**THE NVIDIA DRIVERS THREAD**

[Dicehunter]

Windows isn't even properly multithreaded or leveraging other modern API tech like DirectStorage. Imagine Windows using the full scope of CPU cores like how a properly optimised game does, how fast could Windows boot up etc. ok ~10 seconds is quick today anyway but there's no reason why Windows cannot boot instantly from cold if all these technologies were being used. There was rumour flying around Windows 12 will change a lot of under the hood stuff so maybe that will be the turning point.

I genuinely don't think Microsoft give 2 craps about making Windows perform well, Just that it runs, If they did care then we'd have updates multiple times per year dedicated solely to being the most performant it can be.

 

[mrk]

Bill Gates will have to answer for this!

 

[Dicehunter]

Bill Gates will have to answer for this!

He's too busy injecting african kids and making fake meat.

 

[Rroff]

but there's no reason why Windows cannot boot instantly from cold if all these technologies were being used.

It would definitely be possible - I can almost get one of my laptops to boot instantly from cold... but with the way Windows and the BIOS works as is that causes issues if it ever comes to troubleshooting as it defers loading certain things make keyboard inputs, etc. impossible before a certain point

 

[mrk]

Yeah POST will always be the longest part of boot, my reference to Windows boot is after POST, the moment that spinning orb appears is Windows loading and it's here where it can take up to 10s depending on how Windows feels. Typically it's a few seconds though so not too bad, and once the logon screen appears, everything else is instantaneous anyway so I guess these desirables really are just for booting and loading large apps like Photoshop. I actually just timed Photoshop's load (latest beta on CC) at 6 seconds. So large applications can take up to or longer than Windows takes to boot lol.

Davinci Resolve is another one, can take considerably longer to load

 

[Rroff]

Yeah POST will always be the longest part of boot, my reference to Windows boot is after POST, the moment that spinning orb appears is Windows loading and it's here where it can take up to 10s depending on how Windows feels. Typically it's a few seconds though so not too bad, and once the logon screen appears, everything else is instantaneous anyway so I guess these desirables really are just for booting and loading large apps like Photoshop. I actually just timed Photoshop's load (latest beta on CC) at 6 seconds. So large applications can take up to or longer than Windows takes to boot lol.

Davinci Resolve is another one, can take considerably longer to load

Some stuff really sucks for startup times as well - Creative SB Command and similar Creative components can add a few seconds to startup times all on their own

 

[mrk]

Yeah given that it takes essentially the same amount of time to load a big app like Davinci off a SATA SSD as it does a Gen 3 or Gen 4 NVMe is just mind boggling on the same system with each drive installed.

 

[Neil79]

Reddit - Dive into anything

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[Firefox] Increased page file memory use when enabling gfx.webrender.super-resolution.nvidi from configuration editor [4359080]
[Severe Performance Degradation] over extended periods of system use, desktop applications and games. Impacts r545 mainline drivers, reverting to a r535 mainline driver or older resolves the issue

Damn, didn't even know about these issues! Hopefully fixed in the soon to be released driver

 

[Dicehunter]

[Firefox] Increased page file memory use when enabling gfx.webrender.super-resolution.nvidi from configuration editor [4359080]
[Severe Performance Degradation] over extended periods of system use, desktop applications and games. Impacts r545 mainline drivers, reverting to a r535 mainline driver or older resolves the issue

Damn, didn't even know about these issues! Hopefully fixed in the soon to be released driver

Hopefully fixed in the driver for the blue man group acid trip rave simulator... AKA Avatar

 

[Neil79]

NVIDIA GeForce 546.29


Game Ready for Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition & More
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3.5 technology including Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Season 1. Further support for new titles leveraging NVIDIA DLSS technology includes the launch of THRONE AND LIBERTY which support DLSS 3, as well as the arrival of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Fortnite Chapter 5 which support DLSS Super Resolution.

Fixed Issues in Version 546.29 WHQL

Fixed Gaming Bugs
[Alan Wake 2] Addressing gradual stability and performance degradation over extended periods of gameplay [4334633]
[Counter Strike 2] Improved NVIDIA Reflex functionality and performance [4361128]
[Starfield/Cyberpunk 2077] Stutter observed on some Advanced Optimus notebooks [4341762]
[Control] Game stability issues over extended periods of gameplay [4313811]

Fixed General Bugs
[OBS] Tearing issue when recording high resolution video [4359771]
[Notebook] GPU can become frozen in maximum performance state [4364631]
Windows 10 transparency effects are not displaying correctly after driver update [4335862]
Random Bugcheck may be observed on certain systems [4343844]
[Wallpaper Engine] Wallpaper shows tearing when cloned in multi-monitor configuration [4364562]
[Firefox Beta] Increased page file memory use when enabling RTX Video Super Resolution [4359080]

