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To use this method:

1. Open the Control Panel. To do this, open an explorer window and type «Control Panel» in the address bar. Press Enter.
2. In the window that opens, find the section «Programs», and under it — the subheading «Uninstall a program». Click the link below.

   We find the «Programs» section, and under it we click on the subheading «Uninstall a program»

3. The Programs and Features window, our computer program management console, opens. In this window, find the driver you are looking for — it usually contains the words «AMD Catalyst», «Catalyst Control Center» in its name. Highlight the found line. Click the Change button.
   nine0002 Find the «AMD Catalyst Install Manager» driver, select it, click the «Change» button

4. The AMD software modification utility opens. After reading the wizard’s greeting, click Next.

   Press «Next»

5. A list of available wizard modes opens. If you are only interested in deletion, select the last item and click «Next» again.

   Select the last item, then click «Next»

6. The deletion process will start. Wait for it to finish and then restart your computer. Ready! You can install a new driver. nine0012

Read the useful information in the article — «How to test a video card for a malfunction.»

Removal using a third-party utility

This method can help even if the video card driver and programs are not displayed in the Control Panel.

Attention! If an error occurs during deletion by regular means, this method is recommended.

nine0002 So, let’s look at the removal process using the example of the Display Driver Uninstaller program.

Step 1 . Install the Display Driver Uninstaller on your computer:

1. Download the program from the official site.

   Download Display Driver Uninstaller

2. Open the downloaded file.

   Opening the downloaded file

3. Select a folder to unpack the program. It is recommended to specify a path that does not have Cyrillic characters in its designation.
   nine0002 Select a folder to unpack the program

4. Open the folder with the unpacked program. You will see an executable file — this is the utility itself.

   Open the folder with the unpacked program

Step 2. However, you need to boot your computer in «Safe Mode» for it to work. To enter «Safe Mode»:

1. Open the Start menu and type System Configuration in the system search. This is an analogue of the «msconfig» command, launched through the «Run» application. Press Enter.
   nine0002 In the «Run» window, enter the command msconfig, click «OK»

2. The «System Configuration» console opens. You need to go to the «Boot» tab and in the «Boot Options» group, select the line «Safe Mode» with the «Minimum» parameter. Click «OK» to save changes.

   Go to the «Boot» tab, in the «Boot Options» group, select the «Safe Mode» line with the «Minimal» parameter, click «Apply», then «OK»

3. The console will prompt you to restart the computer. We agree. After the reboot, you will be in the desired mode.
   nine0002 Safe mode after boot

4. In «Safe Mode», start the «Device Manager» (you can do this using the system search in the Start menu). Take note of the name of your AMD graphics card.

   In «Safe Mode» run the «Device Manager» and remember the name of the video card

Step 3. Now you can work with the utility.

1. Run the file obtained as a result of unpacking.

   Run the file obtained as a result of unpacking

2. The program window opens. Note that you need to uninstall the AMD video card drivers (ATI video cards belong to the same group). For convenience, you can change the interface language to Russian. Now you need to find a large button that says «Delete and restart.» Click it.

   We mark AMD in the «Select video drivers», change the language, click «Uninstall and restart (highly recommended)»

3. The driver uninstall process will start. Wait. Never turn off your computer!
   nine0002 Driver removal process

4. The program, after completing the process, will notify you that it has disabled autoloading of drivers. Quite a useful feature, without it, your system will automatically download the remote driver when it boots up in normal mode, and all efforts will be in vain. So just click OK.

   Press «OK»

5. After rebooting the system, go to the «Device Manager» and make sure that the video card driver is really uninstalled.

   Go to «Device Manager», then «Display Adapters»

6. You can now turn off booting in «Safe Mode» and restart your computer.

Go to «System Configuration» and turn off «Safe Mode»

Find out detailed instructions on how to boot into safe mode in Windows 10 in the new article — How to boot into safe mode in Windows 10.

Done! You can start installing the new driver.

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