NVIDIA Installer cannot continue on Windows

Some users may encounter the NVIDIA Installer cannot continue issue with NVIDIA graphics drivers while they are carrying out a fresh install of Windows 10. In this guide, we will identify the cause of this error and then provide the possible remediation to the issue as well.

The following error message pops up on the screen during the installation process;

The Standard NVIDIA graphics driver is not compatible with this version of Windows. Please update your driver using GeForce Experience to download the correct version.

The “NVIDIA Installer cannot continue” issue occurs because the GeForce 398.36 DCH graphics driver is automatically installed through Windows Update after the first log-on.

To resolve this issue, you can try the recommended solutions below.

1] Disconnect the computer from the network during the OS installation

2] Use the NVIDIA GeForce Experience application to work around the issue

Timecodes:
0:00 INTRO
0:25 VERIFY NVIDIA DCH IS INSTALLED
1:19 UNINSTALL NVIDIA DRIVERS
3:06 UNPLUG FROM THE NETWORK
3:41 USE NVIDIA GEFORCE EXPERIENCE

[gabrielmorales]

Tutorial fails to address what happens if that registry entry doesn't exist.

[BrigadeShip]

You're such a troll my guy. I love it.

[subhashansdaofficial]

driver installation failed with code 118.cannot continue