AMD has confirmed that the current versions of Radeon drivers, Adrenalin 26.10.1 and Adrenalin 26.10.2, are experiencing an issue that causes excessive SSD writing. This problem results in the SSD writing dozens of gigabytes of data unnecessarily. The culprit appears to be AMD's External Events Client Module, which runs under the name atieclxx.exe on Windows systems. This module is causing some users' system drives to be constantly busy with writes. Reports indicate that the write rate ranges from 0.3 MB/s to 1.5 MB/s, with one Reddit user reporting sustained activity at 5 MB/s. The process is part of AMD's External Events Utility, which manages tasks such as detecting monitors and responding to Radeon software hotkeys. Unfortunately, it has entered an infinite loop of data writing.

While this may seem like a small amount, it's important to remember that systems can run for extended periods, and the writing can accumulate over time, potentially leading to SSD wear and tear. SSD lifespan largely depends on its ability to endure constant random writes, and forcing random writes onto an SSD will undoubtedly shorten its lifecycle. This is particularly concerning given the high cost of NAND Flash, as users are operating expensive SSDs that could undergo unnecessary wear. In response, AMD plans to release an update to its Adrenalin drivers with version 26.11.1, which will address this issue.

NVIDIA today announced its latest GeForce 621.01 WHQL Game Ready drivers, designed to bring the latest DLSS and RTX technologies to AAA titles. This update focuses on enhancing DLSS, ray tracing, and various other visual fidelity improvements for games like Phantom Blade Zero, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, NBA 2K27, Cyberpunk 2077, and Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown. In addition to minor DLSS version updates, the driver also addresses issues such as DLSS FG application problems in Wuthering Waves, crashes in Star Citizen with the Vulkan API, and crashes in Surviving Mars: Relaunched after updating to R595 drivers. These issues have been resolved. Furthermore, general bug fixes include quality of life improvements for users of 360 Hz refresh rate monitors, where QHD monitors running at 360 Hz experienced occasional black flashing during gameplay or FPS drops on some models. Lastly, freezing with Meta Horizon Link streaming and dimming on ASUS notebooks have been fixed.

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AMD has released its Adrenalin 26.10.1 WHQL graphics drivers, adding FSR Upscaling 4.1 support for Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards and several Ryzen AI processor families. The release follows yesterday's announcement that AMD plans to bring FSR 4.1 to older Radeon GPUs, APUs, and Xbox. The new upscaling version supports Radeon RX 6000 series graphics products released back in 2020 and powered by the RDNA 2 graphics architecture. AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 also arrives to Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" and "Gorgon Halo" APUs, and Ryzen AI 9 "Strix Point" and "Gorgon Point" mobile processors. The drivers also add support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, STAR WARS: Galactic Racer, and FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE.

In these new graphics drivers, AMD has fixed a stuttering issue that could occur in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Radeon RX 6000 series graphics products and newer models. Several known issues remain, as detailed in the release notes that follow, as usual.

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NVIDIA today introduced its GeForce 617.42 WHQL Game Ready driver, bringing support and optimizations for various new game releases. First, there is Game Ready support for two new titles: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and STAR WARS: Galactic Racer. These two AAA games are newly supported with this driver version, meaning the experience should be ready to go, but keep an eye out for any possible issues, as with every newly supported game. Next, we have optimizations for Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen and Valor Mortis, which have been fine-tuned to work better on NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards, extracting more performance and reducing visual glitches. Support for updates like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 7 has also been included, ensuring the package covers modern game updates and releases.

The driver itself also fixes an issue with Assassin's Creed Shadows, which previously crashed to the desktop after extended gameplay with driver version 616.56. Gamers running this specific version should upgrade to the latest 617.42 WHQL edition, and the full changelog can be found below.

