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Windows 11 KB5074109 is causing performance drops with Nvidia GPUs
Wolzard
Member
Vista was well-finished, with no apparent bugs. Its only problem was that it was ahead of what computers of the time could run and the fact that many manufacturers were slow to update the drivers.
To this day, it remains one of the most beautiful operating systems ever released.
winjer
Gold Member
Vista was well-finished, with no apparent bugs. Its only problem was that it was ahead of what computers of the time could run and the fact that many manufacturers were slow to update the drivers.
To this day, it remains one of the most beautiful operating systems ever released.
Yes, it was polished, but heavy.
But it suffered from a problem not of it's own fault. Not exactly.
Lack of drivers. A lot of companies didn't have drivers ready at launch. Or worse, just never made them, forcing millions of people to either abandon their older hardware, or install XP.
There were several PC stores, that made a killing by installing XP on OCs that came with Vista pre-installed.
But there was also a lot of hardware that was sold, to replace older hardware that had no drivers.
But it's biggest problem was that after so many years of support, XP had become rock solid and had excellent performance.
Bojji
Gold Member
Vista was well-finished, with no apparent bugs. Its only problem was that it was ahead of what computers of the time could run and the fact that many manufacturers were slow to update the drivers.
To this day, it remains one of the most beautiful operating systems ever released.
Vista remains the best looking Windows so far. While Windows 8.1 is the fastest and most optimized version, I miss it...
winjer
Gold Member
I still remember testing Windows 8.1 and seeing that i was faster than 7, in CPU bound games, by around 5%.
If it wasn't for the awful UI, Windows 8 could have been one of Microsoft's best. But that UI was just so terrible and unintuitive.
Bojji
Gold Member
They improved UI a lot with W10 but system speed and responsiveness was worse again...
winjer
Gold Member
Because of the bloatware and spyware.
Windows 10 was the OS that came with the Microslop Store by default and a ton of pre-installed apps. And a lot of spyware.
All of the issues of Windows 11 , started with Windows 10. And were then amplified.
I dread the thought of how much crap Windows 12 will be.
Broad Spectrum
Member
It's being reported by other places so it doesn't seem to be shenanigans.
https://overclock3d.net/news/softwa...nvidia-geforce-gpu-performance-reports-claim/
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StereoVsn
Gold Member
Pretty sure that Win8 is when the MS store came in. It's when they started with UWP as well.
Still it had a lot less crud vs 10.
winjer
Gold Member
It was. But it was easy to remove. It had almost no apps.
Meicyn
Member
Windows Vista was the reason why I left PC gaming. I was suckered into the DirectX 10 hype back then, bought some of the latest and greatest parts to put together a new build, and then Vista arrived. Couldn't believe how much of a fuckup it was, and that was after experiencing the wonders of Windows ME. Months went by, non-stop frustration.
Then I saw my buddy playing Gears of War on his Xbox 360 on Xbox Live doing voice chat with a simple, clean interface, and the game looking as good as it did and wondered why the fuck I was spending so much time tweaking settings, getting angry at my mic not working properly with Teamspeak, and so forth. I bought an Xbox 360 and started having a blast immediately, and the rest is history. My main computer these days is a Mac mini.
I still have to deal with Microslop even now, because my spouse is into PC gaming. I get irrationally angry every time I have to do some kind of troubleshooting in Windows 11. The moment SteamOS or any other Linux distro becomes a true offramp with modern game support, I will be installing it and saying goodbye to Windows in my household forever.
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
Fedora is a pretty cool distro
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
It's just checking for the copilot dlc
Dorfdad
Gold Member
If it wasn't for two franchises I would be on Linux for all my shit. Fortnite and COD! Two shit games but they call me from time to timeFedora is a pretty cool distro
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
Nothing that a start menu replacement couldn't fix. After hiding all modern apps Windows 8.1 could be made to function and look almost indistinguishable from Windows 7. It was a really nice os without the tablet interface look and without crappy modern apps.
dreamstation
Member
I had an update a day or two ago and I haven't noticed any difference in Arc Raiders or Witchfire. Will keep an eye out though.
T4keD0wN
Member
Look at the typing speed, middle management potential right here.They do animal testing on copilot coding
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Laptop1991
Member
Just had to uninstall it, why can't Microsoft do updates without screwing gaming up, can't they do anything right.
Bojji
Gold Member
Have you noticed any issues?
Laptop1991
Member
yeah slightly, not much, but im playing an older game with mods FNV, i don't want to lose 20fps though
Ge Os
Member
Well, according to Windows Latest on Twitter, the January 2026 Update is NOT causing any frame drops and the reports are a result of "...an AI-generated summary of an AI-generated article, which contains false information."
The Update is causing issues with Outlook Classic, Azure Virtual Desktop and desktop.ini in File Explorer, as well as Black Screens on both AMD and Nvidia GPUs.
source: Windows 11 KB5074109 issues: black screen, freezes Outlook POP, breaks Azure Virtual Desktop, LocalizedResourceName (desktop.ini)
The Update is causing issues with Outlook Classic, Azure Virtual Desktop and desktop.ini in File Explorer, as well as Black Screens on both AMD and Nvidia GPUs.
source: Windows 11 KB5074109 issues: black screen, freezes Outlook POP, breaks Azure Virtual Desktop, LocalizedResourceName (desktop.ini)
Demigod Mac
Member
What Copilot vibe coding a Windows patch in order to please Nadella gets you.
