• automatically - this mostly happens with USB sticks. For efficient work, it installs the necessary software and you can use your device.
• via a disk - the package bundle often contains a disk with all the necessary programs. True, nowadays not all laptops have a floppy drive. In this case, it is worth referring to the last method presented below.
• using the Internet - go to the official website of your video card. There should definitely be a special section where you can update your computer. The only thing to ask in advance is what series and model your device has. Downloading "someone else's" software threatens with various troubles.

In general, it takes the most time to download the updated software, check the version and model of your own.

So the installation after all these shenanigans seems as easy as shelling pears. The procedure is typical.

How do I know which video card I have?

The easiest way to check this is with the "Device Manager".

To get there, right-click on "My computer", "Properties" .

In the tab that opens, you will find the very same dispatcher. That menu will have a section "Video adapters", where the name and model of your video card will be displayed.

Based on this, you can safely download updated software. The main thing is to avoid fraudulent sites, it is better to download everything from official resources.

In the case of Nvidia, go to that company's website.

There will be a special section called “Drivers”.

You can select the required model manually or perform autosearch. You can download updates not only to, but also to.

In the case of Apple products, this method will not work.

By the way, in order to keep up with technical progress, you can subscribe to Nvidia's page for alerts.

They will come to your mail when a new version of the software is released specifically for your video card.

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure of the following:

• you have disabled utilities like "download accelerator";
• you've disabled your antivirus (make sure it doesn't just go into the background)
• you uninstalled the previous drivers through the control panel.

These few steps will help you save a lot of hassle during and after installation.

For example, a non-disabled antivirus is sometimes the culprit for an installation error. So it is better not to disdain with preventive methods.

Useful information:

To completely remove the drivers, we recommend using the program. The program not only removes the drivers themselves from the device, but also destroys the registry keys, as well as residual files that often remain after the system deletion of files.

Nvidia Forceware Display Driver

Nevertheless, let's take a closer look at working with the installer.

It will appear after running the downloaded exe-installer. Do not press many times in a row, if a new window does not appear immediately, wait a little.

After that, the program will specify where you would like to save the unpacked installation.

This is usually a temporary option, you will not need it after installation.

In addition, the program itself can provide you with a potential site. It is better to remember it so that you do not look for it later.

Moreover, the data in the folder will be almost a gigabyte. And, in fact, no one needs this data afterwards. Feel free to remove them after installing the Nvidia update.

As a rule, unpacking the installation archive takes no more than five minutes.

The ForceWare installation wizard then starts automatically.

He will check the compatibility of the system in order to avoid serious problems in the future. The procedure also does not last long. Upon completion, accept the license agreement.

By the way, if you did not download the drivers from the official site, take note that these updates are absolutely free.

Do not be fooled by scammers if you are asked for money for installation.

What could go wrong

Of course, no workflow is complete without problems and errors.

Development of new software including.

Often, after the release of a new version of drivers, you have to deal with various complaints. Let's consider what users have to deal with most often.

The most common problems with outdated drivers are:

• the installed game does not open;
• the computer is turned off by the "blue screen of death";
• programs and games are constantly taking off;
• I can't connect a TV via HDMI or another connector;
• the laptop does not turn off, it is also impossible to switch to sleep mode.

Basic Nvidia drivers errors

The error "NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver has stopped responding" has come across every gamer at least once.

This is usually due to congestion. This is the reason for the inoperability of the computer.

A problem arises either during the game, or at the very beginning.

However, there are also strange cases where you just watch a movie, in fact, and do not touch anything. And then the show ended with a crashed error with the driver version.

There are several options for solving this problem.

One of them is a software update. That is, remove all previous drivers and reinstall the required one. You can play it safe and install a previous version that worked fine for you.

Alternatively, you can try updating DirectX. It is already vital for gamers, the game certainly won't work without it.

Now watch when the error crashes. If at the beginning of the download of the game, then most likely you need to update DirectX.

It is better to download DirectX only from Microsoft, it is also the official source.

This way you minimize the risk of harming your computer. In addition, this software is usually located in the installed games folder. It is called "Redist".

Nvidia windows kernel mode driver

The Nvidia video driver error “windows kernel mode driver” is much more serious.

She speaks not only about any malfunctions in the program, but also about overheating, breakdowns of the video card.

