NVIDIA is pushing out an out-of-band GPU driver update to resolve an issue introduced with Microsoft's October 2025 update for Windows 11 (KB5066835). According to NVIDIA, the Windows 11 update can ...

Nvidia just released the GeForce Hotfix Display Driver 581.94, which it says fixes performance issues seen in some games after Microsoft released KB5066835. The problematic mandatory patch was ...

Microsoft has once again needed to intervene due to a problematic Windows 11 24H2 update. This time, the company has imposed an update block on devices that use an incompatible driver called ...

Microsoft has released a new safeguard hold or compatibility block for Windows 11 24H2 update due to black screens, blue screens, and freezing. Preliminary investigation details are out. Microsoft ...

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The latest Windows 11 update (KB5063878) promised faster performance when it was rolled out on Aug. 12. But then it developed serious problems — which isn’t great when it’s a mandatory update that ...

TL;DR: NVIDIA confirmed Windows 11 update KB5066835 caused significant performance drops in some games on GeForce RTX GPUs. The new GeForce Hotfix Display Driver 581.94 restores up to 50% frame rate ...