BSOD after Installing NVIDIA Driver Version 555: Explained

NVIDIA 555 driver compatibility issues with POPCNT instructions cause blue screen of death

Recently, some Windows 10 and Windows 11 users encountered the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) problem after installing NVIDIA driver version 555. This is because NVIDIA stops support for older CPUs that do not support POPCNT (population Count) instructions.

The root of the problem:

NVIDIA driver 555 and later are no longer compatible with CPUs that do not support POPCNT instructions. After restarting the computer, the driver will try to find the POPCNT command. If it cannot be found, it will cause a blue screen of death.

How to avoid blue screen of death:

1. Avoid installing NVIDIA driver 555 or later: Do not update if you have not installed the latest version of NVIDIA drivers. This temporarily prevents the Blue Screen of Death.

   • Disable NVIDIA automatic update:
     1. Right-click on the desktop and select "NVIDIA Control Panel".
     2. Go to Help and select Update.
     3. Switch to the Preferences tab.
     4. Uncheck the Automatically check for updates check box.
     5. Click Apply, and then click OK to save the changes.

2. Uninstalling the driver in the recovery environment: If you have installed the update and have a Blue Screen of Death, you can uninstall the driver in the Windows recovery environment.

3. Reinstall Windows by Recovery Environment: If the above method does not work, you can reinstall Windows in the Recovery Environment and then install the older version of the display driver.

How to check if your CPU supports POPCNT?

NVIDIA officially recommends using Coreinfo tool to check whether the CPU supports POPCNT instructions.

1. Go to https://www.php.cn/link/2daa09faf06829a2d97bcde3b8ee2003 to download Coreinfo.
2. Unzip the Coreinfo zipped file.
3. Open the unzipped folder, right-click and select "Open in Terminal".
4. Enter .\coreinfo64 -f and press Enter.
5. When you first launch Coreinfo, you will see the license agreement interface. Click the "Agree" button to continue.
6. This tool will list the CPU information that your computer supports, and you can look for POPCNT information to see if your CPU supports the instruction.

You can also use other tools like CPU-Z and WhyNotWinAI to check POPCNT support.

Data recovery suggestions:

If your computer cannot start due to a Blue Screen of Death, you can use data recovery software such as MiniTool Power Data Recovery to recover your data. If the computer fails to boot, you need to use the software's boot disk to recover the files.

Summarize:

If you have encountered a Blue Screen of Death issue after installing NVIDIA driver version 555, now you should understand the reason. Please try the methods listed in this article to avoid or resolve the Blue Screen of Death issue. If you need to recover data on Windows, you can try MiniTool Power Data Recovery.

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