… Related The NVIDIA App's Game Optimizer is genuinely magic, and it's not appreciated enough So many hours I've saved in an increasingly busy life Users have already reported improvements The one important thing to keep in mind here is that Auto Shader Compilation only works for when you already hav… …
… Sign in to your XDA account Summary NVIDIA Control Panel retired for Game Ready and Studio drivers; features moved to NVIDIA App. Existing Control Panel installs remain but get no updates, fixes, or security; switch to the App. …
… After all, great driver support among other things is what made Nvidia stand head and shoulders above AMD for the better part of the 2010s. However, lately, every new driver released on the Nvidia App has been feeling like a roll of the dice. …
… Sign in to your XDA account Summary Auto Shader Compilation beta compiles shaders in the background, so games start faster after driver updates. Enable it manually in the Nvidia app: Global Settings Run on Shader Cache; set storage limits and resource level. …
… Rolling back recent updates Updates can be messy, especially on Windows 11 Another common source of problems with Windows is updates. These could be both newer Windows or driver versions. This is even more common on the latest iteration, as the list of problematic Windows 11 updates keeps growing. …
… Related 3 features in the Nvidia app that make it a must-have for gamers There's more to the Nvidia app than driver updates I saw settings I didn't know existed The settings here go much deeper than you might be ready for On the surface, the NVPI exposes overlaps with what you'll find in the Nvidia… …
… In a bid to appease everyone, Windows runs the risk of annoying everyone For years, Microsoft has sat easy knowing that Windows was the operating system people went to for driver support, gaming performance, and app compatibility. …
… Nvidia's 2026 driver situation hasn't fared all that well, either The 50-series era is plagued by instability and bizarre QC Nvidia drivers used to be one of the safest updates you could install on a gaming PC. …
… Drivers are easy to push and easy to roll back, and they don't carry the risk of bricking your hardware if something goes wrong mid-install. That said, GPU firmware updates do happen in some instances. …
… The Start menu has multiple app icons that download once you start clicking on them. Copilot and Widget board wait for you on the Taskbar, while several Microsoft-developed apps come preinstalled. Then there are countless drivers, services, and OS elements contributing to this space encroachment. …