Installation issues

Anonymous
2025-03-03T15:27:13+00:00

I’m trying to reinstall the NVIDIA App but when I run the installer it automatically installs into my D drive and not my local C drive and the app won’t work and I don’t know what else I can do.

I’ve spoke to NVIDIA support with no luck and Microsoft technical support with no luck.

I’m running windows 11 on a desktop and my graphics card is a GeForce GTX 1080.

For some reason when I run the Nvidia app installer it doesn’t give me an option to choose where to install the app and I don’t know why it has all of a sudden decided install apps into my D drive and not my local C drive.

I’ve tried using a new user account, Nvidia full cleanup tool and a complete fresh download of drivers and app but nothing has worked.

And I’m at the point of not knowing what to do, I do have a windows update that needs installing but sadly I don’t have TPM 2.0 so can’t install it.

The app was working at the beginning of last week but because my local C dive was at capacity I needs to uninstall some apps to make space and I did that and have installed everything back on and is working ok apart from the NVIDIA app and Ubisoft connect but I don’t know if the two are related.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is driving me insane.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-03T19:20:00+00:00

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    Sorry, no, that is the same location in the registry editor.

    Paste this into the address bar in your registry Editor and press Enter:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

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    Also, please provide a screenshot of the Nvidia installer showing that it is installing into the D drive.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-03T18:55:55+00:00

    Is this what you want?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-03T18:39:45+00:00

    Thank you for the screenshots, all those settings are correct.

    Please provide one more screenshot of this new location in your registry.

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-03T18:34:13+00:00

    At the moment you have been the most helpful so thank you.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-03-03T18:25:38+00:00

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    Please provide a screenshot of the registry editor after you have made those changes.

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    Open your browser, then go into its settings and find the Downloads folder settings, please provide a screenshot of that setting.

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