Surf the net or play games, but quickly get the window with an error message saying "The display driver has stopped responding and has been recovered"? Most users of Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista operating systems have reported the problem of display / graphics / video.
The problem of "The display driver has stopped responding and has been recovered" on your PC or laptop can be easily solved. Here is the general information about this display driver that no longer worked or whose response error was assigned to Nvidia, AMD, Intel and other graphics cards.
What does "The display driver have stopped responding and has been recovered"?
When this error occurs, Windows tries to recover and reset the graphics hardware. If the GPU is not able to recover and reset the graphics hardware within the specified time (two seconds), your system may stop responding and display the error message "The display driver stopped responding and recovered. "Do not panic – you're not alone – many Windows users have this problem.
Why does this happen?
This problem occurs when the Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) detects that the graphics card is not responding within the specified time. The display driver is then restarted to avoid the need to restart it. The following causes can create a problem:
- Driver display issues
- Too many programs in progress or special applications
- Overheating GPU (graphics processing unit)
- GPU timing issues
How to fix the error "Display driver stopped responding and recovered"?
Here are the best ways to control your display driver and keep this error out of your system. The methods will work for Windows 10, 8, 7 running on Intel, Nvidia or AMD graphics / graphics cards.
1. Adjust visual effects for better performance
Running various open programs or e-mail messages at the same time can use a lot of storage and cause performance issues. Try to stop all programs and windows that you do not use.
You can also configure your system for better performance by stopping some of the visual effects. Here's how to set all visual effects for better performance:
- Open Information and Performance Tools by choosing beginning > Control Panel. In the search bar, write Information and performance tools, then in the results index, press Information and performance tools.
- Choose Adjust visual effectsIf you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- Choose visual effects > Adjust to get the best performance> D & #39; agreement.
Note: For a less radical option, choose Let Windows choose what suits my system best.
2. Close current programs as much as possible
So many programs, browser windows, or game applications that open at the same time can use storage capacity and cause performance issues. Stop programs and windows that are not used.
3. Increase the processing time of the graphics processor
You can increase the CPU processing time by regulating the Timeout Detection and Recovery registry value. However, you must do so carefully because any errors can cause conflicts and it is best to save the registry before making any changes. Here's how to do it:
1. Stop all Windows programs.
2. Press the Start button and type regedit in the search bar. In the results, double-click regedit.exe.
Step 3. Navigate to, and then click "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Control GraphicsDrivers".
Step 4. Click New in the Edit menu list. From the drop-down menu, select the QWORD (64-bit) value for the registry value for 64-bit Windows. for 32-bit Windows, select the DWORD (32-bit) value. Then write TdrDelay under the name and press Enter. Double-click TdrDelay, add 8 for the value data, and press OK.
After all, this is done, restart your computer.
4 Clean the GPU radiator
Overheating of the graphics processor may be causing the problem. And the GPU may overheat if the radiator is heavily dusted. So, clean the radiator of the GPU and see if the problem is solved.
5. Uninstall and reinstall the graphics drivers
1. Right-click the Windows Start menu and choose Run.
Step 2. Entry devmgmt.msc in the Run dialogue and press Enter launch the Device Manager.
Step 3. Find Screen shots in the Device Manager and expand it.
Step 4. Right click on your graphics drivers, click uninstall uninstall the drivers. If there are several graphics drivers on your system, uninstall them one by one.
Step 5. Restart your computer. When your computer boots correctly, Windows automatically reinstalls the same version of the graphics drivers.
6. Update your graphics drivers
If a newer version of the graphics drivers on your computer is available for your computer, you can download and install them, which may help correct the error. "The display driver has stopped responding and has been recovered ".
To check if a newer version of the graphics drivers for your computer is available, follow the steps below.
Step 1. Go to the official website of the manufacturer of your GPU. If you do not know the type of your graphics processor, you can follow the steps in Solution 3 to find out.
Step 2. Find out if a newer version of your computer's graphics drivers is available.
Step 3. If a version is available, download and install it on your computer. And that should solve your problem.
If you find that this is a little complicated for you or if you do not have the time, patience to update the driver by yourself, you can also use third-party software to update your drivers automatically, which is very practical. Make sure you choose a reliable model.
7. Set the hardware to the default settings
If the display driver stops responding to the problem after overclocking the processor, memory, or graphics processor, you can try running all hardware components with their default settings to see if that would help.
Conclusion
These are methods to correct the error "The display driver stopped, responding and retrieved". I hope this article will help you to solve this problem. If you have problems implementing these steps, please let me know in the comments section.
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