Question My brother deleted Nvidia from the Taskbar and now there's no display ?

[jake88]

So my brother accidentally deleted his Nvidia from his Taskbar and now has no display.
Any ideas on how to fix this would be much appreciated.

 

[Lutfij]

We're going to need more info. What OS are you working with? If you're on Windows 10/11, can you perform a system restore, prior to a point before your brother deleted things? If not, can you get into Safe Mode?

On second thoughts, please list the specs to your brother's system's specs like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

 

[QyInvoLing]

Task Manager? It's impossible to shut the display using task manager.

 

[jake88]

cant get alot of info, hes pc turns on but no signal is detected.
he has an i5,a ssd connected the gpu is a 3060,psu is a 600watt thermaltake 80plus,16gb of ram,win 11 os,generic cpu fan cooler.psu is about 3 years old but i doubt thats the issue.
i think he was just randomly deleting stuff from task manager.ive taken out the cmos battery for 30mins-did nothing.any idea how to boot into safemode with no screen signal?

Edit: he's not right in the head and sometimes just starts deleting random processes

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Task Manager? It's impossible to shut the display using task manager.

He means the Taskbar, as in the title. I've corrected it.

 

[jake88]

nah i ment the task mananger,he goes through it and randomly deletes them.
so its not possible to shut off the display somehow be deleting any of the system processes?

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

It sounds like he may be deleting items that are listed under the "Startup" tab in Task Manager.

 

[jake88]

apologies ive spoken to him again, he thinks he delete the nvidia from the start up icon, im guessing most likely in the remove/uninstall tab.any ideas on what i can do?hes cpu doesnt come with onboard graphics so im lost.

 

[drivinfast247]

It should have display before Windows starts. This is something different than removing the driver. Try a different port on GPU.

 

[jake88]

i dont have access to another gpu.CAN i reformat some how ?i need help guys my brother suffers from psychosis and brain damage this pc is what keeps him busy

 

[rgd1101]

fresh os install. and make him a regular user and not an admin

 

[jake88]

fresh os install. and make him a regular user and not an admin

how do i reinstall windows with no signal ?i have the cd

 

[rgd1101]

not even bios/windows logo when you boot it up?

 

[jake88]

No Mate nothing. where do i go from now ? please help .he needs this pc for hes condition.
i have some knowledge of computers.ive built about 8 but im stumped on this.

 

[rgd1101]

sound like he did more than just deleting thing from windows.
reassemble the pc.

 

[gamerk316]

Ok, lets think this through: Even if things were deleted from the Taskbar/Task Manager, that shouldn't matter as far as the display is concerned; the driver would restart the next time Windows boots. And even if the driver was outright deleted, you'd still get low-res output of the Desktop. Likewise, you should be getting BIOS/Windows startup display unless something is physically wrong with the GPU.

As such, this sounds like hardware. So lets isolate.

Does your PC normally beep at startup? If so, is it doing that now? Wondering if the PC is even getting past POST. Failing that, try plugging the computer into a different display (even a TV you may have lying around). Key point is to isolate *where* the problem is: PC or display.