Re: Windows 8.1 fresh install = cannot install any nVidia drivers properly.
2015/01/29 09:08:07
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Hey guys, I tried Windows 8 and the same thing happened. I wished I checked this thread before I kept going but I found a solution on my own even though I'm not sure what exactly fixed it. This is what I did:
1. Reformatted to 8.1
2. Boot into safe mode. (I've done this multiple times and didn't work before, so probably step 3 did the fix)
3. Unplugged my HDMI (I had HDMI and DVI plugged in for two monitors).
4. Installed 344.80, which is known to hotfix black screen logins for 970/980s.
I'll run DDU in future builds if I encounter problems. I hope this helps anyone in the future because I was checking the Geforce forums and quite a few people had black screen bootups after Windows logo.