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If you have any old printers in your office, updating Windows and the driver stack might become problematic in the future. Microsoft is slowly moving Windows 11 away from the traditional model of installing printer manufacturers' drivers, instead providing a unified base layer within the operating system itself for host-based compatibility. This change targets legacy v3 and v4 printer drivers and aims to make Windows printing more standardized, secure, and easier to maintain. The future vision is for plug-and-play functionality in the operating system, where every certified printer is compatible without the need for traditional driver installation. Existing drivers can still receive updates on a case-by-case basis. Since July 1, Windows has also changed its driver ranking so that compatible devices prefer Microsoft's built-in Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) Class Driver.

A final stage is scheduled for July 1, 2027, when third-party driver updates will be limited to security fixes. Existing drivers can still be installed manually using packages supplied by manufacturers, provided the manufacturers decide to continue supporting the older driver model. The foundation is Windows Ready Print, which uses standards including IPP and is designed around Mopria-certified devices. Instead of requiring a separate driver for every printer, Windows can handle compatible hardware through its own printing stack.

Intel today released the latest version of its Arc GPU graphics drivers, version 101.9030 Beta, which adds Game Ready support for EA SPORTS FC 27, SILENT HILL: Townfall, and Aniimo. The update fixes stuttering in Dragon's Dogma 2 (DX12) on Core Ultra Series 2 and Series 3 chips with built-in Arc graphics, along with objects not populating in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (DX12) and a launch crash in Palia (DX12) on Arc B-Series cards. Capture One Pro hardware acceleration during export is fixed across all supported products. The Performance Tuning feature in Intel Graphics Software is still in Beta, and Intel notes that it may behave unexpectedly on systems with two tuning-capable GPUs. The full changelog is posted below, and you can grab the driver here:

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Intel today released the latest version of Arc GPU Graphics Drivers. Version 101.8992 Beta comes with optimization for "Onimusha: Way of the Sword" and " The Blood of Dawnwalker." The drivers fix a trio of issues. To begin with "Marathon" exhibiting intermittent corruption on certain objects during gameplay with AF enabled, has been fixed. "Assassin's Creed Revelations" exhibiting flickering corruption has bene fixed. "007 First Light" exhibiting full screen corruption during chapter 8 gameplay has been fixed. Grab the drivers from the link below.

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As was recently discovered by an ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 owner on Reddit, there is apparently a conflict between Windows 11's built-in driver management tools and ASUS's proprietary power profiles. After leaving their Zephyrus G14 laptop, with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti dGPU, in Eco Mode for a number of weeks, Reddit user u/OK-Horse-3169 switched their laptop back into performance mode in order to play some games, only to discover that Windows had deleted the GPU driver. According to ASUS's support documentation, this is expected behavior.

As it turns out, on basically any laptop with a MUX switch that disables the dGPU entirely, Windows 11 will automatically remove the drivers, because the driver is no longer necessary for a device that's no longer connected—it treats it much like it would a removable USB drive or peripheral. The source of the problem, as discovered by the redditor, is called pnpclean.dll, a maintenance task that deletes the aforementioned drivers if a device hasn't been connected for 15-30 days. After the driver was deleted, Windows recognized the user's RTX 5070 Ti as a generic display adaptor until the driver was reinstalled.

According to NVIDIA support documents, the company plans to provide new GeForce Game Ready drivers for the Windows 10 operating system until October of this year, after which support will be discontinued. Officially, Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Almost a year later, many gamers are still using the operating system. NVIDIA recognized that a large number of GeForce users are still on Windows 10, so the company decided to extend support for another year to allow more time for transition. As the support documentation notes, the last Game Ready Driver for Windows 10 will be released in October of this year, after which there will be no more game and feature updates for Windows 10 users. However, NVIDIA will continue to provide security updates for Windows 10 until October 2029, which is four years after Microsoft's end of life for the OS.A complete FAQ from NVIDIA's page follows.

Today, JBL unveils JBL Quantum 850, a premium gaming headset engineered for players who demand total immersion, pinpoint precision and the confidence to perform at their peak. Combining Hi-Res certified 50 mm Carbon Dynamic Drivers, JBL Quantum Spatial Sound with Head Tracking and Adaptive Noise Cancelling, Quantum 850 transforms every session into a richer, more immersive experience.

