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Clean Reinstall NVIDIA Drivers

The log messages in the screenshot indicate that the NVIDIA Container service is repeatedly terminating unexpectedly. The relevant error message is:

The NVIDIA LocalSystem Container service terminated unexpectedly.
It has done this X time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in XXXX milliseconds...

This issue is typically caused by:

  1. Corrupted NVIDIA driver or container service files
  2. A failed or incomplete NVIDIA driver update
  3. Conflicts with Windows updates or other services

✅ Step 1: Clean Reinstall NVIDIA Drivers

Section titled “✅ Step 1: Clean Reinstall NVIDIA Drivers”
  1. Download DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) from: https://www.wagnardsoft.com/
  2. Boot into Safe Mode.
  3. Run DDU to completely remove all NVIDIA drivers and services, including container services.
  4. Reboot normally.
  5. Go to the NVIDIA driver download page.
  6. Download and install the latest Game Ready or Studio driver for your GPU.
    • Choose Custom Install > Clean Installation during setup.

✅ Step 2: Check for NVIDIA Container Service Recovery Loop

Section titled “✅ Step 2: Check for NVIDIA Container Service Recovery Loop”
  1. Press Win + R, type services.msc, and press Enter.
  2. Find NVIDIA LocalSystem Container.
  3. Right-click > Properties.
  4. Under the Recovery tab:
    • Change First failure, Second failure, and Subsequent failures to Take No Action.
    • Apply and restart your PC.

✅ Step 3: Check for Errors in Event Viewer

Section titled “✅ Step 3: Check for Errors in Event Viewer”

Use this PowerShell to check detailed error logs:

Terminal window
Get-WinEvent -LogName System | where {$_.ProviderName -match "NVIDIA"} | Format-List TimeCreated, Message

Some systems benefit from disabling NVIDIA Telemetry services (for debugging only):

Terminal window
Get-Service | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like "*NVIDIA Telemetry*" } | Stop-Service -Force

You can also disable them in services.msc if not required for your workflow.


If the issue persists after reinstalling, I can help investigate further using deeper event logs or crash dumps.

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