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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Dazed_Confused@lemmy.world to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world

Hello. I currently use an amd gpu. I've been offered an rtx 3060 at a really low price and I have the opportunity to test it for a few days, also.

I will use amd's cleanup utility for my card before installing the nvidia driver. If I don't keep the card, I will have to remove it (not installing GeForce experience, just the driver).

Now I don't wat to use ddu, so what will be the best way? Obviously I can uninstall it manually, but what if I make a restore point before using amd's utility? Will reverting to it undo all the changes safely?

Thanks for reading.

Edit: using windows 11

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[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Restore Points in Windows allow you to create a quasi "point in time" snapshot of the computer's current state. It's not for files. Rather, it's for any time you install a new program, driver, Windows update, etc.

Using System Restore to create a Restore Point before you use AMD's utility will achieve what you need.

  • Create Restore Point.
  • Power off computer and replace the GPU.
  • Use computer and test new card.
  • Once done, power off computer and replace the GPU with the one you're keeping.
  • Use System Restore to recover to the prior Restore Point.

I'd argue that Display Driver Uninstaller is potentially faster than using System Restore. But I haven't used System Restore since the Windows 7 days and it was really slow back then (also was using HDDs, too). System Restore is probably just as effective now.

Microsoft Support articles:

[-] Dazed_Confused@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Great! Thanks for the confirmation.

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