How to Fix ‘Display Driver Failed to Start’ Error on Windows 10 [Tutorial]
How to Fix ‘Display Driver Failed to Start’ Error on Windows 10 [Tutorial]
“Display driver failed to start” is an error message which usually appears as a Windows 10 notification. It also notifies the users about the second driver which is going to be used. The error message is along the lines of:
Display driver failed to start; using Microsoft Basic Display Driver instead. Check Windows Update for a newer display driver.
The error “Display Driver Failed to Start” is obviously caused by a defective display driver. If you get this error, you can still use Windows, but the poor performance of the PC can cause you inconvenience.
At times, you might see “Display driver failed to start. Display driver failed to start; using Microsoft Basic Display Driver instead. Check Windows Update for a newer display driver” notification on Windows 10.
The “Display driver failed to start” error message appears when your graphics driver installed for your on-board or dedicated graphics card failed to start normally.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).