Share via

NVIDIA driver update failure

Brian James 0 Reputation points
2026-01-01T07:40:12.9466667+00:00

Need help with NVIDIA driver update failing. last update i did was april 2025 and thought I would update. now I am having trouble with it saying it fails. now I dont have any drivers for audio, ethernet, Bluetooth and probably more. ive tried DDU but i dont think it worked. also heard jsut installing from increments and or disabling microsoft vulnerable driver blocklist. any other ideas for help? should I powerwash or upgrade PC? maybe get new GPU? also does not show GPU in task managerimage

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

1 answer

Sort by: Most helpful
  1. DaveM121 867.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-01-01T08:17:21.79+00:00

    Your screenshot indicates you are missing some drivers and the Nvidia drivers are not installed correctly.

    1

    Go to the support page for your PC on the manufacturers website, then from there, download and manually install the version of Intel Bluetooth drivers and Killer Ethernet (LAN) drivers they provide, and while there, check for any BIOS update that may be available and not yet installed.

    If you have any difficulty locating that support page, click your Start Button, then just type msinfo and press Enter, please provide a screenshot of the resulting System Information window.

    2

    Then restart your PC, Windows should automatically install the best version of the Nvidia drivers compatible with your system.

    If not, use DDU to remove the Nvidia drivers again and go to the Nvidia website to download a couple of slightly older versions of the Nvidia drivers they provide, they are more reliable than the latest version of the drivers Nvidia provide.


Your answer

Answers can be marked as 'Accepted' by the question author and 'Recommended' by moderators, which helps users know the answer solved the author's problem.