Useful Programs

A library of trusted third-party utilities. Click any tile and the app downloads it, verifies its signature, extracts it, and launches it for you. Subsequent clicks reuse the cached copy and launch instantly. Pick the tool you need from the list below.

Autoruns, by Sysinternals (Mark Russinovich)

Stops apps and drivers from auto-starting at every boot.

1. Logon tab: untick anything you don't want at login.
2. You may further use this program however you like to disable any unwanted task but be careful and avoid unticking anything you do not completely understand!

MSI Mode Utility, by mbk1969

• Enable MSI Mode (the checkbox) on devices that show Msi under Supported Modes.
• Don't enable it on devices that don't list Msi, as that can leave Windows unable to boot.
• Driver updates revert MSI Mode, so re-enable it after each driver update. Some newer GPUs will actually have MSI Mode enabled by default, this is good!

Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU), by Wagnardsoft

Wipes every last trace of an existing GPU driver. Reach for it when a driver is misbehaving, a previous install left corrupt files behind, or you're switching GPU brands. For a normal driver refresh the NVIDIA tab's Clean Driver Install already does a clean install on its own.

1. Set GPU type to your card's vendor (NVIDIA or AMD).
2. Click Clean & do NOT restart. The screen will flicker, which is normal.
3. When DDU finishes, the screen drops to a basic resolution. Multi-monitor users: only the primary monitor stays active until the driver is back.

Don't shut down or restart while DDU or the driver install is running.

MSI Afterburner, by MSI

GPU fan curve, clock, and power-limit tuning.

1. Maximize the Power and Temp limits.
2. Unlock the fan curve via the A button at the bottom and pick a curve you can live with noise-wise.
3. Click the checkmark, save the result to a profile slot, then click the Windows-icon button (top right) to load it at boot.

For deeper undervolting and clock tuning, look up Cancerogeno's NVIDIA OC guide once you're comfortable with the basics.