In this article, we have used two different methods to show you how you can restart your graphics driver.
1. Windows Hot Key Shortcut
If your graphics drivers caused your computer to freeze, this default Windows shortcut might be able to resolve the issue. This shortcut can recover your Windows PC from hard-freezes that happen while using your PC normally or while using 3D applications. You’ll hear a beep, and your screen will briefly go black. After that, everything will appear exactly as it did right before you pushed the hotkey. You won’t lose any work and all of your open applications will remain open. This keyboard shortcut will restart the NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel graphics drivers because it is a feature of the Windows operating system. This hot key will function regardless of the graphics hardware in your PC.
2. Disable and Enable your Graphics Driver
Disabling and Enabling your Graphics Driver reinitializes it which can be helpful if the GPU driver is causing problems with your system, such as crashes, errors, freezing, stuttering. By disabling and enabling the driver, you can fix these problems and improve the performance of your GPU. You might need to repeat these instructions for each graphics driver if you have more than one. That’s it! your graphics driver should be restarted now.