Open Issues in Version 546.29 WHQL

[Discord] When streaming gameplay, colors may appear muted
A new NVIDIA icon is created in the system tray each time a user switch takes place in Windows
[Netflix] Display issues for videos when using Edge browser. Recommend using Windows Netflix application as workaround.
A new NVIDIA icon is created in the system tray each time a user switch takes place in Windows. [4251314]
Small checkerboard like pattern may randomly appear in Chromium based applications [3992875]
[GeForce GTX 10/RTX 20 series] PC may randomly freeze/bugcheck when Windows Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling and NVIDIA SLI are both enabled [4009884]
Horizontal band may appear when cloning a G-SYNC display to HDMI monitor [4103923]
[Alienware X17 R2 w/ GeForce RTX 3080 Ti] Display goes blank when DirectX game is launched while notebook is in dedicated GPU mode [4146369]
[RTX 4060 Ti] Display may randomly flicker with a black bar on the top of the screen when using desktop apps [4239893]
Slight stutter may be observed when scrolling in web browsers on certain systems [4362307]
[Severe Performance Degradation] over extended periods of system use, desktop applications and games. Impacts r545 mainline drivers, reverting to a r535 mainline driver or older resolves the issue


Release Notes https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/546.29/546.29-win11-win10-release-notes.pdf

Download https://us.download.nvidia.com/Wind...-win10-win11-64bit-international-dch-whql.exe

 

[RavenXXX2]

Small checkerboard like pattern may randomly appear in Chromium based applications [3992875]

Went AMD because of this as the geniuses at Nvidia can't fix.

 

[Dicehunter]

Went AMD because of this as the geniuses at Nvidia can't fix.

If Nvidia keep poking the sleeping bear that is the US government the geniuses at Nvidia will be out of a job

 

[mrk]

Just use a superior browser, aka Firefox

 

[Neil79]

> [Maxwell] After multiple sleep/wake attempts, monitor may not wake up

 

[TNA]

Went AMD because of this as the geniuses at Nvidia can't fix.

You genuinely changed you gpu because of this? What gpu did you buy in the end?

 

[GhostDog1981]

Went AMD because of this as the geniuses at Nvidia can't fix.

Thought you were happy with your 4070 FE?

 

[Dicehunter]

Hotfix driver 546.31 -

This hotfix addresses the following issues:

• [Discord] When streaming gameplay, colors may appear muted [4349586]
• Intermittent stutter may be observed when V-SYNC is enabled [4379096]

https://international.download.nvidia.com/Windows/546.31hf/546.31-desktop-notebook-win10-win11-64bit-international-dch.hf.exe

 

[Simon Belmont]

Thank you

 

[Kelt]

Can't Nvidia get some of that AI they're touting to bug-check their drivers?

Sheesh.

 

[Neil79]

NVIDIA GeForce 546.33

Game Ready for THE FINALS

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3 technology including THE FINALS and Squad. Further support for new titles leveraging NVIDIA DLSS technology includes the launch of Fortnite Chapter 5 which features DLSS Super Resolution.

Fixed Gaming Bugs

[Discord] When streaming gameplay, colors may appear muted

Fixed General Bugs

[Regression] 536.99: A new NVIDIA system tray icon is created each time a user is switched in Windows

Chapter 3. Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 546.33
.
The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved in
this version. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver
version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference.

3.1 Fixed Issues in Version 546.33 WHQL
3.1.1 Fixed Gaming Bugs
> [Discord] When streaming gameplay, colors may appear muted [4349586]

3.1.2 Fixed General Bugs
> A new NVIDIA icon is created in the system tray each time a user switch takes place in
Windows [4251314]

3.2 Open Issues in Version 546.33 WHQL
As with every released driver, version 546.33 WHQL of the Release 545 driver has open
issues and enhancement requests associated with it. This section includes lists of issues
that are either not fixed or not implemented in this version. Some problems listed may not
have been thoroughly investigated and, in fact, may not be NVIDIA issues. Others may have
workaround solutions.

Note: You may encounter issues installing the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Windows
Store. See Issues Installing the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Windows Store for more
information.

For notebook computers, issues can be system-specific and may not be seen on your
particular notebook.

> [Netflix] Display issues for videos when using Edge browser. Recommend using
Windows Netflix application as workaround. [4388454]

GeForce Game Ready-Treiber | 546.33 | Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 | NVIDIA

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