#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Display driver stopped responding and has recovered -- TDR, event 4101 Fix : Establish which driver, and get to a known-good one Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-tdr Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 45 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX It happens at idle or since an update. Start here. HOW TO UNDO IT Reinstall the version noted in step two. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Display driver stopped responding and has recovered -- TDR, event 4101' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Establish which driver, and get to a known-good one' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 45 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Read the events. The message names the driver file, which is the whole diagnosis.' -Command { Get-WinEvent -LogName System -MaxEvents 200 | Where-Object { $_.Id -eq 4101 -or $_.ProviderName -like '*Display*' } | Format-Table TimeCreated,Id,Message -Wrap } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Note the current driver version before changing it.' -Command { Get-CimInstance Win32_VideoController | Format-List Name,DriverVersion,DriverDate,VideoProcessor } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Uninstall the display driver completely and install the manufacturer''s current studio or WHQL build -- not a beta, and not the version Windows Update supplies.' -Why 'Windows Update carries a generic driver that is often several versions behind and occasionally mismatched to the card''s firmware. For graphics the vendor''s own package is the correct source.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Stop Windows Update replacing it again on the next reboot while you test.' -Command { Get-WindowsDriver -Online | Where-Object ClassName -eq 'Display' | Format-Table Driver,ProviderName,Version } Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'If the current version is the problem, install the previous one and test for a full day before concluding.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'No 4101 events across a day of normal use.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-WinEvent -LogName System -MaxEvents 500 | Where-Object Id -eq 4101 | Measure-Object | Format-List Count } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-tdr' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Reinstall the version noted in step two.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule