Command - Reset Graphics Card
Always try the OS-native driver reset first (hotkey). If that fails, escalate to device reinitialization commands. Only as a last resort perform a full hardware power cycle.
| Type | Effect | |------|--------| | | The graphics driver is unloaded and reloaded; display session resets. | | Kernel-level GPU reset | The OS forces the GPU device to reinitialize its state machine (often via PCIe function-level reset). | | Hardware reset | Power to the GPU is cycled (requires physical action or motherboard control). | reset graphics card command
# Disable the graphics adapter Disable-PnpDevice -InstanceId "PCI\VEN_10DE..." -Confirm:$false Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 Enable it again Enable-PnpDevice -InstanceId "PCI\VEN_10DE..." -Confirm:$false Always try the OS-native driver reset first (hotkey)
Find the correct InstanceId using: Get-PnpDevice -Class Display For Tesla/Data center GPUs or some consumer cards with driver support: | Type | Effect | |------|--------| | |