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hello I had a functioning HP EliteBook 8770w Laptop with a Quadro GPU but I just needed more vram. So I bought a GTX 980M (MXM) GPU for it. I have gelid extreme, very well done, to keep it cool and noctua heat paste too. we have tried many OS types, from, debian, mint, ubuntu, windows 7 ...

My PC is getting a BSOD and I don't know how to fix it even though I've tried installing a new BIOS and reinstalling Windows, but it only works for a while before it happens again. Stop code: DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION (0xC4) What failed: gvkdrv64.sys My current configuration...

Hi, I have an Acer Nitro V 15 ANV15-51 Laptop and I’m facing graphical artifacts in Windows after installing the Intel graphics driver. After a clean Windows installation, everything works normally using the basic display driver (no artifacts at all). However, as soon as I install the Intel...

Hello. I recently installed this unsigned driver. It was causing me problems. If I booted my PC with driver signature verification enabled, my USB keyboard and mouse wouldn't work. If I booted my PC with driver signature verification disabled, my keyboard and mouse wouldn't be recognized by my...

Hello everyone, The past 6 months or so i've been running into issues with my PC. Every now and again, my pc freezes. I mostly notice it happens when im playing games, but it also happens from time to time when im just browsing the internet. Audio completely stops, and everything freezez. No...

Hi, I got a new PC with a 9800X3D and 5070 Ti - one of the Windows updates is "AMD Display" driver. I assume its for the integrated gpu in the 9800X3D. Should I install this even though I don't use it to as Windows update keeps flagging "Updates available to download" - could it cause any...

I am looking for something like: Best optimal driver version Optimal MSI afterburner downgrade settings for worn out GPUs to cease stutters Some smartypants info, some people like to put it Some additional info if possible The GPU is 2070 super. P.S. don't mention the thermal paste and dust...

Hello. I recently sold my Intel Centrino-N 2230 from my old Dell Inspiron 15R SE 7520 to a buyer with an HP Probook 450 G1. WiFi was working immediately but bluetooth would not work at all. It would not even show in device manager. My buyer has tried windows update, official driver sites from...

I updated my GPU drivers, but now my laptop boots to a black screen. I want to reinstall drivers or use windows recovery, but the built-in display of my laptop is physically damaged, so I can only use an external monitor via HDMI. But due to the driver failure, the external monitor receives no...

Hi, I'm honestly clueless, and this is possibly my last resort for help. Some days ago I got a Brother PocketJet PJ-823 Thermal Printer and I could not get this thing to work. Every time I try to install the driver, and the software asks me to plug the printer in (USB), to finalize the...

Hello, I wanna start this post by thanking anyone who can help me out with this problem. Any input is appreciated. My laptop is an Acer Nitro 5 and the specs are: I5-11400H GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB 32 GB RAM DDR4 3200 1TB SSD M.2 512GB SSD M.2 480GB SSD SATA Well, my problem started a while back...

Hey guys, I got a crypto mining virus on my PC and and after realizing, I quickly removed it and ran multiple virus tests and did Windows updates. But after restarting the PC, as soon as Windows and the GPU driver loads, the monitor loses the signal. But booting in Safe Mode works no problem...

As the title says, ive been having black screens occurring minutes after turning on my pc. My best guess is a video driver error which ive tried fixing various ways, like reinstalling it, trying to fix other errors in even viewer and nothing seemed to work. I also went into safe mode and didnt...

Hi, so I have the m271V2 gigabyte monitor and a 4080super. After a windows update, and driver update (I have tried rolling back both updates and drivers multiple times) my monitor and games default to 4k. Now even when I change it to 1440p game image quality is as though I was rendering a...

Normally after a few minutes without running any game, in Chrome or on the desktop, the screen flashes (like when updating the GPU driver) and flickers a few times and then stops, but sometimes there are some glitches. As you can see in the video, these things usually happen when the GPU usage...

[Moderator Note: No specific problem posted. Moving thread from Windows 11 to Opinions and Experiences. More applicable category.] iven that there are several options and sequences we can follow for driver installation after installing Windows, I, with an Asus Z790 setup, Intel CPU, and...

Hi! My friend updated his Asus RTX 4070Ti Super graphics driver to the latest version. Then we heard about the whole driver situation and he tried out some games and none of them worked. The gpu had no problem before the update. He played Cyberpunk 2077, Stalker 2, and so on on 4K ultra, but...

Hey! So recently i changed my mobo from Asrock B760M-H/M.2 to ASUS Prime B760M-K. Everything works fine except this driver: This is the error message I get: Also my audio devices are not detected except for the screens. Things i've tried: - Format the PC - Reinstall all the drivers - Install...

Hello everyone, I've been experiencing a crazy turn of events with my pc lately. I’ve built it myself using research and cross referencing compatibility lists etc. I never truly got it stable but it never had bsods like this before(to the point it wouldn’t post or would post then crash...

My cousin bought Mi Notebook 14. It has i5-10210U, 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 RAM, SATA3 SSD by Kingston. Recently it got very slow. The task manager kept showing less than 20% CPU utilization. Also, less memory usage. Still the performance is noticeably slow. Each click / UI interaction was laggy...

I have built a PC with Asus Prime Z370-P motherboard. I am now running Win 11 on it. In device manager the following needs drivers: PCI Memory controller PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A2A1&SUBSYS_86941043&REV_00 SM Bus Controller PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A2A3&SUBSYS_86941043&REV_00 In windows update, there is...

