Open the new extraction folder and select the Display Driver Uninstaller application.Now you will open the DDU folder that was extracted and open the application (at the time of this article it was named DDU v18.0.4.2).Once your PC restarts, you will be given more options, please press your number 4 key or select number 4 from the list and this should boot you into Safe Mode.Then Advanced Options > Start-up Settings.You will then be given options to choose from, select Troubleshoot.Next you will click the Windows icon in the bottom-left of your screen and whilst holding your SHIFT key, click Restart - let go of the SHIFT key after you get the 'Please wait' message.Note: if you are using a Bluetooth keyboard, don't disable this as you will need your keyboard and mouse to continue. Then right-click each of your network adaptors and select Disable.Once this has finished extracting, from your desktop go to your search bar and search for Network Connections and select the result.

Once DDU is downloaded onto your desktop, double-click the icon and select Run.

To download the latest AMD drivers, please find them here. To download the latest NVIDIA drivers, you can go here.

Next, depending on what type of video card you have, whether it's an AMD or NVIDIA card, you should download the most recent drivers for the GPU you will be reinstalling whether this is the same GPU as you currently have or a new one - this will be important later.

Firstly, you will need to click right here in order to download the latest version of DDU.

How do I perform a clean install using DDU? It is worth noting that if you use NVIDIA GeForce Experience you can update your drivers and perform a clean install using this however if you'd like to do it manually, these steps will help. For this, you are going to need to download software called DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) and follow the steps below! If you are switching video cards, and you want to wipe out any trace of your old video card drivers, or you find your game is not performing well on your current graphics card and you are having graphical issues or finding there are some weird glitches in-game, it may be beneficial to perform a clean install of your graphics drivers.

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