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im literally losing my mind here ive always installed teh full package for printers without thinking. this time, for a photo printer, Id like to be more selective, i need just printing 😅 whats actually useful in these suites, and what can safely be sikpped?…

im literally losing my mind here since updating the graphics driver my monitor with speakers gets no audio over HDMI at all. i tried another HDMI cable, another port, and restarting the monitor with speakers. In Sound settings the HDMI device doesn't even…

smth's off. an open world RPG feels sluggish since teh GeForce Graphics Driver update and the FPS counter agrees with me. that crash happened once too.. 😅 i'm on a gaming desktop, i've restarted, reinstalled the game, and turned off recording, before i go…

im literally losing my mind here short version: Catalyst Display Driver wont install. longer version: my home built tower came with a mnaufacturer customized graphics driver. I wanted the newer one from AMD directly... every installer I try says its…

guys pls help so this is new... artifacts in games, and only since updating Catalyst Display Driver from AMD. ive already rebooted three times, they dont show up on teh BIOS screen as far as i can tell, only once Windows loads, is that a meaningful clue? im…

okay, this is driving me nuts. black screen, fans ramp up, and about five seconds later Windows comes back like nothing happened xD then this pops up: its always while watching a video in the browser. my home built tower is not overclocked and temps look…

i have an old laser printer thats bought long ago... it prints beautifully and Id hate to throw it away... windows doesnt recognize it properly anymore, and the ASRock support page lists 970 Extreme3 AMD all in one Driver 8.70a only for newer models... has…

i ran the ECS J10IL Bios 08/11/19 BIOS/firmware update on my desktop cuz teh support page said it improves stability. Partway through, teh power flickered 🙏 Now when i press the power button, i get this: the fans spin, a light comes on, but nothing appears…

hmmmm ok genuine question: do network drivers affect latency in a meaningful way for cloud gaming? i'm on a mesh network. My adapter uses Shuttle MS52P/N Lan Driver... i'd like to optimize, but i don't want to break thigns based on random advice. If you've…

ok weird one quick poll for people using AMD hardware for streaming: has Catalyst 10.1 Hotfix treated u well? i've seen a couple of complaints online, but complaints are always louder than happy users. i'd like to hear from people for whom it just works,…

guys pls help i was following a perfromance guide, and the guide told me to switch teh storage mode in the BIOS from RAID to AHCI. I did it, saved, rebooted, and got this: INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE... i switched it back to RAID and Windows boots again, phew.…

i installed the NVIDIA GeForce Quadro Graphics Driver 331.79 for FreeBSD 32 bit update last night and this morning my home built PC looked like this in 3D apps: Little colored blocks, flickering lines, sometimes a whole strip of the screen goes green for a…

im literally losing my mind here short version: Catalyst Display Driver wont install. Longer version: my home built tower came with a manufacturer customized graphics driver... i wanted teh newer one from AMD directly. Every installer i try says it's…

im literally losing my mind here the Creative software has stopped detecting my ergonomic mouse. the mouse iteslf works fine, but i cant change button remapping anymroe. it started after teh app updated to Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage USB Driver. ive…

help!! since updating the graphics driver my projector gets no audio over HDMI at all. i tried anotehr HDMI cable, anotehr port, and restarting the projector 🔥 in Sound settings the HDMI device doesnt even appear, and in Device Manager i dont see a high…

ugh. i lost a ranked match to this today, so forgive the tone.. 🤷 a competitive shooter hard freezes during about 20 minutes in and then I get this: It says teh device was removed. Removed! Two weeks ago i had zero crashes lmao In between, the only change…

so annoyed rn i downloaded AMD Catalyst Notebook Display Driver 12.6, the download page clearly lists Windows 7, Windows Vista 64 bit, and Im on one of those. I ran an older package on my gaming laptop and got this: it says the driver isn't compatible with…

Quick request: Im trying to find the version of AC 97 ALC650 Audio CODECs Driver that came before teh current one 👍 The reason is simple, jack detection broke. Device Manager wont let me roll back since the old package isnt cached anymore 🙏 What are my…

long time lurker first post lol every time Im in a racing sim, somewhere around opening teh map, the game freezes and closes with this: The error text mentions DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED. The graphics card is obviously still in the PC. This only started after…

ok weird one i use my PC for machine learning experiments and some gaming, work only. NVIDIA offers different driver branches: a gaming focused one with frequent releases and a more conservative one aimed at creators. The GeForce Graphics Driver Im on now is…

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: Its always while alt tabbing out of a fullscreen game. My small form factor PC is not overclocked and temps…

so annoyed rn since updating teh graphics driver my soundbar gets no audio over HDMI at all. i tried another HDMI cable, another port, and restarting the soundbar. In Sound settings teh HDMI device doesnt even appear, and in Device Manager i dont see a high…

ok so driver updates are supposed to make things better. mine took away the equalizer. dolby Access either wont open or opens with a message about the driver or service not being available. sound itself works, just without the processing i was used to...…

pls tell me this is a driver thing. glitches in games on my living room PC, starting right after teh Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.3 Hotfix Update update: The card isnt new but its never shown anything like this before. Temperatures look normal. Ive…

ok so my photo printer keeps going offlnie in Windows. It connects over Wi Fi Direct. Other devices print to it without problems. Only this PC thinks its offline, and it started after the driver update from Acer ;) Ive removed and re added the printer once,…