The last option can be discarded only by examining the video card board. Remove it carefully, blow through the contacts, wipe it and put it back.

Download and install the program to check the temperature of the video card.

If your number is below 80 ° C, you can calm down. Everything is okay. If the temperature is higher, then check the thermal grease. Maybe it's time to change it.

Most often, physical damage is the reason for such an error to pop up.

Restored?

To get started, you can simply reinstall it from the official site. You can also just turn off the player itself for a while.

Here is an error with code 43 already indicating a problem with the device driver.

In principle, this happens quite often. Drivers are also updated with considerable speed, respectively, the settings sometimes go astray, and the hardware does not always pull.

If you do not know what to do with this “exclamation point” near Device Manager, you can try the following measures:

1. Download the necessary programs and drivers from the official site. In the case of video cards from NVidia, this is WHQL. For other devices, follow the analogy.
2. Remove the old driver in Device Manager.
3. Completely remove the previously installed software (NVIDIA Control Panel or AMD Catalyst Software) in the "Control Panel", then select "Programs and Features".
4. Clean up the registry. It is better to do this through some program.
5. Reboot your computer.
6. Install the driver and software.

These few steps should resolve the error.

Nvidia installer crash

Sometimes there is a problem with the installation itself. This is usually solved quite simply - by removing all drivers and related to the video card.

After downloading the software, restart your computer. Moreover, just in case, turn off the Internet connection.

Once the computer turns on, start the installation. In most cases, the error will disappear and you can safely update your software.

Of course, things don't always go smoothly. This can happen when after installation your screen turns black and nothing is displayed. Don't panic right away, wait ten minutes.

If everything is still black, press Windows Key + R.

Unfortunately, you will not see anything, but even this way you need to type shutdown / r on the English keyboard. Then click Enter.

Do not wait long, about ten seconds, press Enter again.

In theory, the computer should now start a reboot itself and subsequently work.

However, if your device does not do this on its own, help it - hold the on / off button until the system turns off.

Who is interested in the correspondence with those support: :)
Oleg A (NVIDIA)

Hello Andrey,

Thanks for contacting Nvidia support. My name is Oleg, I am here to help you in your situation. We are very sorry for your Nvidia product related questions.

99% sure that at home on another PC there will be no such failure.

Please let us know about it.

On this PC, try the following ...

1) Start your computer in safe mode

2) Download the special program for uninstalling the Nvidia driver (Display Driver Uninstall - DDU) by following the link: www.guru3d.com/files-get/display-driver-uninstal .. (official download)
3) Once downloaded, run the program and delete all other NVIDIA files.
4) Select all NVIDIA files on the left side.
5) Click the "Uninstall" button and restart your computer in Safe Mode.
6) Click on the link.
www.nvidia.ru/Download/index.aspx?lang=ru. (choose your card)
7) Click on the "Download" button. On the next page, click "Accept and Download".
8) After the download process is complete, install the file using a custom installation.
9) Start the installation and select custom installation, then check the boxes next to all the components and with the item "clean install" and go through the installation process.
10) Start your computer again after the installation is complete.

Sincerely,
Oleg.

Hello Oleg!

I am very glad that nvidia tech support responded so quickly.

Unfortunately, nothing helped, but in order.

1) At home, the same thing happened with a GTX 780 3giga win 7 64 video card.

2) Arriving at work, I tried all your tips and actions.

3) downloaded the nvideo deenstolation program! She refused to work in safe mode, it simply does not open, in normal mode she deleted everything.

4) installation of new drivers 361.43 also refused to work in safe mode, I attach screenshots.

5) in normal mode, after cleaning from all programs and video, the same thing happened as yesterday, the computer starts up with a standard video card and everything is fine. I start installing the divers, everything goes normally then FAILURE and in the device manager there is also a display of screenshots. I want to note that with drivers 359.06 or ANY OLD drivers THIS IS NOT! both at home and at work.

Visited various manipulations of cleaning the registry, complete removal of components n video! nothing helped after it finds a certain display in the task manager it crashes.

I really hope that 1) will soon blow out normal drivers. 2) maybe you can help me with something.

I visited 2 computers with different video cards, the result is the same, having experience with MAC OS and SONY consoles, it is very regrettable that giving such money for video cards a simple update turns into a 3 hour headache.

