gaming artifacts

  1. Windows 11 KB5074109 Triggers Gaming Artifacts and Black Screens (NVIDIA & Microsoft)

    NVIDIA has confirmed it is investigating reports that the January 2026 Windows 11 cumulative update — released as KB5074109 (OS builds 26100.7623 and 26200.7623) — is correlated with a rash of gaming problems on some systems, including visual artifacts, black screens and notable FPS regressions...
  2. NVIDIA Probes Windows 11 KB5074109 Issues: Black Screens, Artifacts, FPS Drops

    Nvidia has acknowledged it’s investigating a wave of gaming problems that began appearing in Windows 11 after Microsoft’s January 13, 2026 cumulative update (KB5074109), with community reports describing black screens, visible artifacts in games, and measurable frame‑rate regressions on some...