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The thread discusses the development and updates of Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU), a tool for completely removing graphics drivers for AMD and Nvidia from Windows systems. Various versions are highlighted, with users reporting fixes for bugs, improvements in safety and compatibility, and additional language support. Overall, the sentiment is technical and positive, emphasizing DDU's effectiveness in resolving driver installation issues and maintaining system stability.
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Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.3 Released​



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.3 Released.

Requirement:

-Windows 7 up to Windows 11
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or higher

Changelog:

- Intel:

  • Removed Intel GFX Firmware Update Service
  • Additional Intel device removal in Driver Store

- Miscellaneous:

  • Updated Intel logo
  • Added "Remember last selected GPU" option to auto-select the last chosen GPU at startup

- Translations:

- Updated translations for Swedish, Spanish, Italian, French, and Russian

- Installer:

- Now supports multiple languages


Known issues:
- Some RTL languages may need updating.

SHA-1 86137EA0CB9EFF62282B8FD5ECA257E53A4343C3
SHA-256 BC9D03541F44ED728679806415A6FDC10008823C7A09F28AD593E25E9EE5080B

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SHA-1 C60A0AF55091F37343D4B451EE14D664326A13B0
SHA-256 21FEBE1031A4A0E8395FB808A0A5904F9C5EFC9D1EDA8AF6DCD991A2886EC248

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Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.4 Released​



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.4 Released.

Requirement:

-Windows 7 up to Windows 11
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or higher

Changelog:

  • Safemode Enhancement: Added a safeguard to help users avoid being stuck in Safe Mode when unable to sign in.
  • Potential fix to the desktop icon that was created on the OneDrive desktop backup.
  • Installer: Added Polish language.


Known issues:
- (NOT A DDU ISSUE) With Windows 11 24H2, PIN may not work in safemode. Be sure to know your password and that you also have :
under Accounts> sign-in options
Additional settings
turn off only allow windows hello sign-in

SHA-1 6BD71F1433722CBE88FE0427013C12A2D95D1A72
SHA-256 13D51D44383673B3BC23704A09AFDE03C03CF934DC666AFB290F5595940B80F0

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SHA-1 0BD06F65D53DEE9E43CAEF5F5733893C290F7FAB
SHA-256 D8DC908979AD06289E688A4901A1CF8DF1B5AB2C42F5ED9AE2B4C9C827E82FB8

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Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.5 Released​



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.5 Released.

Requirement:

-Windows 7 up to Windows 11
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or higher

Changelog:

  • All GPUs: Fixes / enhancements to the registry cleaning for Windows 11 24H2 to ensure all relevant keys are properly cleaned.
  • Services: Removed registry entries for services that are uninstalled but still have registry keys holding additional information.
  • Links: Fixed the Wagnardsoft link that was incorrectly pointing to Discord instead of the Wagnardsoft website.
  • Miscellaneous: General performance improvements (Thanks to Werecaster) and bug fixes.
  • Translation: Updated Turkish.xml.


Known issues:
- (NOT A DDU ISSUE) With Windows 11 24H2, PIN may not work in safemode. Be sure to know your password and that you also have :
under Accounts> sign-in options
Additional settings
turn off only allow windows hello sign-in

SHA-1 9DECA87CA6E0069DD9907B44EE85FDF2504FB486
SHA-256 18A3CD0EEB8FB22529C500AB5D1D1688F18D816623396E6107957A7CC05AFB20

* Download DDU "Portable / self-extracting" *


SHA-1 7D405B5F8839F6140F03CC9A1933183B2378BF70
SHA-256 A710A7536882D56D38ACBC385E87649E0BC36BE37284A1A3B470B4E1DDAEF0B5

* Download DDU "Installer" *


Big thanks to the following Patreon and also those who aren't listed!
-honnmaguro (Since 2018-03-16)
-ZaoDaDong (Since 2019-02-06)
-Alberto Bursi (long time donator/supporter)
-Kaseb (Since 2019-09-05)
-Frank Brown (Since 2019-10-31)
-James Tiller (Since 2021-04-03)
-Paulo Henrique (Since 2021-04-19)
-Graeme Small
-SMiThaYe
-Chris Ross
-Fabio
-Matti Metsikko
-mikalonia - mika
-ChaosDMNS-
-Eduardo Macias
-Peter Le
-Kater Willschie
-Duke Hanson

For a guide , check : How to use Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) Guide / Tutorial

Recommended usage:

-You MUST disconnect your internet or completely block Windows Update when running DDU until you have re-installed your new drivers.
-DDU should be used when having a problem uninstalling / installing a driver or when switching GPU brand.
-DDU should not be used every time you install a new driver unless you know what you are doing.
-DDU will not work on network drive. Please install in a local drive (C:, D: or else).
-The tool can be used in Normal mode but for absolute stability when using DDU, Safemode is always the best.
-If you are using DDU in normal mode, Clean, reboot, clean again, reboot.
-Make a backup or a system restore (but it should normally be pretty safe).
-It is best to exclude the DDU folder completely from any security software to avoid issues.
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Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.6 Released​



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.6 Released.

