Update to the latest BIOS.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/3gf5gg/how_i_stopped_automatic_synaptics_drivers_updates/

https://techtips.easycloudsolutions.com/2018/08/05/ubuntu-18-04-getting-nvidia-to-work-on-hp-8440p/

https://techtips.easycloudsolutions.com/2018/08/04/ubuntu-18-04-after-logging-in-black-or-blank-screen/

https://techtips.easycloudsolutions.com/2018/07/14/ubuntu-failed-to-start-nvidia-persistence-daemon/

https://techtips.easycloudsolutions.com/2018/04/19/how-to-install-latest-nvidia-drivers-in-ubuntu/