graphics drivers

Microsoft released KB5077181 on Patch Tuesday (February 10, 2026), a cumulative security-and-quality rollup for Windows 11 that advances the 25H2 and 24H2 servicing lines to OS Builds 26200.7840 and 26100.7840 respectively and is available through Windows Update, Windows Update for Business...

Microsoft has confirmed that the February 2026 Windows 11 cumulative updates include fixes for two troubling post‑patch problems: a graphics‑related system crash tied to dxgmms2.sys that manifested as KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE BSODs on certain GPU setups, and a separate regression that...

The Mobility Radeon HD 4200 story is a familiar one for anyone trying to keep decade‑old laptops alive: AMD officially classed the HD 4000 family as legacy, Microsoft provides a conservative, Microsoft‑signed fallback driver through Windows Update, and the only way to regain vendor‑level...

NVIDIA has publicly confirmed it is investigating a wave of gaming problems that many users began seeing after Microsoft’s January cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5074109), and early vendor triage points squarely at the update as the most likely trigger: in multiple cases uninstalling KB5074109...

If you’re trying to get an ATI/AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4200 to behave on Windows 7 or Windows 10, the practical reality is simple: use the final legacy Catalyst packages for Windows 7, and for Windows 10 rely on Microsoft’s Windows Update or a vendor-supplied OEM package — only attempt manual...

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...

If you still have a GeForce GT 730 in a desktop or small-form-factor PC and you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11, choosing the right driver is the single most important step to keep video playback smooth, minimize crashes, and avoid Windows Update replacing a working driver with an...

If you picked up a bargain Radeon HD 5450 and trawled driver pages or marketplace listings promising a “cheap Windows 10 driver,” here’s the short, practical truth: the HD 5450 is a legacy DirectX‑era card whose official driver story ended years ago, and the safest path to a working, secure...

If you see a bargain listing promising “cheap ATI/AMD drivers for Windows 10” or a one‑click “Catalyst bundle” that claims to revive an old Radeon card, treat that listing as a risk signal: the convenience is real, but so are the compatibility pitfalls, unsigned binaries, and security exposures...

NVIDIA’s GeForce Game Ready Driver 536.40 landed as a WHQL‑certified release for Windows 10 (64‑bit) and Windows 11, adding official support for the GeForce RTX 4060 while also being explicitly packaged to install on certain legacy Maxwell desktop GPUs — notably the GeForce GTX 745 — a detail...

GeForce users around the globe reported sudden, severe frame‑rate drops after installing Microsoft’s October 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 (catalogued as KB5066835), prompting NVIDIA to publish an out‑of‑cycle mitigation — GeForce Hotfix Display Driver 581.94 — to restore performance for...