For example, you might want to skip support for Stereo 3D Glasses, USB-C, Telemetry, or Notebook Optimizations. Thus, even the 'custom install' option won't let you unselect these packages - NVCleanstall will.

Much of the GeForce Software package consists of components NVIDIA feels are essential to the hardware and form an extension of the product itself. This not only keeps things tidy, but also lowers disk usage and memory footprint. I know they don't delete ALL the files, but they didn't delete ANY of the files, despite the files having disappeared when I checked after running them.Īfter every system restart ALL Nvidia driver files are back where they were supposed to be, without any apparent installer activity immediately after each restart.Our free software lets you customize the NVIDIA GeForce Driver package by removing components that you don't need (or want). I've tried manual deletions of the above folders when the Programs and Features Uninstallers had absolutely no effect whatsoever after a system restart, despite reporting successful execution. It could be registry files, assuming they don't perform a file-write process in the absence of the actual Nvidia folders after a restart where the folders have been deleted (not the registry keys).īy Nvidia folders I mean Program Files > Nvidia, Program Files (x86) > Nvidia, Program Data (Hidden) > Nvidia and Nvidia Corporation and the Windows > System32 files. You say driver files.I assume you don't mean the Nvidia control panel/Geforce Experience? As clutchc has said, unless you remove the GPU, then the registry (which I assume you have not messed with) will still hold the install information for the GPU and re-install the driver.

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