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Not sure if any of this will help but give all 3 methods a try. Since you have even tried it in safe mode .Do you have Duo GPU chips? Try updating the intel driver first if you do.

It is a buggy driver update from Microsoft. Hope one of these solutions may help you.
Before rebooting download show hide tool from microsoft and hide the bad driver from
reinstalling.I would suggest method 3 as then you can backup your correct driver to usb or cd/dvd.

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Method 1

Right click on start menu and open "Device manager", scroll down to "display adapter", double click
 on the adapter shown in display adapter. The dialogue box has 5 tabs - choose driver tab.
Then choose "update driver", then choose "browse my computer", then choose "let me pick",
then choose one of the drivers shown that is not the current driver that windows is using now.

Method 2

From Microsoft
We are aware of a problem that resulted in an incorrect driver update for some
AMD Radeon HD , , and series adapters. The driver update has been
corrected. If you were impacted by the incorrect driver, follow these steps for
all versions of Windows 10 to delete the driver from the system and
recover the recommended driver version (): FROM MICROSOFT

www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar Device Manager. To do this, press and hold (or right-click) the Start Menu icon,
 and then select Device Manager.
www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar Display adapters, and right-click the adapter that has the problem driver
installed, and then select Properties.
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www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar the box that says, "Delete the driver software for this device.” This step is
important and will prevent the problematic driver from reinstalling in the future.
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www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar any device, then click Action -> Scan for hardware changes.
www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar the recommended driver () is re-installed and this resolves your graphics
problems, you can stop here. (Repeat steps to verify that the correct driver version is installed).
 Otherwise follow the next step to check for the driver using Windows Update.
www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar to Start -> Settings -> Update & security, then Check for updates and install any available updates

If this does not work then try this

Method 3
suggest downloading the drivers for your device from the Microsoft update catalog or your computer manufacturer
and installing that driver.
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2. Do a search for your driver for older drivers that are not supported anymore. Or download
from your PC / laptop manufacturer
www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar you are using a laptop or an all-in-one PC you will want the Mobility driver, otherwise
you probably want the one that doesn't include Mobility.
4. If you have a newer driver you were using and windows does not find it then download it
from your computer manufacturer.
•If you are running bit Windows, download the smaller of the two files shown for your device,
 otherwise download the larger.
•Create a new folder in your downloads folder called "Video driver"
•Double click on the CAB file you downloaded to open it and then drag its contents into the
"Video driver" folder. Or run the exe file that you downloaded from your computer manufacturer.
•Go to Device Manager and Display Adapters, select the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter, right
click and select Update Driver
•Click on "Browse my computer for driver software"
•Browse to the "Video driver" folder you previously created and press OK and Next
•Hopefully this will install the version of the drive and you'll be back up and running or
 your computer manufacturers driver
If you find and download your driver . Back it up to a usb or cd/dvd

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alright, i've tried the methods but to no avail.

Method 1:

After i click next, the installation progress bar starts to run. several seconds later, my computer blacks out and restart. My GPU is still not in use.

Method 2: not sure if 'm doing it correctly

While i'm using Nvidia, i still tried to uninstall the Microsoft basic display adapter. I can't really find the check box that says, "Delete the driver software for this device.” anyway, after i uninstalled the device, after awhile, the same thing happened. the screen blacks out, and restarts.

Method 3:

At this point, i accidentally clicked update driver automatically, and i had to go through the safe mode, DDU, so that i can boot normally.

anyway, i downloaded an old gtx driver from the catalog. But when navigated to the folder and clicked next on "browse for drivers on your computer", it says the best drivers are already installed.

If there is any additional information i can provide to help in this case, please let me know.

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Have you checked your computer manufacturer instead for video adapters? What is the make and model of your computer? A desktop with a graphics card? I s the motherboard amd or intel?

You would be better going with the latest drivers your computer manufacturer has for your computer. I  I have had some problems with drivers for the nvidia chip too in windows Not at first. After creators updates.

. Did you try to retrace the steps involved to get your video driver installed?

Let me know what your make and model of your desktop is. Have you kept up with BIOS updates.. Chipset drivers installed? Did the computer come with windows 7 ,8 or 10?

Do you have 32 bit or 64 bit? That will be important when selecting a driver. Unless you are missing a step? . Did you try safe mode with these instructions?

If we can find them from your computer manufacturer then you might can download their auto update and get the drivers installed that way. The auto updater would stop windows from interfering with a driver update.

Use DDU to remove the old drivers. DO NOT use the Geforce experience, install manually and use the custom install method so you can unselect the GFE and 3D

I hope we can find a solution for you.. Have you run SFC ? DISM? to fix  corruption?

I have been looking at the screenshots you provided. Did you miss this step?

Create a new folder in your downloads folder called "Video driver"
•Double click on the CAB file you downloaded to open it and then drag its contents into the
"Video driver" folder. Or run the exe file that you downloaded from your computer manufacturer.
•Go to Device Manager and Display Adapters, select the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter, right
click and select Update Driver
•Click on "Browse my computer for driver software"
•Browse to the "Video driver" folder you previously created and press OK and Next

Can you try this in safe mode?

Check this page about using cab files fro the update catalog.

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Tutorial for updating nvidia drivers.

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One more thing try doing this offline. That way windows cannot redownload the basic driver. If you do this do you have a system backup or windows ISO in case something goes wrong.?

Is this your asus card?

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Have you tried going to nvidia and downloading latest driver from them? Let it detect your device.

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I keep adding to this post but I would so like to help you.

Install driver in compatibility mode

1. Right-click on the driver and select Properties.    
2. Select Compatibility tab.    
3. Place a check mark next to Run this program in Compatibility mode and select the operating system accordingly from the drop-down list.
4. Let the driver install, and then check the functionality.

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Hi, thanks for the help.

i ran sfc/scannow in cmd and this was the result

Here is my system information 

I have also downloaded the appropriate drivers from the following websites, and tried to install them. I used the custom install method and selected only the graphics driver.

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Based on my motherboard manufacturer: www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar%20Pro4/www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar#Download

Based on Nvidia: www.cronistalascolonias.com.ar

However, it either ends up failing (blacks out, restarts), OR, me having to go into safe mode and DDU away any remnants of the driver. (blacks out, unable to boot into normal mode)

Again, I am able to install the graphics driver in safe mode. However, after it is installed, my computer won't boot up normally. I had to go back into safe mode, DDU.

Compatibility mode result: (i'm not sure what you meant, since i downloaded drivers appropriate to windows 10, 64bit. The exact windows i'm using now is version (OS build ) )

While I'm using windows 10 64bit, i did try to run the program in compatibility mode for earlier versions of windows. the nvidia installer simply fails when checking for system compatibility.

Could this simply be a hardware fault? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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