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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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Driver uninstaller recently updated:
Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.3.6 Released.

Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 10 2009 (20h2) (19042.xxx October 2020) (anything higher is at your own risk)
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

-All: Fixed a rare case of null exception.
-NVIDIA: Removal of "nvdisplay.messagebus" and "wksserviceplugin"
-Language: Slovenian updated.

SHA1: 3F5E9475AC13E0EB05D85F184024A3204FDD3247
 

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Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.3.7 Released.

Post by Wagnard » Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:19 pm

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.3.7 Released.

Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 10 2009 (20h2) (19042.xxx October 2020) (anything higher is at your own risk)
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

-All: DDU can now be used from a network path "\\server\DDU\"
-All: added more logs to the impersonation of SYSTEM.
-All: additional log for Upper/ Lower filters.
-ALL: Registry cleanup enhancement for typelib/Interfaces removal.
-Nvidia: Small enhancement for the Upper filters removal of (nvpciflt, nvkflt)
-Intel: Registry leftover removal related to iGCC (Intel graphic command center)
-Intel: Additional MFT registry keys removal.
-Language: Swedish.xml
 

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Driver uninstaller recently updated:
Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.3.8 Released.

Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 10 2009 (20h2) (19042.xxx October 2020) (anything higher is at your own risk)
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

AMD: Deactivated the removal of the AMDKMPFD.
AMD: AMD audio bus removal fixes / enhancements
Nvidia: Removal of the NVPCF service.
All: Misc fixes and enhancements to the Interfaces removal.
Language: Chinese (Simplified).xml update
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:
Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.3.9 Released.

Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 10 2009 (20h2) (19042.xxx October 2020) (anything higher is at your own risk)
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

AMD: AMD streaming Audio removal.
AMD: AMD Link removal.
All: More logs for when the impersonation fail on some process.
All: Misc fixes and enhancements to the Interfaces removal.
All: Fixed a DDU crash on system with bad registry permission on some specific registry keys.
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.1 Released.


Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.1 Released.

Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 10 (21h1) (19043.xxx May 2021) (anything higher is at your own risk)
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

Nvidia: Additional DXCache cleanup (new location since 471.11 driver).
translation update: Ukrainian.xml

SHA1: 1039AF051BEDF97E4C70708A448C535B07A19F5A
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.1 Released.



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.1 Released.

Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 10 (21h1) (19043.xxx May 2021) (anything higher is at your own risk)
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

Nvidia: Additional DXCache cleanup (new location since 471.11 driver).
translation update: Ukrainian.xml

SHA1: 1039AF051BEDF97E4C70708A448C535B07A19F5A
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.2 Released.



Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 10 (21h1) (19043.xxx May 2021) (anything higher is at your own risk)
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

Nvidia: Additional files and registry removal for latest GeForce Experience.
Translation: Swedish.xml , Persian.XML

SHA1: 09DFADFE44689F9BE2F365FF9C34FC8159A434FD
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.3 Released.



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.3 Released.

Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 10 (21h1) (19043.xxx May 2021) (anything higher is at your own risk)
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

-AMD: Additional TaskScheduler removal
-AMD: Additional registry value removed under software\AMD (localmachine and USERS)
-Nvidia: Added FvSvc removal
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:
Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.4 Released.

Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 11
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

-All: Windows 11 officially supported.
-All: Registry cleanup speed up, using Tasks and Parallel ForEach.
-All: Clean cached information for Microsoft's Direct3D API for all users.
-AMD: Removal of the services "AMDWDDMG"
-AMD: Cleanup within an AMD folder within the system32 directory.
-AMD: Fixes to AMDKMPFD removal.
-AMD: re-activated AMDKMPFD removal
-AMD: Added Removal of amdfendrmgr service.
-Translation: Swedish.xml

SHA1: 7BDBD2B290179BADABC09B164C6E5C7B881E6D13
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.5 Released.



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.5 Released.

Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 11
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

-NVIDIA: added a NvUI.dll AppID removal specific to driver 496.13
-NVIDIA: Removal of "NVIDIA Broadcast."

SHA1: 79AE6F77D1A3C025835127E94FD4F61398EAF3FC
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.6 Released.


Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.6 Released.

Requirement:
-Windows Vista SP2 up to Windows 11
-NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs
-Also support basic Realtek audio driver cleanup.
-Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher

Changelog:

NVIDIA: Removal of some left over logs from NVContainer.
All: threading enhancements.
All: Fixed issue (64) When using -Silent the program stays open after being done uninstalling.
All: Registry cleaning improvement.
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.7 Released.​


Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.7 Released.
ChangeLog:

ALL: Target .Net Framework 4.8
ALL: Dropped support for Windows Vista.
AMD: AMDKMPFD removal enhancements
AMD: Files / registry removal enhancements.
NVIDIA: Additional files removal.
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.8 Released.



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.8 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:

All: Fixed rare Null exceptions.
Intel: Fixed "method not found" that can happen on some systems.
Translations: Swedish.xml
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.9 Released.



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.4.9 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:

Intel: Additional folder cleanup
NVIDIA: Fixed small issues when NOT removing Geforce Experience.
NVIDIA: NVIDIA Broadcast removal is now optional (enabled by default)
NVIDIA: New command line argument (-RemoveNVBROADCAST)
NVIDIA: registry cleanup enhancement.
All: Fixed a bug in the <Driver Store> cleanup.
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:
Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.0 Released.

Changelog:

Intel: Added several cleanup additions / enhancement.
All: Fixed an issue with the "components" registry clean-up.
All: Added additional command lines arguments.
-RemoveAMDKMPFD
-RemoveAudioBus
-RemoveVulkan
Translations: updated Swedish.xml
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.1 Released.


Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.1 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: Fixes / Enhancements to the driver store cleaner.
AMD: AMD Crash Defender and AMD Link Controller Emulation cleanup enhancements
AMD: Fixed a bug with the AMD Chipset Software installer.
Translation update: French.xml
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.2 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: First time launch message can now be translated.
All: CLSID registry section fix/enhancement.
All: Cleanup of the VFW capture Class Manager in the registry.
Intel: Additional registry and folder cleanup.
Intel: Removal of the Intel Arc Control right click context menu.
Intel: additional Intel Arc Control removal.
Intel: additional removal.
AMD: Removal of AdvancedMicroDevicesInc-RSXCM (possibly fix a boot pop-up message)
AMD: Additional folders removals (DX cache related).
Nvidia: Folders and registry additional removal. (Nvidia RTX voice)
Translation : Swedish.xml


SHA1: 534FCADEF459BD6E6C657C7E1E99D0118D4B0B51
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.4 Released.



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.4 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:

All: Fixed "Installer\UpgradeCodes" section that was not cleaning up.
Intel: Removal of the IGN folder.
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.7 Released.​


Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.7 Released.
ChangeLog:

Intel: Fixed ARP (Add/Remove Programs) for Intel ARC, entry could be gray out.
Intel: leftover removal with recent driver.
Nvidia: Additional registry removal within (pnplockdownfiles)
Translation update: Turkish.xml
 

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Display Driver uninstaller recently updated:

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.8 Released.



Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.5.8 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:

Intel: Fixed specific Arc ARP gray out entry for already affected system.(driver 3490 & 3790 only)
Nvidia: additional audio driver files removal.
Nvidia: Additional driverfiles.cfg entries.
AMD: Try to remove AMDKMPFD only when removing AMD GPUs drivers.
Translation update: Dutch.xml

SHA1: 065FE3A04FE1F98415CCAFBAE86B8CC5EFFF23D9
SHA-256: 6E4E49AC2C3F2281FCB929EEEBC27E2CE2860802357C9EC879BBD8F37BC4E1C7