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How do I remove MSI afterburner without being able to access windows?

Anonymous
2023-05-19T01:10:30+00:00

I installed MSI afterburner on my Acer Nitro 5-an1556 running windows 11 home (which doesn't have a screen because it broke so I have it plugged into my tv with HDMI) and adjusted the clocking. While it was working I decided to set it to start with windows with the same settings. I had to restart the application after changing the skin and upon startup of app my screen went blank but with colour from the open app. Now every time I boot windows and goes blank with colour around 5 seconds after logging in. I've tried booting into safe mode to delete it but nothing but a black screen comes up on my tv.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-20T04:55:02+00:00

    I bought a C-type to HDMI adaptor and used that which seemed to do the trick I'm assuming because it plugs into the CPU rather than the GPU.

    I was able to boot into safe mode to delete the app and everything works fine now.

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  1. Rodrigo Queiroz 77,500 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-05-19T23:57:51+00:00

    Can you see the BIOS on the TV when you turn the laptop on?

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  1. Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-05-19T04:21:35+00:00

    Boot into WinRE using the Windows 11 USB setup disk.

    In Windows RE, click Troubleshoot → Advanced → Command Prompt.

    Run bcdedit /enum all | findstr /i osdevice to find the drive letter of the OS partition.

    Rename the Afterburner program folder.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-19T02:19:55+00:00

    I've tried booting into safe mode but when I do nothing comes up on my tv screen. I've unplugged the screen cable from the mb and tried Botting it like that with no prevail. I tried using windows+P to change the main display and still nothing comes up on the screen. I also tried the f8 function to get to the startup menu and that doesn't work.

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  3. Rodrigo Queiroz 77,500 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-05-19T01:53:58+00:00

    Hi chadboadle,

    I'm Rodrigo and I'll help you.

    Boot in safe mode to be able to remove MSI afterburner

    Here is the guide to boot on safe boot

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sta...

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