My monitor is blurry when I downloaded updates

Question

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04, I've got a Nvidia GT 730. My screen is all blurry but if I click somewhere ie the desktop it will be clear for a bit around that area and then reblur.

lspci -k | grep -EA2 'VGA|3D'

Returns

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 730] (rev a1)
    Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. GF108 [GeForce GT 730]
    Kernel driver in use: nvidia

I'm a bit new to Ubuntu. I don't know any more info to give, so please tell me what to include.

Please [edit] your question and add output of lspci -k | grep -EA2 'VGA|3D' terminal command. — Pilot6, Jan 23 '17 at 09:37
That may be some hardware problem (cable, etc). It is unlikely a software issue. — Pilot6, Jan 23 '17 at 09:42
Where should I look for the hardware problem? And is there a chance it is in fact a software issue? — Nate, Jan 23 '17 at 09:55
I'm using 367.57, I installed using the .run file. I believe I used this http://askubuntu.com/questions/66328/how-do-i-install-the-latest-nvidia-drivers-from-the-run-file. — Nate, Jan 23 '17 at 10:07
It is wrong to install using a run file. Uninstall it using the run file and install by sudo apt install nvidia-367. — Pilot6, Jan 23 '17 at 10:17

Pilot6 · Answer 1 · 2017-01-23T11:15:24.743

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It looks like something is wrong with your setting specific to one user, since the guest account is OK.

The easiest way to solve this is to create a new account and transfer your files there.

But do not copy all hidden config files, because one or a few of those contain the problematic setting.

edited Jan 23 '17 at 11:15

answered Jan 23 '17 at 10:20

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It said it's up to date though. – Nate Jan 23 '17 at 10:23
Also I've done that, and restarted the computer and it's still blurry. (It's fine until after I login.) – Nate Jan 23 '17 at 10:29
OK, then try to login as guest. If there is no problem with the guest account, it means that something is wrong with your user account. – Pilot6 Jan 23 '17 at 10:32
Guest is clear, but my user account has the problem. – Nate Jan 23 '17 at 10:47
You can create a new user account and move all your files there. That will fix the issue. So the problem is not with drivers, but with your user settings. – Pilot6 Jan 23 '17 at 11:09
I will edit the answer since it is wrong. – Pilot6 Jan 23 '17 at 11:13

My monitor is blurry when I downloaded updates

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