Requirement:

-Windows 7 up to Windows 11
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or higher

Changelog:

  • ALL: Changed how the GPU and Audio(related to the GPU) are removed with their children. (Fixes the unexpected removal of some "media" devices on Laptops with Lunar Lake)
  • Intel: Prevent the removal of DLLs ( ze_validation_layer.dll, ze_tracing_layer.dll, ze_loader.dll) because they are also used by the NPU
  • All: remove the GPU audio controller by finding it's service name instead of searching with Device IDs.
  • Geforce Experience: removal of a remaining folder. nvnode
  • Always try to remove the audio controller (bus) if found when not AMD.
  • Installer: Desktop shortcut for all users.
  • Translation updates: English, Swedish, Russian
  • Misc fixes an enhancement.


Known issues:
- (NOT A DDU ISSUE) With Windows 11 24H2, PIN may not work in safemode. Be sure to know your password and that you also have :
under Accounts> sign-in options
Additional settings
turn off only allow windows hello sign-in
- DDD crash with the installer version. FIXED

SHA-1 02CCFBEADB2DC789AAD681610C1A3A9DA0B0B0EB
SHA-256 3AB6F04E59174475305D4C34ABCC1973FE11E8A28402E2941B74D870BBB7B712

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SHA-1 0588F746062BF57D62822E64965877DBF8D05A07
SHA-256 108C9A8EB5496D0B4CDF3965EA6FB4C05634CADBDC4D354D37775A02784F6D63

* Download DDU "Installer" * Updated
 

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Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.7 Released. updated​



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.7 Released. updated

Requirement:

-Windows 7 up to Windows 11
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or higher

Changelog:

- Fixed a DDU crash that could happen when removing some services..


Known issues:
- (NOT A DDU ISSUE) With Windows 11 24H2, PIN may not work in safemode. Be sure to know your password and that you also have :
under Accounts> sign-in options
Additional settings
turn off only allow windows hello sign-in


SHA-1 6267F73EDEB4B5DCAD7940D71DFDC74C0107B03B
SHA-256 037737BAF9EFD73D8A775D12FE3B5C9439029968EDDD66D592DA2BA6252B90D7

* Download DDU "Portable / self-extracting" * updated


SHA-1 EF0C88F6A2ECACCB752703F1AB473CC1493AD5A1
SHA-256 85E96F2113442166DEE6D1774BD1025C395F5FFB91DF01267B469D3B4ED04630

* Download DDU "Installer" * updated
 

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Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.8 Released.​


Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.8 Released.​



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.8 Released.

Requirement:

-Windows 7 up to Windows 11
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or higher

Changelog:

  • Enhanced support of next-generation Intel GPUs.
  • Misc fixes an enhancement.


Known issues:
- "-cleanallgpus" command line is not working.

- (NOT A DDU ISSUE) With Windows 11 24H2, PIN may not work in safemode. Be sure to know your password and that you also have :
under Accounts> sign-in options
Additional settings
turn off only allow windows hello sign-in


SHA-1 5BBF96FC37794C6702794027C0C609ECFB433943
SHA-256 42F8148E8DE777A238A1CBE4CCA9292CD958662E9C11FC57D6231910562509D1

* Download DDU "Portable / self-extracting" * updated


SHA-1 64F78C538AE4716E00CE353D2F45C16817D5ED96
SHA-256 EE1E91F0D0210BBB1FF492DD3E241DF109E67E78BEDA8437242FB9A57FC9339E

* Download DDU "Installer" * updated
 

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Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.9 Released.​



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.8.9 Released.

Requirement:

-Windows 7 up to Windows 11
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or higher

Changelog:

  • Fixed a threading issue that made DDU crash with some command line argument like "-cleanallgpus".
  • Translation update: Update Polish.xml


Known issues:


- (NOT A DDU ISSUE) With Windows 11 24H2, PIN may not work in safe mode. Be sure to know your password and that you also have :
under Accounts> sign-in options
Additional settings
turn off only allow windows hello sign-in


SHA-1 AF36DEFFF93DC6886D0B815A659103E48B6C4CF1
SHA-256 391EF70D5045644EF4396AD483FDCF101FB2C5BF840F9D4843ECF8C41262AC52

* Download DDU "Portable / self-extracting" * updated


SHA-1 C5BFDC71DDEA1CBC7BF50AFF81BA1605B4EA71AC
SHA-256 52D8340A4B439698B66F000CE3AC51914CFDB03ADE5E02F15544D69C7AFB1246

* Download DDU "Installer" * updated
 

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