My Pc; Intel i5 12400f ASUS EX-B660M-V5 D4 2x CORSAIR 8GB Vengeance LPX ASUS DUAL Radeon RX 6700 XT OC 12GB NZXT C650 650W 80+ Bronze Monitor1 : 165Hz Viewsonic omni (connected with dp) Monitor2: 75Hz Lg (connected with Hdmi) I have been having a random black screen problem for 3 days. It...

Hi! I have an Asus Vivobook S 14 M3402RA laptop with an Intel AX210 WiFi/BT chip. Laptop is running Windows 11 24H2 but I also tried Windows10. I have a major issue. When my laptop enters sleep mode while bluetooth is on and playing music, it starts stuttering a bit, skipping audio from time to...

Hey guys, for the Gigabyte Control Centre. Can I safely uninstall it? See it wants to remove a bunch of stuff when I uninstall it. I didn't build my pc myself so I'm not sure if the person who built the pc used it to configure my system. Worried ill mess stuff up if I uninstall it and it's...

Here is the long story: One month ago I began experiencing random system stutters. These stutters would often freeze the system and have the audio buzz for a split second then continue normally. At first, they were infrequent but as time passed they became more noticeable. The system stutters...

Hi all, I’m running into some major issues trying to install Windows on my new PC and I’d appreciate any guidance or suggestions. Background: Old Installation Disk on New PC: I tried transferring my old Windows installation disk to the new PC. This resulted in blue screens which read...

My pc freezes once or twice per day and I have to forcfully turn off my pc each time and reboot the errors from the event viewers are listed in the pictures bellow : View: https://imgur.com/a/T3la3hg Can you recommand me a good driver scanning software ? My pc is up to date (bios firmware...

Hi, I'm running a PC with an i5 4590 and a used mining card called the P106, roughly equivalent to a GTX 1060 6GB. I got the card close to two years ago and it ran very well until about August of this year where it randomly stopped working. a BSOD happened and it showed VIDEO TDR FAILURE or...

I had to downgrade my driver from the lastest version to one of the earliest ones to fix a horrendous graphics issue in Forza Horizon 3 but now every game with OpenGL or Vulkan has issues with HDR. For example it turns off hdr when switching to another program or when closing the game, every...

Hello, One and a half years ago I purchased a used ASUS TUF 3080 10GB. Its been worked well. Two days ago I started crashing in Witcher 3. after about 30-50min of playtime I though it might be due to some memory leak within the game as it was the only game that I was crashing in. After few more...

Previously, I made a post here about this same issue where the Taskbar would go transparent (without the blur effect) and the Start Menu would be completely opaque. With that previous issue, I was able to whittle down the cause to a toggle in Winaero Tweaker that I accidentally enabled, which...

hi all, i was just wondering if yall can help me figure out why this new card is working so poorly compared to my 3070 the system im running is: ryzen 5 5600x 16 gb ddr4 ram radeon 7900 gre 550 watt power supply (i know, a 750 watt is coming soon, but this is my main concern) i did the whole...

Hi there. I have an RX 6800 XT and an RX 580 8gb and I want use both at the same time (Not crossfire X ) not in-game but for Rander. My motherboard supports Dual GPUs but when I install the RX 6800 XT latest driver it doesn't recognize the RX 580, and when I install RX 580 latest driver from...

hi, i have recently assembled my pc: CORSAIR 4000D AIRLFOW MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI RYZEN 5 7600X MSI MPG A850G 32GB DDR5 5200MHZ CL36 (KF552C36BBEK2-32) THERMALRIGHT PHANTOM SPIRIT 120 SE I don't currently have a dGPU, but I plan to purchase one soon, the problem is. my AMD Radeon iGPU...

Hello I've just registered on this forum, and i have to say the "archive" here has helped me a whole lot of times, and i am really grateful for that. However there is one issue i have witch i somehow can not manage to solve, and that i have been searching around the internet for ages and only...

Hello, how are you? I have an issue with my Ethernet connection: it becomes unstable at high speeds. I have a fiber optic internet connection with a download speed of 1 Gbps. I’ve already updated drivers, reinstalled Windows, and changed the Ethernet cable, but the problem persists. The only way...

Hi Everyone, I've purchased an Xbox Elite 2 controller and its showing as HID Keyboard Device in my device manager. Iv uninstalled all drivers and installed the xbox accessories program, ensured that the controller is up to date. Same issue Wired, seems to be appearing fine as an xbox...

Hi everyone Im currently facing a problem within my device Manager and the problem is under the Tab "other devices" within it are 2 things called "PCI Memory Controller" and "SM Bus Controller" I have tried to update them trough the device manager but it doesnt work, I have also seen that there...

Hi everyone, I'm experiencing a strange problem with my ASUS TUF A15 (2022) laptop, and I'm hoping someone here can help me figure it out. I really appreciate any advice or insights you can offer. Here's the situation: I originally had a PCIe Gen 3.0 500GB M.2 NVMe SSD in my laptop, but I...

So windows downloading a newer driver that's on the manufacturer site (Asus) such as: Intel management interface. I check it on armoury crate too. I saw that newer drivers are not always the best for my hardware. So should I disable windows drivers update? And windows not download my chipset...