

In the Computer Management window, click on Device Manager and select the drop down for 'Display adapters'. You should see your display adapter(s) listed there.Click Start, right-click on Computer, and select Manage.

This will make it easier to undo any changes made. NOTE: Before doing this, take note of what specific display adapter is being disabled.

It is difficult to troubleshoot serious problems with any type of software. When faced with repetitive and persistent crashing, it is important to ask yourself questions like, "Does the problem occur on multiple machines?", "Does this occur for every user on a machine?", and "Is the problem specific to certain data?" One of the more common reasons that ArcMap may repeatedly crash is when there are issues with the display adapter. An easy way to check if your display adapter is causing problems is to temporarily disable the adapter to see if that resolves the issue.
