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Second Monitor Flickers Black Since NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Driver 425.31

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Accepted solution by Paula E. — oh ive been there lol in Settings System Display Graphics Change default graphics settings , try toggling Hardware accelerated GPU…
  1. Lina Petrov
    @cache_probe21

    help!! my setup is three monitors on one card, and its been rock solid... since installing NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Driver 425.31, one of the screens randomly blinks black for a split second... sometiems its every few minutes, sometimes every few seconds.

    gpu artifacts

    Its worst when a video is playing on one screen and Im working on the other. Different cable, same result. Its honestly giving me a headache. Is this a known thing with multi-monitor setups after driver updates?? im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  2. Kai Kowalski
    @kaik384

    ok but do windows move to the main screen when it flickers (a real disconnect), or just blink?? ??

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  3. Lina Petrov
    @cache_probe21
    in reply to @kaik384

    sometimes windows jump over, sometimes its just a blink... its three monitors on one card, in case that matters.

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  4. Zora Jensen
    @zora.jensen

    oh ive been there lol if youre on a USB-C dock, update the dock firmware and the NVIDIA driver both from their support pages. docks rely on DisplayPort alt mode and are very sensitive to driver changes. good luck man!

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  5. Priya
    @lambdarider-2py

    been there man if teh windows jump to teh main screen, the monitor is actually disconnecting. That's link training, which can be cable quality, DisplayPort sleep or the dock. Try a certified cable and diasble the monitor's own deep sleep/auto input switching. lmk how it goes

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  6. Rhea Pereira
    @rhea_ping

    oof if none of that helps, roll back to teh previous driver to confirm. if the flicker disappears, reoprt it with your exact setup to teh NVIDIA feedback channel and stay on teh older driver for now.

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  7. Paula E.
    @loose_hound
    in reply to @rhea_ping Accepted solution

    oh ive been there lol in Settings > System > Display > Graphics > Change default graphics settings, try toggling Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling and Variable refresh rate (teh Windows one), then reboot. fingers crossed 🤞

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  8. Rhea Pereira
    @rhea_ping

    try turning off the firmware first, fixed it for me

    thinking

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  9. Paula E.
    @loose_hound

    I wouldn't permanently cap the main monitor at 60 Hz just to fix this. Disabling VRR on the secondary is usually enough.

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  11. Lina Petrov
    @cache_probe21
    in reply to @loose_hound

    @loose_hound omg finally rolled back to the previous NVIDIA driver and teh flicker vanished. Reported it and Ill wait for teh next release before trying again. thank u thank u thank u

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