Nvidia Control Panel not opening

[browncoat1984]

So I have a GeForce GTX 1080 and I was trying to get to Nvidia Control Panel which looks like it is now part of the Microsoft Store. When I try to open it nothing happens. I've tried fixes such as restarting the Nvidia Display Container from task manager and nothing helps. Anybody have and ideas?

[rawWwRrr]

The Nvidia Control Panel comes as part of your driver software. You could go to Nvidia's website and download the latest driver for your video card and it should update the Control Panel along with the driver.

[Jaunitta 🌸]

^^^^ this, its driver related

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

Restart your pc.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

You just allowed Windows to install that.
Use the DDU App and then go to safe mode, use DDU to wipe all GPU Drivers.
Then tick the option for "Disable Windows Auto Driver Installer"
Clean the GPU Drivers, then reboot.

Download and install GPU Driver from NVIDIA.com afterwards.
https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/187098

[plat]

Also, I would verify NVIDIA Display Container service is set to Automatic in Properties. What you do is open Start Menu and just start typing: Services. Or press the Windows key and R together and type: services.msc.

Scroll down to NVIDIA Display Container LS and check its status. If it's disabled, right-click on NV Disp. Container and then click Properties. You can then set its startup to Automatic. Edit: then click Apply.

If the service is missing altogether, then yeah, it's driver-related. You will need to reinstall the driver. I would not bother with getting it from the Store.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

We already know its a driver issue. If its installed through Windows Strore this is because Windows has the auto driver installer enabled and this is how its going to handle that driver.

Its up to you to disable, wipe that out and then get the stand-alone driver from NVIDIA.

Windows OS is never going to do that for you.

[MancSoulja]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bad 💀 Motha:

We already know its a driver issue. If its installed through Windows Strore this is because Windows has the auto driver installer enabled and this is how its going to handle that driver.

Its up to you to disable, wipe that out and then get the stand-alone driver from NVIDIA.

Windows OS is never going to do that for you.

Not sure about Win 10, but on Win 11, all new Nvidia drivers install the Windows Store version of NCP.

[_I_]

still, use ddu to wipe the generic driver for the gpu
and install the one from nvidia yourself

[Guydodge]

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

[BloodShed]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von MancSoulja:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bad 💀 Motha:

We already know its a driver issue. If its installed through Windows Strore this is because Windows has the auto driver installer enabled and this is how its going to handle that driver.

Its up to you to disable, wipe that out and then get the stand-alone driver from NVIDIA.

Windows OS is never going to do that for you.

Not sure about Win 10, but on Win 11, all new Nvidia drivers install the Windows Store version of NCP.

It's the same on Windows 10 FYI.

[browncoat1984]

Yeah, I did a complete refresh of my graphics display drivers, restarted, and whenever I click on Nvidia Control Panel nothing happens. I also have made sure that the Nvidia Display Container has been stopped/started and is currently running.

[BloodShed]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von browncoat1984:

Yeah, I did a complete refresh of my graphics display drivers, restarted, and whenever I click on Nvidia Control Panel nothing happens. I also have made sure that the Nvidia Display Container has been stopped/started and is currently running.

Have you made sure that the app is installed?

https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NF8H0H7WMLT

[Illusion of Progress]

Which driver version are you using?

I was using 373.06 with Windows 7, and when I first moved on from it (to Windows 10), I initially went to use that same version. It works fine, other than that once I restart the system, I lose access to the nVidia control panel. I reinstalled drivers a couple times and it was the same thing. I had to update my drivers to get consistent access to the nVidia control panel again.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von BloodShed:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von MancSoulja:

Not sure about Win 10, but on Win 11, all new Nvidia drivers install the Windows Store version of NCP.

It's the same on Windows 10 FYI.

Then you guys are doing something wrong. I've never had that happen in Win10.
You have to disable Windows ability to handle/auto update your Drivers. Its that simple.
Its one of the first things to do on a Gaming PC if you want to handle Drivers yourself.
We use DDU to do that; makes everything simple and quick to do.

[BloodShed]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bad 💀 Motha:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von BloodShed:

It's the same on Windows 10 FYI.

Then you guys are doing something wrong. I've never had that happen in Win10.
You have to disable Windows ability to handle/auto update your Drivers. Its that simple.
Its one of the first things to do on a Gaming PC if you want to handle Drivers yourself.
We use DDU to do that; makes everything simple and quick to do.

Why did you quote me for that?

I was talking about the Nvidia Control Panel app for windows 10

IE. this one
https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NF8H0H7WMLT