I'm completely new to this forum and not a tech expert by any means, so I don't know if I'm breaking conventions here--but I wanted to share my latest experience with the Nvidia driver update, and when I tried to do so in the Nvidia forum, my post got "ghosted" by the company moderator. Since it was a multi-day ordeal and seemed very difficult for me to find anyone describing the same problem or a solution, I was hoping to share my successful resolution.
After installing the latest driver update, I experienced recurring issues with my computer's sleep and shut down functions.
I am running a GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and Windows 10 (64 bit) in a PC about six years old with some updated components here and there.
I was running Nvidia GeForce Experience, and updated the latest driver update as suggested (511.79) about two weeks ago mid-February. Before long, I noticed that my PC would not sleep when prompted--the monitor would switch off, but the tower continued to run with all fans and lights operating. At that point, the PC was non-responsive, and would not wake (the monitor) with mouse or keys. The only option was a forced restart.
The same issue was occurring when I attempted a shut down: monitor off, but tower continued to run and was unresponsive.
I tried many suggested fixes, including adjusting power options, sleep options, tweaking the scheduled processes, etc. Nothing worked. I also reset all my BIOS settings and CPU clocking to default, and disassembled, inspected, and cleaned all interior components just to cover my bases. Nothing changed.
I finally decided it might be the Nvidia driver, and attempted to reinstall it: at this point, I experienced the apparently common issue where the GeForce Experience failed to update. I attempted to uninstall it unsuccessfully and finally removed it manually. I then downloaded and reinstalled the driver from the company site. At this time, the sleep issue resolved briefly (functioning for one cycle) and then continued to malfunction.
At last, I rolled back my driver to the last time I knew it worked (472.12--I should add, this was a clean installation, though I'm not entirely sure what the difference is)--this has apparently completely resolved the issue. Multiple sleep and shut down cycles completed without error.
Again, I am no expert--but for anyone experiencing a similar issue since the latest driver update, I would recommend trying rolling the driver back. And dump GeForce Experience. It worked for me.
Hope this helps someone.
After installing the latest driver update, I experienced recurring issues with my computer's sleep and shut down functions.
I am running a GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and Windows 10 (64 bit) in a PC about six years old with some updated components here and there.
I was running Nvidia GeForce Experience, and updated the latest driver update as suggested (511.79) about two weeks ago mid-February. Before long, I noticed that my PC would not sleep when prompted--the monitor would switch off, but the tower continued to run with all fans and lights operating. At that point, the PC was non-responsive, and would not wake (the monitor) with mouse or keys. The only option was a forced restart.
The same issue was occurring when I attempted a shut down: monitor off, but tower continued to run and was unresponsive.
I tried many suggested fixes, including adjusting power options, sleep options, tweaking the scheduled processes, etc. Nothing worked. I also reset all my BIOS settings and CPU clocking to default, and disassembled, inspected, and cleaned all interior components just to cover my bases. Nothing changed.
I finally decided it might be the Nvidia driver, and attempted to reinstall it: at this point, I experienced the apparently common issue where the GeForce Experience failed to update. I attempted to uninstall it unsuccessfully and finally removed it manually. I then downloaded and reinstalled the driver from the company site. At this time, the sleep issue resolved briefly (functioning for one cycle) and then continued to malfunction.
At last, I rolled back my driver to the last time I knew it worked (472.12--I should add, this was a clean installation, though I'm not entirely sure what the difference is)--this has apparently completely resolved the issue. Multiple sleep and shut down cycles completed without error.
Again, I am no expert--but for anyone experiencing a similar issue since the latest driver update, I would recommend trying rolling the driver back. And dump GeForce Experience. It worked for me.
Hope this helps someone.
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