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.

 

[UKTone]

That reminds me, does it do any of the beeping errors? First youtube video that pops up is this

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbj0zDbAF_k&t=155s&ab_channel=MrElijah-ITSupportAndSolutionProvider


Otherwise gamerk and/or rgd could be right. Might end up needing to change his cpu to a cpu with on board graphics which could be risky, and tedious. I'll probably never go with a cpu that doesn't have onboard graphics, took a lot of convincing before.

 

[bill001g]

Even if you were to delete every file on the hard drive the machine should still give you a display on the bios. All this depends on the exact motherboard you have so posting that will let people on the forum look the manual up.
Most machines you get a screen just before the OS boots. On that screen it tells you to push some key to get into the BIOS.

You need to read the manual to get the exact key but most machine it is the delete key. Hold that key down very soon after you push the power on button.

If you get no bios display then there is some much larger wrong with the machine than some change to the windows install.

 

[drivinfast247]

Try clearing CMOS. Power off pc with switch on PSU. Unplug motherboard battery for 10 minutes. Reinstall battery and try booting.