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Windows 11 KB5074109 is causing performance drops with Nvidia GPUs

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winjer

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GeForce users report FPS drops after installing the latest Windows 11 update


Windows 11 update KB5074109 is being linked by users to new stability and performance problems on PCs running NVIDIA GPUs. Reports cluster around gaming frame-time spikes, lower FPS, and intermittent black-screen hangs.

Affected systems are described as stable before the update, then showing one or more of the following after installation:
  • Lower game performance (FPS drops and worse frame pacing)
  • Short black-screen freezes during desktop use or gaming
  • Display "hangs" after sleep or during wake
  • App freezes that look like a driver stall, in some cases with the screen backlight still on
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Also, this update is causing issues with Sign in failures in certain conditions.
KB5074109 is a January 2026 Windows 11 cumulative update that introduced a client-side regression causing sign-in failures when connecting to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 Cloud PCs using the Windows App.
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Another week, another bad update by MicroSlop.
So if you are having issues, now you know the reason and know what update to uninstall.
 
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They can simply write in any update - "Optimizes performance in games" - they will hit the target 100%
 
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winjer said:
Windows 11 has become the worst Windows in MS history.
Not even ME, 98 or Vista were as bad as this. With so many bugs. So many broken updates. So much bloatware and spyware.
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In my opinion it would be fine if they didn't break it every few months with updates..

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Is that more of a driver issue? I don't think MS can be responsible for every app/driver to run the same when an update comes. It's more on the vendor service part to update their apps based on the new Windows patch.

Is like saying Linux is at fault the games are not working fine on it when an update gets out.

I understand the hate for MS, but aint their fault for everything in the world.
 
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Mayar said:
Windows Me
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I would say that Windows ME was the best of the Windows 9X kernel.
Windows 98 was a fracking mess at launch. And 98Se did improve it a bit, it was still very bad.
ME, as long as one would install the proper drivers, was a lot more stable and usable.
 
geary said:
Is that more of a driver issue? I don't think MS can be responsible for every app/driver to run the same when an update comes. It's more on the vendor service part to update their apps based on the new Windows patch.

Is like saying Linux is at fault the games are not working fine on it when an update gets out.

I understand the hate for MS, but aint their fault for everything in the world.
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Oh yes, it's surely the drivers that were functioning normally before the update and not the fault of this company…

Thread 'Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken'
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/micr...-windows-11-core-features-are-broken.1690499/
 
winjer said:
I would say that Windows ME was the best of the Windows 9X kernel.
Windows 98 was a fracking mess at launch. And 98Se did improve it a bit, it was still very bad.
ME, as long as one would install the proper drivers, was a lot more stable and usable.
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Windows ME was a completely unnecessary OS considering MS had released Windows 2000 earlier that year. W2K was a great OS.
 
kruis said:
Windows ME was a completely unnecessary OS considering MS had released Windows 2000 earlier that year. W2K was a great OS.
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Almost.
Windows 2000 was mostly geared for the enterprise world.
For the first year, maybe more, there were plenty of drivers missing.
And even when there were drivers, performance was lower than with 98 or ME.
Also, it did use more memory, which no everyone had to spare.
 
winjer said:
Almost.
Windows 2000 was mostly geared for the enterprise world.
For the first year, maybe more, there were plenty of drivers missing.
And even when there were drivers, performance was lower than with 98 or ME.
Also, it did use more memory, which no everyone had to spare.
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Yeah, and XP came out in 2001 (although it didn't get really good till SP1, IMO).

So for most users they went from 98/ME to XP. Enterprises has 2000 in general.
 
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Was the article deleted? The original Reddit post appears to have been removed as well:



Was this another news article about a widespread issue that is sourced by like three comments on Reddit?
 
My work laptop was "Upgraded" to Windows 11, i got an email that my laptop is due for refresh, i ordered a Linux laptop.

Sums it up really.

My Gaming rig is staying on Windows 10 for the moment but thinking about moving to Linux later in the year(i don't play online)
 
winjer said:
I would say that Windows ME was the best of the Windows 9X kernel.
Windows 98 was a fracking mess at launch. And 98Se did improve it a bit, it was still very bad.
ME, as long as one would install the proper drivers, was a lot more stable and usable.
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I just remember when our office bought a batch of laptops for the employees, and they were running Windows Me. Our system administrator just stood and cried, looking at them. The next day, everyone was running Windows 2000. :messenger_tears_of_joy:
At that time, I also had a computer with Win Me, on which I spent 2-3 weeks, after which I could not stand it, deleted it and installed 98SE, and then immediately jumped to XP.
 
ME and Vista were truly shitty systems, but you didn't have to stick with them for too long (or even upgrade to them), because OS changes were more frequent.

Windows 11 lifespan is much longer. What's worse, it was a different better system when it launched. It gradually got worse with updates breaking various things or making the entire system unstable. Not to mention you've got new features like Copilot or Onedrive shoved down your throat without a clear question if you want that.
 
Mayar said:
I just remember when our office bought a batch of laptops for the employees, and they were running Windows Me. Our system administrator just stood and cried, looking at them. The next day, everyone was running Windows 2000. :messenger_tears_of_joy:
At that time, I also had a computer with Win Me, on which I spent 2-3 weeks, after which I could not stand it, deleted it and installed 98SE, and then immediately jumped to XP.
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Trying to recall but I think place where I worked went to 2000 pretty quick. I was doing Exchange/Directory Services (2000 was a huge leap) at the time and got my endpoint guys to get me a 2000 workstation ASAP.

Server 2000, Exchange 2000, AD were such a significant jump. For all their faults, Ballmer and Gates were on point with both dev and support back then.

Now days we get constant issues, worse functionality and weekly break/fix crap in OS, 365 and Azure and terrible support. But Satya has AI though and that is what matters… 💩🤡💩
 
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winjer said:
I would say that Windows ME was the best of the Windows 9X kernel.
Windows 98 was a fracking mess at launch. And 98Se did improve it a bit, it was still very bad.
ME, as long as one would install the proper drivers, was a lot more stable and usable.
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Kernel? Yes, it was good and resolved RAM limitations from Win98.

But all of the new stuff was horrible, much like Windows 11. Though I still haven't had Windows 11 nuke itself randomly. Win ME liked to do that with it's system file protection. There was also the case of getting a bunch of extra performance by going back to Win ME as it was a hog overall.
 
Gonzito said:
I haven't noticed anything wrong with my computer with the lastest updates.

Zero issues on my side
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As per usual, really. W11 is nothing good/bad, it's just an OS. Turn everything off during your first install when it comes to sending shit to MS and you're good to go.

I would swap to Linux myself once Nvidia stops being ass on it. More and more games seem to natively run on it, so that issue is mostly gone.
 
Every day, nix gets more ammo. It just needs more uniformity.

Regular joe doesnt know jack about Mesa, proton-ge (heck even proton). They just want to install and go..
 
The FPS drop is happening to me on my RTX 4070 , I have to restart the pc everytime to fix the performance issue
 
Paasei said:
As per usual, really. W11 is nothing good/bad, it's just an OS. Turn everything off during your first install when it comes to sending shit to MS and you're good to go.

I would swap to Linux myself once Nvidia stops being ass on it. More and more games seem to natively run on it, so that issue is mostly gone.
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I ran an Nvidia card for a long time on Bazzite and everything ran fine for me. The Nvidia issues are largely overblown for most people.
 
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