How to Fix Ryzen Master Driver Not Installed Properly (2024)

Ryzen Master Utility allows you to get the most of your hardware, but first you’ll need to get it to work. Many gamers are having trouble starting Ryzen Master Utility, and the most common error is Ryzen Master Driver Not Installed Properly.

But don’t worry if you’re on the same boat. This problem is not that hard to fix at all.

Try these fixes:

You might not need to try all the fixes. Just work down the list until you hit the one that gives you luck.

1. Perform a clean boot
2. Scan and repair your drivers
3. Modify your Registry
4. Reinstall Ryzen Master Utility Completely
5. Repair your system

Fix 1: Perform a clean boot

According to many users, the error could mean something is conflicting with Ryzen Master Utility. You can do a clean boot to root out the offender.

1. On your keyboard, press Win+R (the Windows logo key and the r key) at the same time to invoke the Run box. Type or paste msconfig and click OK.
   
2. In the pop-up window, navigate to the Services tab and check the box next to Hide all Microsoft services.
   
3. Uncheck all the services EXCEPT those belong to your hardware manufacturers, such as Realtek, AMD, NVIDIA, Logitech and Intel. Then click OK to apply the changes.
   
4. On your keyboard, press Ctrl, Shift and Esc at the same time to open Task Manager, then navigate to the Startup tab.
   
5. One at a time, select any programs you suspect might be interfering, and click Disable.
   
6. Restart your PC.

If this solves your issue, you can find out what is causing the trouble, by repeating the steps and disabling half of the programs and services.

If the problem lingers on, take a look at the next fix.

Fix 2: Check and repair your drivers

The error could be driver-related. In other words, certain drivers are missing on your PC, or something went wrong during their installation. Either way, you should make sure your computer has all the latest correct drivers.

You can check your drivers manually, by visiting the manufacturer websites one by one, finding the latest correct driver installer and installing step by step. But if you don’t like playing with device drivers, you can use Driver Easy. It’s a smart driver updater that repairs & updates your drivers automatically.

You can update your drivers automatically with either the 7 days free trial or the Pro version of Driver Easy. It takes just 2 clicks, and you get full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee with the Pro version:

1. Download and install Driver Easy.
2. Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
   
3. Click the Activate & Update button next to the flagged device to automatically download and install the correct version of this driver.
   
   Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system (You’ll need the Pro version for this – when you select Update All, you’ll get a prompt to upgrade. If you’re not prepared to purchase the Pro version yet, Driver Easy provides a 7-day trial at no cost, granting access to all Pro features like fast downloads and easy installation. No charges will occur until after your 7-day trial period ends.)
   
4. After updating, restart your computer to take effect.

After updating all the drivers, restart your PC and try to launch Ryzen Master Utility.

If the latest drivers can’t fix your issue, simply check out the next method. (Or you can follow this guide and do a clean reinstallation with DDU.)

Fix 3: Modify your Registry

Prior to 2021, you might be able to fix the issue by deleting the AMDRyzenMasterDriverV13 and AMDRyzenMasterDriverV14 entries in the Registry. But that doesn’t seem to work anymore. Fortunately, some users come up with a newer fix, which is also modifying the registry. You can try this and see if that gives you luck.

1. On your keyboard, press Win+R and type or paste regedit. Click OK.
   
2. In the address bar, type or paste Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\AMDRyzenMasterDriver and press Enter.
   
3. In the right pane, double click ImagePath. In the Value data section, delete the “\??\” before C:\Program Files (without the double quotes). Click OK and restart your PC.
   

If the problem persists, you can check out the next solution.

Fix 4: Reinstall Ryzen Master Utility Completely

It’s possible that it’s just a faulty installation. After making sure nothing is conflicting with Ryzen Master Utility, you can take a general and direct approach to reinstall the entire program.

1. On your keyboard, press Win+R and type or paste appwiz.cpl. Click OK.
   
2. Right click AMD Ryzen Master and select Uninstall/Change. Then follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall.
   
3. Restart your PC. Then go to the download page and get the latest Ryzen Master Utility installer.

If reinstalling the program doesn’t work for you, simply move on to the next solution.

Fix 5: Repair your system

If none of the fixes above work for you, or the error only occurs after a hardware upgrade, you might be facing a critical system issue. But before you scrub everything and reinstall Windows, you can use a Windows built-in repair tool to scan for system issues.

Step 1. Scan corrupt files with System File Checker

1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R at the same time to open the Run box. Type cmd and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to run Command Prompt as administrator.

Click Yes when prompted for permission to make changes to your device.

2) In the Command Prompt, type the following command and hit Enter.

sfc /scannow

3) System File Check will begin to scan all system files and repair any corrupted or missing ones it detected. This may take 3-5 minutes.

4) You may receive something like the following messages after the verification.

• no errors
• it fixed some errors
• could not fix all errors
• could not fix errors at all
• ……

No matter what message you receive, you can try running dism.exe (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) to further scan the health of your PC.

Step 2. Run dism.exe

1) Run Command Prompt as admin and enter the following commands.

• This command line will scan the health of your PC:

dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth

• This command line will restore the health of your PC:

dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

2) After the restore health process finishes, you may get some error messages.

• If restore heath gave you errors, you can always try this command line. This will take up to 2 hours.

dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

• If you get Error: 0x800F081F with the restore health scan, reboot your PC and run this command line.

Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore

If the System File Check finds any files corrupted, follow the on-screen instructions to repair them, and then restart your computer for the changes to take full effect.

Hopefully this post helps you get Ryzen Master Utility working again. If you have any questions or ideas, don’t hesitate to leave a comment down below.

• AMD