HeavyHemi

BushTL56
Thanks for the support, HeviHemi  I am open to all suggestions that make sense.  Food for thought:  Back in the day I was told to allow software to install to its default or preferred location.  Makes it easier for cleaner uninstall and less technical issues.
 
I noticed that my secondary M.2 drive has a system file partition on it, but the primary M.2 drive that holds the OS doesn't.  I'm wondering if some system files are being directed there, causing the yo-yo effect with the video drivers when they are "missing" from the primary OS drive.
 
I'm tearing my system part way down this weekend to replace all five 3-pin 3-speed case fans with blue LED, 4-pin PMW fans.  I'm also thinking about taking out the secondary M.2 drive and disconnecting all other drives while I'm at it, except the primary optical.  Pull the Nvidia card, and use the Intel iGPU on the motherboard to install a fresh copy of Windows, wiping the partitions off the primary M.2 drive as part of the fresh install.  Install the chipset drivers, get everything stable with current security updates and patches, then use DDU to remove the Intel video drivers.  Take the system off network, install the Nvidia card with current drivers and see if I continue to have issues before putting the system back online and installing my apps.  A lot of work, and two trips on the work bench for component installation, but I've got a 3-day weekend and love tinkering with computers as a hobby anyway.  Should be fun.

That could be. Having your system partition on a drive other than the OS....could you put up  snip of your Disk Management window?
 
 

All looks normal to me.

bcavnaugh

HeavyHemi

bcavnaugh
Wow! Just a little upset?

Not particularly and I explained my reasoning... did you need a PM or something?

No, You never replied.
Just seeing between the lines in your Posts now.

You can stop that right now. I don't put up with it.

bcavnaugh
Having all your Dives setup as Primary Boot Partition is also not a good idea or a good best practice.
 
(Noting to do with being paranoid)

No idea what you're complaining about as...I have zero issues and quite stellar performance.  I've a separate recovery drive not attached to the system... Thanks for asking.

AHowes

bcavnaugh
Having all your Dives setup as Primary Boot Partition is also not a good idea or a good best practice.
 
(Noting to do with being paranoid)

I don't see anything other then one partition set as a boot partition.. primary partition don't mean boot partition if that's what your thinking.


Forget it.. I'm lost.. too many people messaging and I'm getting people mixed up. Thought the hard drive management pic was from the original poster

No you're fine. I don't know what he's talking about. I just put up an example of a  snapshot for the OP

HeavyHemi

bcavnaugh
Having all your Dives setup as Primary Boot Partition is also not a good idea or a good best practice.
 
(Noting to do with being paranoid)

No idea what you're complaining about as...I have zero issues and quite stellar performance.  I've a separate recovery drive not attached to the system... Thanks for asking.

I am not complaining about anything, it was only a comment about Drive Management nothing more.

Yes I guess.

You can see Windows split the image between Disks 2 and 3, placing the system on 2 and OS on 3.  Never saw that happen before this install.

Well, I did it.  I broke my system down, replaced the fans, and stripped it down to the primary M.2 drive and optical BD-RE drive.  Removed the partitions off the M.2 and reinstalled a fresh copy of Windows 10 Home.  Found the Nvidia drivers won't load properly unless Win 10 was validated.  Disabled Windows update and validated the copy.  The video drivers still yo-yo back and forth.  Go figure!  Placing the system partition and OS on the same drive had no effect.  I gave up after ensuring all component drivers were up-to-date and went ahead and reconnected all the other drives and loaded all the applications I use.
 
I was working with trying to get a single program to bypass UAC when I ran across some Nvidia triggers in the task scheduler.  I'm wondering if one of these profile updates is what is causing my video driver yo-yo effect of installing/uninstalling/reinstalling every few reboots.  Any takers for suggestions?
 
 

BushTL56
Well, I did it.  I broke my system down, replaced the fans, and stripped it down to the primary M.2 drive and optical BD-RE drive.  Removed the partitions off the M.2 and reinstalled a fresh copy of Windows 10 Home.  Found the Nvidia drivers won't load properly unless Win 10 was validated.  Disabled Windows update and validated the copy.  The video drivers still yo-yo back and forth.  Go figure!  Placing the system partition and OS on the same drive had no effect.  I gave up after ensuring all component drivers were up-to-date and went ahead and reconnected all the other drives and loaded all the applications I use.
 
I was working with trying to get a single program to bypass UAC when I ran across some Nvidia triggers in the task scheduler.  I'm wondering if one of these profile updates is what is causing my video driver yo-yo effect of installing/uninstalling/reinstalling every few reboots.  Any takers for suggestions?
 
 

Not sure if it will make a difference in your case, but everytime I install a new graphics driver, I disable all 5 of those items in the task scheduler.  I also go to services.msc and disable the Nvidia Telemetry.

BushTL56
Well, I did it.  I broke my system down, replaced the fans, and stripped it down to the primary M.2 drive and optical BD-RE drive.  Removed the partitions off the M.2 and reinstalled a fresh copy of Windows 10 Home.  Found the Nvidia drivers won't load properly unless Win 10 was validated.  Disabled Windows update and validated the copy.  The video drivers still yo-yo back and forth.  Go figure!  Placing the system partition and OS on the same drive had no effect.  I gave up after ensuring all component drivers were up-to-date and went ahead and reconnected all the other drives and loaded all the applications I use.
 
I was working with trying to get a single program to bypass UAC when I ran across some Nvidia triggers in the task scheduler.  I'm wondering if one of these profile updates is what is causing my video driver yo-yo effect of installing/uninstalling/reinstalling every few reboots.  Any takers for suggestions?
 
 

I'm not sure what you're doing here as all I have ever had to do with literally dozens of installs is (yeah I know old school) pop in the DVD ISO, install Window 10, it activates automatically based on the hardware hash. From there I just install drivers etc...no hoops to jump through. What are you doing, that is different from a standard install?

My exuberance was short-lived.  Had to reboot 4 times this morning to get the drivers to settle.  All 5 Nvidia tasks in Task Scheduler are still disabled, and Nvidia Telemetry in Services is still disabled.  No more mid-logon session changes.  Side note:  The newest Nvidia drivers for the 1080 Ti work with SGX, so 4K UHD BDs now play on my system with Cyberlink PowerDVD 17.
 
And @HeviHemi, I'm not doing anything "weird."  I've built a few PCs over the years, ever since old-style DOS 3.5 (pre-Windows 3.1x), so I think I've experienced a few system quirks.  Ever work with a Hercules adapter (video adapter that renders graphics, such as those used in games) on a 20 MHz 286 PC?  Best to leave things at default and change parameters one at a time until the solution presents itself unless a proven knowledge base is available to speed things up.   I don't think there is a proven knowledge base for this system, in which case I will be sure to post whatever worked to fix this problem so others will have some ideas to try if they run across a similar situation.
 
I guess we try bdary's Windows account logon concept next.  Certainly can't hurt at this juncture.
 
This particular system is kicking my ass.  I'm seriously thinking about buying a new motherboard (upgrade) and try again with all my parts.
 
Wish me luck!

Well, the Windows account logon did nothing for me except expose my real name.  I once spent 3 hours online with Microsoft's O365 Skype for Business team.  Went nowhere really slow and didn't get favorable results at the end.  Don't want to relive that experience again.
 
It's official.  I'm buying a new, upgraded motherboard next payday.
 
For now I'll start up my PC, scan for hardware changes to reload the current NVidia drivers already loaded into the System32 .inf library, remove hidden "ghost" drivers in Device Manager, then reboot again for the drivers to take effect.  Pain in the butt, but it works.
 
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