uninstall the GRID driver from Windows or Linux - Elastic GPU Service

If you no longer need the NVIDIA GRID driver due to a specific reason, you must uninstall the driver based on the OS of the driver.

Warning

You can use GPU-accelerated instances only if they are configured with the required drivers. After you uninstall a driver from your GPU-accelerated instance, you must install a new driver that is compatible with the instance type and OS at the earliest opportunity to ensure business continuity.

Uninstall the GRID driver from Windows

This section provides an example on how to uninstall the GRID driver from Windows. In this example, a vGPU-accelerated instance that belongs to the vgn6i-vws instance family and runs Windows Server 2019 is used.

Connect to your vGPU-accelerated instance.
For more information, see Connect to a Windows instance by using a password or key.
In the lower-left corner of a Windows desktop, click the icon and click Control Panel.
In the Control Panel dialog box, click Uninstall a program in the Programs section.
Right-click the GRID driver that you want to uninstall, such as NVIDIA Graphics Driver 432.44, and click Uninstall/Change.
In the NVIDIA Uninstaller dialog box, click UNINSTALL.
After you uninstall the driver, click RESTART NOW.
After the restart is complete, the GRID driver is uninstalled.

Uninstall the GRID driver from Linux

This section provides an example on how to uninstall the GRID driver from Linux. In this example, a vGPU-accelerated instance that belongs to the vgn6i-vws instance family and runs Ubuntu 18.04 is used.

Connect to your vGPU-accelerated instance.
For more information, see Connect to a Linux instance by using a password or key.
Uninstall the GRID driver from the instance.
1. Run the following command to uninstall the GRID driver:
```
nvidia-uninstall
```
2. Check whether to back up the X screen configuration file and press the Enter key.
  If the following command output is displayed, we recommend that you click NO and press the Enter key. No is the default setting.
  Note
  The command output varies based on your OS type. You can click Yes or No based on your business requirements.
3. After the GRID driver is uninstalled, click OK and press the Enter key.
  If the following command output is displayed, the GRID driver is uninstalled.

References

After you uninstall the existing GRID driver from a GPU-accelerated instance, we recommend that you install anther GRID driver at the earliest opportunity to ensure that the instance runs as expected. For more information, see Install the NVIDIA GRID driver.
You can uninstall the NVIDIA Tesla driver from a GPU-accelerated instance. For more information, see Uninstall the NVIDIA Tesla driver.