Question / Help (NVENC) Starting the output failed

[MKeist]

Today I upgraded my OBS version to 20.1.3 from 0.12.3, and suddenly NVENC won't work anymore, no matter what I do.
Says: "Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details.
Note: If you are using the NVENC or AMD encoders, make sure your video drivers are up to date."
Log file: https://gist.github.com/b5d2a58dc61bdff9156d17c5070132c0
Why did it stop working after updating?

 

[Harold]

Because your video card drivers are either out of date or improperly installed.

 

[MKeist]

Because your video card drivers are either out of date or improperly installed.

I have the driver version 368.81. Is it that outdated?
I guess I'll just switch to x264 then.

 

[MKeist]

I have the driver version 368.81. Is it that outdated?
I guess I'll just switch to x264 then.

What is the last OBS version to support my driver version?

 

[Harold]

Why not just update your drivers instead?

 

[MKeist]

Why not just update your drivers instead?

Because then I'll spend the next week trying (and failing) to fix it when it inevitably fails to function.
I'll try to update them, but if they fail I'm just going to go back to 368.81.

 

[MKeist]

Why not just update your drivers instead?

Error 43.
That's all I really have to say on why.

 

[Harold]

And how exactly are you doing your update?

 

[MKeist]

And how exactly are you doing your update?

-Downloaded driver from enBidia site
-Booted on safe mode and used DDU to remove previous driver
-When it rebooted on normal mode, I installed the new driver
What you're supposed to do when installing a new driver.
None of the related features work, by the way. Geforce Experience just says I need an update but if I install that one the same thing happens. No nvidia menu at all, anywhere.

 

[SumDim]

In GeForce Experience, click the Drivers menu next to Home.
Then, click the button, Check for Updates. Current version was released a few days ago = 388.71

 

[MKeist]

In GeForce Experience, click the Drivers menu next to Home.
Then, click the button, Check for Updates. Current version was released a few days ago = 388.71

View attachment 32617

If I install through Geforce Experience, it just keeps doing an endless loop of downloading the driver I already had downloaded over and over.

 

[Harold]

And what antivirus do you have?

 

[MKeist]

And what antivirus do you have?

Malwarebytes.