DDU run issue

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) is a driver removal tool that can help you completely remove AMD (ATI), NVIDIA and Intel graphics drivers.
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grantpen
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DDU run issue

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Hello,
I've encountered an issue with the latest version of DDU, v18.0.6.9. About a week ago, I was working on an Asus Z490-E system with an i9-10850K processor. I had it set up on a motherboard box for testing GPUs I purchased used. My last GPU was an Nvidia model, but I needed to test an AMD GPU, so I tried running DDU to remove all Nvidia-related files.

When I double-clicked the executable, I received the UAC notification and clicked "Next," but DDU failed to launch. I attempted this several times without success. I even booted into Safe Mode, but the same issue occurred. Eventually, I gave up and installed the AMD GPU, which I tested with the latest AMD Adrenalin driver, and everything worked fine.

A few days later, I decided to try DDU again, this time without any discrete GPU, relying solely on the Intel iGPU. Unfortunately, it still wouldn't run. I checked the guru3D forums for any related discussions but found nothing.

I then tried running DDU on multiple systems, but the same problem persisted across all of them. I tested my daily driver and encountered the same issue. However, on another build with a Z790/i7-13700K that still had v18.0.6.7, DDU worked without a hitch.

As I was typing this post on my daily driver, I decided to launch DDU again, and this time it started successfully.

Has anyone else experienced this issue with DDU version 18.0.6.9?
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Re: DDU run issue

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grantpen wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2025 4:53 am Hello,
I've encountered an issue with the latest version of DDU, v18.0.6.9. About a week ago, I was working on an Asus Z490-E system with an i9-10850K processor. I had it set up on a motherboard box for testing GPUs I purchased used. My last GPU was an Nvidia model, but I needed to test an AMD GPU, so I tried running DDU to remove all Nvidia-related files.

When I double-clicked the executable, I received the UAC notification and clicked "Next," but DDU failed to launch. I attempted this several times without success. I even booted into Safe Mode, but the same issue occurred. Eventually, I gave up and installed the AMD GPU, which I tested with the latest AMD Adrenalin driver, and everything worked fine.

A few days later, I decided to try DDU again, this time without any discrete GPU, relying solely on the Intel iGPU. Unfortunately, it still wouldn't run. I checked the guru3D forums for any related discussions but found nothing.

I then tried running DDU on multiple systems, but the same problem persisted across all of them. I tested my daily driver and encountered the same issue. However, on another build with a Z790/i7-13700K that still had v18.0.6.7, DDU worked without a hitch.

As I was typing this post on my daily driver, I decided to launch DDU again, and this time it started successfully.

Has anyone else experienced this issue with DDU version 18.0.6.9?
Your DDU version is way too old. Update to lest and try again
grantpen
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Joined: Tue Feb 18, 2025 4:47 am

Re: DDU run issue

Post by grantpen »

grantpen wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2025 4:53 am Hello,
I've encountered an issue with the latest version of DDU, v18.0.6.9. About a week ago, I was working on an Asus Z490-E system with an i9-10850K processor. I had it set up on a motherboard box for testing GPUs I purchased used. My last GPU was an Nvidia model, but I needed to test an AMD GPU, so I tried running DDU to remove all Nvidia-related files.

When I double-clicked the executable, I received the UAC notification and clicked "Next," but DDU failed to launch. I attempted this several times without success. I even booted into Safe Mode, but the same issue occurred. Eventually, I gave up and installed the AMD GPU, which I tested with the latest AMD Adrenalin driver, and everything worked fine.

A few days later, I decided to try DDU again, this time without any discrete GPU, relying solely on the Intel iGPU. Unfortunately, it still wouldn't run. I checked the guru3D forums for any related discussions but found nothing.

I then tried running DDU on multiple systems, but the same problem persisted across all of them. I tested my daily driver and encountered the same issue. However, on another build with a Z790/i7-13700K that still had v18.0.6.7, DDU worked without a hitch.

As I was typing this post on my daily driver, I decided to launch DDU again, and this time it started successfully.

Has anyone else experienced this issue with DDU version 18.0.6.9?
Your DDU version is way too old. Update to lest and try again
Thanks! I will upgrade my DDU
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