Windows 10: Does resetting windows with keep personal files mode remove driver and driver applications?

I recently downloaded windows and now need to reset it, because my user folder uses special characters that cause issues with applications. I was wondering if it gets rid of anything related to drivers?

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atitool kernel mode driver windows update issue

I encountered this problem, while resolving another ATITool problem. Below are the steps taken to resolve both.

I swapped out my old ATI card and replaced it with a new one, ATITool then started crashing when I tried loading it. I uninstalled ATITool, selecting the option to remove all settings. Rebooted. Did a windows search for all files in the C:\Windows directory for files named 'atitool', I found 3, two of which were drivers (one of them part of the 'Lastgood' setting). Removed all 3 files and reinstalled ATITool and tried to run it.

This is when I encountered the Kernel driver problem. If I had rebooted before the reinstall, just after removing the atitool files from windows directory, I probably wouldn't have recieved this error. Anywho...

I uninstalled ATITool again, once again removing all previous settings. Rebooted, and tried reinstalling again, and it worked.

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Maybe the atitool.sys driver file in the windows directory was updated this patch, however, the atitool uninstallation has problems removing this file and the new atitool has trouble updating it?

Cheers.

 

Windows 10 driver issue Asus tablet EEE Slate B121

Hi,

Sorry for the delayed response.

I suggest that you install the drivers in the compatibility mode and check. Follow the below steps.

Find the file that installs the drivers and then...

• Right click on the exe
• Click on Properties
• Click the Compatibility tab
• Tick the box labelled Run this program in compatibility mode for

• Select the version of Windows that this application was designed to run on
  

 

Driver Cleaner Utility?

Did you just get that 4870?

If you installed it without removing the Nvidia Display drivers I could see you having problems but it would be long before shutting down. Here some steps I'd recommend when removing drivers.

Uninstall through Normal Mode
Reboot into Safe Mode
Once in Safe Mode run Driver Sweeper and check the intended driver('s) your wanting to remove
Once they are clean restart back into Normal mode