Driver Help & Troubleshooting
Install problems, rollbacks, conflicts and driver discussions.
so annoyed rn after the Samsung 840 EVO SSD Firmware EXT0DB6Q update, my home built PC became painfully slow. Opening the Start menu takes ages, and apps freeze for seconds at a time. Task Manager shows this: The second NVMe drive sits at 100% active time,…
since updating teh graphics driver my projector gets no audio over HDMI at all. i tried another HDMI cable, another port, and restarting teh projector... in Sound settings the HDMI device doesnt even appear, and in Device Manager i dont see a high definition…
ok so i'm genuinely confused 😂 Picture on my soundbar is great, but sound comes out of teh laptop speakers only. it started right after the AMD driver update... i've checked the volume mixer, default device, everything i know of, there's simply no HDMI…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts i just finished a new motherboard on my home built PC.. :/ windows Update grabbed a bunch of drivers, and everything seems to work... now Im wondering whether i still need to install Shuttle SP35P2 PRO Bios... some…
help!! three black screens tonight, all while waking teh monitor from standby lmao The third time it didn't recover and i had to hold the power button. the small form factor PC is about two years old. i updated to Radeon Crimson Edition Graphics Driver…
Since I installed Gigabyte GA EP45 DS3R Bios F9, my desktop won't wake up. Before the update, sleep was boring and perfect. Now it's a daily surprise. Last time I opened the lid there was this: Ive checked power settings, and nothing obvious changed. Im not…
hmmmm ok getting DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED in a competitive shooter, and now in a second game too, which makes me think its not a game problem. timeline: installed GeForce Hotfix Driver from NVIDIA, crashes started the same night. i tried rolling back but…
ugh. i downloaded NVIDIA GeForce Ion Notebook Graphics Drivers 267.24 Beta Windows Vista/7 32 bit , the download page clearly lists Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Im on one of those, i ran an older package on my gaming laptop and got this: it says the driver…
long time lurker first post lol i play a competitive shooter every evening on my budget build and know exactly how it should feel. After installing NVIDIA ForceWare Driver 97.46, its noticeably choppier, frame times are all over the place, and tonight it…
After installing NVIDIA GeForce Notebook Graphics Driver 337.88 i've had stuttering in every game on my gaming desktop. Fine, i'll just roll it back. Except teh Roll Back Driver button is greyed out, and when i uninstalled it Windows put a driver back on its…
ugh. short version: Catalyst Display Driver 12.7 Beta wont install. longer version: my office PC came with a manufacturer customized graphics driver. i wanted teh newer one from AMD directly. every installer i try says it's incompatible with my Windows. is…
I installed teh NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M/GTX 970M Graphics Driver 344.24 update last night and this morning my gaming desktop looked like this on the desktop: Little colored blocks, flickering lines, sometimes a whole strip of the screen goes green for a…
ok weird one i use my PC for video editing and some gaming, work by day, games at night. NVIDIA offers different driver branches: a gaming focused one with frequent releases and a more conservatvie one aimed at creators. The GeForce Quadro Graphics Driver Im…
Did a BIOS update on my gaming rig, and afterwards Windows wouldn't boot. Turns out teh update reset the storage mode. Windows was installed in RAID/RST mode and now it's AHCI. Switching back fixed it, but now I'm curious: which mode is actually better for a…
ok weird one okay, help me do this properly. my streaming PC has the control panel wont open after a NVIDIA update and Ive decided to go back to the previous driver. Ive downloaded DDU and the older package 👍 What exactly do i do, in what order, and how do…
okay, help me do this properly. my streaming PC has a black screen after login after a Intel update and Ive deicded to go back to the previous driver. i've downloaded DDU and the older package. what excatly do i do, in what order, and how do i stop Windows…
So this is new. Artifacts on the desktop, and only since updating GeForce 6100/6150 + nForce 430/410 System Drivers from NVIDIA. ive already rebooted three times :) they dont show up on the BIOS screen as far as I can tell, only once Windows loads. is that a…
Okay, this is driving me nuts. Black screen, fans ramp up, and about five seconds later Windows comes back like nothing happened. Then this pops up: it's always while running a 3D benchmark... my gaming destkop is not overclocked and temps look normal in the…
okay, I feel dumb, but Im stuck at step one. Trying upgrading the drive on my work laptop. Windows setup shows no drives. i downloaded MacBook Pro Retina EFI Update from Apple on another computer, but its an EXE, not something the installer can use. How do i…
im literally losing my mind here every few hours my gaming PC loses a USB hub, and the USB port stops responding. im on teh P9X79 PRO USB 3.0 Driver package from ASUS. ive seen people mention USB selective suspend, power management, and chipset drivers. id…
help!! getting DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED in a competitive shooter, and now in a second game too, which makes me think its not a game problem. timeline: installed Geforce Quadro Graphics Driver 340.17 Beta from NVIDIA, crashes started the same night. i tried…
help!! i wanetd to do removing bolatware on my work laptop. made a Windows USB stick, booted it, clicked through to the disk selection screen and got this: no drives at all. the BIOS clearly shows teh NVMe SSD with its correct model and size. ive remade teh…
ok so driver updates are supopsed to make things better. mine took away teh bass boost. the sound effects app either wont open or opens with a message about teh dirver or service not being available. Sound itself works, just without the processing i was used…
i relied on Dolby Access for mic noise suppression, and since the VIA VT1718S Audio Driver 6.0.10.1200a udpate its just... gone 😭 the icon is missing from the Start menu, and when i find it in the Store and try to open it, i get this: my lpatop speakers now…
So this is new. Artifacts in games, and only since updating Catalyst Hotfix from AMD. ive arleady rebooted three times. they dont show up on the BIOS screen as far as I can tell, only once Windows loads lol is that a meaningful clue? im happy to run tests, I…
