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Nvidia's 616.86 hotfix fixes browser flickering, virtual displays, and Remote Desktop black screens.
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Nvidia has released a new GeForce hotfix driver for Windows that addresses a handful of display-related problems, including browser flickering, broken virtual displays, and black screens in Remote Desktop sessions.
The new GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 616.86 is based on the company’s latest Game Ready Driver 616.64 (http://www.neowin.net/news/nvidias-dlss-5-driver-is-here-but-with-major-display-flickering-issue/) which brings DLSS 5, though there are some interesting hardware limitations (http://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_178873545424910&key=62dc9475db2e811f00ac38bafaa57c07&libId=mtqeuv3x0103xta3000ULg3788tiq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neowin.net%2Fnews%2Fnvidias-new-hotfix-driver-fixes-windows-remote-desktop-browser-flickering-bugs%2F&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fnvidia.custhelp.com%2Fapp%2Fanswers%2Fdetail%2Fa_id%2F5906%2Fkw%2Fhotfix&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neowin.net%2F&title=Nvidia%27s%20new%20hotfix%20driver%20fixes%20Windows%20remote%20desktop%2C%20browser%20flickering%20bugs%20-%20Neowin&txt=this%20page) that the new upscaling tech has managed to expose.
As is the nature of such emergency hotfixes, Nvidia says the release specifically targets three issues that have been affecting users following recent driver updates. First up, the hotfix resolves an intermittent flickering problem that could appear in web browsers when navigating to certain websites. The company has also fixed an issue where virtual displays could not be created after installing driver version 616.56. Another problem addressed by the release affects Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions. Nvidia says some users could encounter a black screen after updating to driver 616.56 (http://www.neowin.net/news/nvidia-releases-new-game-ready-and-studio-drivers-with-cuda-133-support/), and this should now be resolved with the new hotfix.
The full changelog is given below:
• Intermittent flicker may be observed in browsers when navigating to certain websites [6673430]
• Fixed an issue where virtual displays could not be created after updating to driver 616.56 [6674464]
• Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions may display a black screen after updating to driver 616.56 [6687328]
You can download GeForce Hotfix Display Driver 616.86 for Windows 10 and Windows 11 from this page (http://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_178873545424910&key=62dc9475db2e811f00ac38bafaa57c07&libId=mtqeuv3x0103xta3000ULg3788tiq&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neowin.net%2Fnews%2Fnvidias-new-hotfix-driver-fixes-windows-remote-desktop-browser-flickering-bugs%2F&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fnvidia.custhelp.com%2Fapp%2Fanswers%2Fdetail%2Fa_id%2F5906%2Fkw%2Fhotfix&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neowin.net%2F&title=Nvidia%27s%20new%20hotfix%20driver%20fixes%20Windows%20remote%20desktop%2C%20browser%20flickering%20bugs%20-%20Neowin&txt=this%20page) on Nvidia’s support website. As always, if you don't have these issues, you can skip it. The fixes will eventually be rolled into a future official driver release, as they are cumulative.
source (http://www.neowin.net/news/nvidias-new-hotfix-driver-fixes-windows-remote-desktop-browser-flickering-bugs/)