People have the same bullshit here too: forum.oszone.net/thread-309494-2.html
for the sake of the printsypa formatnul another hard put Windows firewood got up, what could be the reason?
Or just wait for the next driver version?

Many users know that the Nvidia graphics driver is an indispensable graphics card helper. However, there are many questions associated with the operation and installation procedure of this software solution, which we will now try to answer.

What is a graphics driver

Have a cool toy? Cool graphics, exciting plot, well, everything suits. I just want to install it as soon as possible. A great desire to join the world of the game, to feel the whole atmosphere and energy of developing events. But here's the bad luck. You are having problems installing or downloading the game. Perhaps because your driver version is extremely out of date. You need to update or reinstall it. Nvidia-drivers - NVidia graphics driver. It contains the binary layout of the object that performs the main work - interacting with the board. The driver includes two components: an X11 driver and a kernel module. They, in turn, are enclosed in one package. Because of this peculiarity, before starting to install the driver, you need to select some parameters. Drivers of this model can easily interact with any board, regardless of how old its version is.

Unable to install the driver for the NVidia video card

If you still don't have the Nvidia graphics driver installed, then don't be discouraged. There are several ways to fix this. First, make sure you have uninstalled all the components of the previously installed driver. If not, then here is a series of actions on how to do this:

Now you need to install the latest version. How to do it?

1. First, you need to download a new version (choose from the list the model of your laptop, the type of video card and the type of your operating system).
2. Open the downloaded driver.
3. For a more correct installation, it is better to disable all anti-virus programs and windows blocking the system.
4. Install a brand new driver - the "Install" button.

If you have problems with the installation again, we offer another option for installing the graphics driver:

1. Open "Start", select - "Control Panel" and the "Device Manager" button.
2. The Installed Drivers window appears with drop-down lists. We select "Video adapters".
3. Right-click and select "Remove Nvidia Graphics Driver".
4. At the top of the window, select "Update configuration" and click on the button.
5. Select "Video adapters" again. Right-click "Update".
6. After the steps taken, install the drivers - as described above.

What To Do: Nvidia Graphics Driver - Installation Failed

It seems, it seems - everything, but suddenly something went wrong as we thought. During the installation of the driver on your PC, a window appeared with information that a failure had occurred. After all, such a difficult task as the failure of the Nvidia graphics driver, which befalls many, has a solution:

1. You may have chosen a bad driver version, try downloading a different one and installing it. If it helped, then congratulations - everything went well. If not, then proceed to the next step.
2. Completely uninstall your graphics card software.
3. Restart your computer.
4. You need to clean the entire system from temporary data, as well as the "TEMP" system folder on the C: \ drive.
5. You need to restart your PC again.
6. Find new drivers that are compatible with your PC's operating system.
7. Download the file of your choice and start the installation as administrator.
8. During the initial installation of the driver, check the box next to "Perform a clean installation".
9. Wait for this installation to complete and reboot your PC again.
10. The Nvidia graphics driver has been successfully installed on your PC.

Updating the Nvidia driver

You can download and update the driver versions for this video card on the official website. This is the best source for obtaining the original file as there will be few installation problems. More often than not, Nvidia update information appears automatically, without prompting. A window appears with a proposal to install a high-quality and fresh version, with which you can agree or refuse. If such a window does not appear, then there is a simple solution. We open this video driver. We see the Update button and click on it. With the Internet, everything will go well.

Nvidia Graphics Card Driver 3D Technology

If you want your monitor not only to reproduce and display a picture of the movie, but also to bring it to life, then 3D Nvidia will help you with this. Provided that your monitor or laptop screen supports such functions, and the presence of a special attribute - 3D glasses.

How can this be achieved? That's how:

1. Launch the player through which you will view the movie, and select the "File" button on top.
2. Depending on what glasses you have, choose the atmosphere you need in the drop-down window.
3. It is better to leave the default aspect ratio. Enjoy your viewing.

Conclusion

Your video card and graphics driver are responsible for the quality of your picture, for the playback of the movie, and for the sharp graphics of the game. And the driver that was installed on it is responsible for the operation of your video card. Always download quality products, do not litter your computer with all kinds of "trash". Take care of your computer - and it will serve you for a long time.