Tess Jensen

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turn off overlays one by one as a test: the game launcher overlay, teh GPU vendor overlay, and any recording or chat overlays. A new driver can break an older overlay hook.

for a truly clean install, use DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) in Safe Mode, then install the driver you want with the internet disconnected so Windows Update doesn't replace it.

track compliance, not intentions lmao A simple report of last patch date and pending reboots per server shows which machines silenlty fell behind. worked for me anyway 🤷

been there man uncpaped can reduce latency in some competitive games when the frame rate is far above refresh, but only if teh GPU isnt maxed out 😭 A GPU at 99% usage queues frames and actually increases latency. reflex or Anti Lag help…

oh also mods can we pin this thread. reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets :)

Code 43 means the device reported a failure to Windows. First do a full power drain : shut down (Shift + Shut down), unplug for a minute (remove the battery if possible), then boot :D Network chips can get stuck in a bad state that only a…

oh also i come back to this thread every week just for the drama :)

ok so uninstall the device in Device Manager , tick Attempt to remove the driver for this device (or Delete the driver software ), reboot, and let Windows use its inbox driver. If the inbox driver also gives Code 43, suspect firmware or…