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Windows 10 gets corrupted while installing AMD GPU Drivers

So last night I removed my GTX 1060 and installed my new ASUS Vega 64. I just booted back into Windows and installed the AMD Radeon drivers from AMD's website. While updating the drivers my screen turned black for a little (that doesn't raise any alarms obviously). But it stayed black and after a while my PC just shut down. When I rebooted back into Windows my pc got stuck at the Windows starting screen and it just froze. Then I booted into Safe Mode, backed up all my important data, formatted my drive and installed a fresh installation of Windows 10, only to have the same problem again. 

How can I get my Graphics drivers installed without corrupting my PC?

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DDU would likely be your friend... Uninstalls everything first, then you install the new stuff.

CPURyzen 7 5800X with Arctic Liquid Freezer II 120mm AIO & push-pull Arctic P12 PWM fans RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 4x8GB 3600 16-16-16-30

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11 hours ago, BTGbullseye said:

DDU would likely be your friend... Uninstalls everything first, then you install the new stuff.

I've already tried that, doesn't work. Still goes black and then shuts down while installing the new drivers.

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  • When I launch with the drivers installed my Motherboards, "bad VGA adapter" led is on. 
  • I can launch Windows with the drivers installed IF I switch to my old (GTX 1060) graphics card.
  • My pc doesn't recognize the VEGA64 as an AMD video card, it just says "Microsoft Basic Video Adapter" or something.

All of these points lead me to believe that this particulair card is broken or has some sort of defect. I will be RMA'ing it after I get in touch with the reseller.

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