Windows 10 Display Driver Failed To Start

How to Fix the 'Display driver failed to start' error in Windows 10 - Sometimes, when Windows fails to run the graphics driver normally, it will display a. Solved: I'm running fully updated W530 with Windows 10 Anniversary update; I have the latest graphics drivers for the W530 from Lenovo installed and.

I'm running fully updated Lenovo W530 with Windows 10 Anniversary update; I have the latest graphics drivers for the W530 from Lenovo installed and have my BIOS set to use Nvidia Optimus. When I plug a monitor into the VGA port it doesn't work and I get the following pop-up message from Windows: 'Display driver failed to start; using Microsoft Basic Display Driver instead. Nvidia Geforce 950m Driver Windows 10. Check windows update for a new display driver. ' After this message there is only 1 monitor shown in the windows display settings. Dwa 182 Windows 10 Driver. I then updated the Nvidia display driver using device manager and rebooted, but this problem still remains.

I've tried changing the BIOS to use only the dedicated Nvidia GPU, but this doesn't work either. I tried installing Nvidia drivers for this card from their website, but the install crashes my computer to a black screen and forced me to do a hard reset into safe mode so I could re-install the Lenovo driver package.

What do I need to do to get my external VGA monitor working in Windows 10? Update: The same problem occurs when attempting to use any external monitor whether it's VGA or displayport. I finally got it working, but unfortunately due to some un-scientific work on my part, I don't know exactly waht fixed it. To be fair, I realized that I had installed some software called Splashtop in an attempt to use an Android tablet as a 2nd monitor. I had previous uninstalled this software, but some of it's remnants may have been causing this. Double checked my BIOS to ensure I had selected Optimus and detect OS enabled.