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NVIDIA today released its latest GeForce Game Ready drivers, adding day-one optimizations for three upcoming titles, STAR WARS Zero Company, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. The new driver also addresses a couple of gaming and general bugs, including frame-rate issues with DOOM: The Dark Ages and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle games when using DLSS Frame Generation 3x or higher, as well as texture flickering in The Outer Worlds on R595 and R610 drivers.

The new drivers also fix several general bugs, including ones seen with ASUS Armory Crate's GameVisual profiles, a drivers crash in Chief Architect on GeForce RTX 4000 series cards, incorrect 3D application detection in Claude Desktop, crashes with certain 32-bit DirectX 12 applications, and OpenCL buffer limitations in Tycho Tracker. NVIDIA is still looking into an issue involving the "Prefer Maximum Performance" Power Management Mode, which may not be applied correctly.

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AMD has released its first Adrenalin Edition August driver, version 26.8.1 WHQL. This driver introduces support for the newly announced Radeon RX 9050 4 GB edition GPU. While the previous 26.7.1 WHQL driver supported the Radeon RX 9050 8 GB edition GPU, this August release focuses on the 4 GB edition, which is reportedly exclusive to OEMs. This entry-level RDNA 4 GPU is expected to be priced at $279, and this driver release will help gamers who purchased an OEM-branded PC with this GPU to enjoy basic gaming. Additionally, the driver provides game-ready support for "Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy," "STAR WARS Zero Company," and "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta Early Access," allowing Radeon gamers to enjoy everything from day-one releases to early access gameplay on their favorite shooter games.

However, AMD noted an issue in this driver release. Games like Cyberpunk 2077 recommend a minimum of 6 GB of VRAM, and when the Radeon RX 9050 4 GB is used, a warning appears on systems with 4 GB VRAM. Users are advised to set graphics-intensive features to low or turn them off entirely. For a full list of bug fixes and known issues, check out the changelog below.

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It was previously reported that Geekom was shipping malware in the drivers for its A7, A8, AE7, AX7 Pro, and AX8 Pro mini PCs. The drivers were initially flagged by Windows Security as a trojan that could "execute commands from an attacker," and reports on Reddit were verified by services like VirusTotal, FileScan, and MetaDefender.

Since those initial reports, however, Geekom has responded to the driver malware infection, explaining in an official statement to VideoCardz that the affected legacy LAN driver page, which was not linked in the main product page but was still publicly accessible and indexed on search engines, has since been removed entirely. The brand said in the statement that "the issue traces back to an outdated resource that we failed to remove from our older pages in time, and we are sorry for the concern and inconvenience it has caused our users and the wider community," adding that it has confirmed that the driver is confined to the now-removed legacy drivers.

In April 2026, Natalie Vock, a software engineer famous for contributions to Valve's Linux gaming stack, published a series of patches to improve VRAM usage on Linux, largely directed at devices with dGPUs with limited VRAM, and now that patch has seemingly also been adopted by Valve itself in the latest SteamOS Beta update 3.8.20. The update notes denote this as "Greatly improved VRAM management, improving performance and stability in cases where VRAM is limited," which should help improve performance for Valve's Steam Machine at higher resolutions. Of course, this update should also improve performance for DIY Steam Machines and other dGPU gaming machines running Valve's SteamOS. It should be noted that there may be little to no performance improvements for iGPUs, since they share system memory and VRAM already, and overflowing to system memory was what was causing performance issues.

In Vock's testing and subsequent testing of an implementation of the dmemcg-booster and the patches on CachyOS, performance on low-VRAM GPUs was nearly doubled in some cases, making games that were previously unplayable just barely smooth enough to play on the aging hardware. The SteamOS 3.8.20 Beta update also updates the Mesa graphics driver to a new major release, specifically Mesa version 26.1.2, which adds support for a number of ray tracing features and improves support for new Intel GPU hardware and stability for both frame rates and shader compilation under OpenGL and Vulkan. It also includes fixes for bugs with the Legion Go S SD card reader, issues with streaming in desktop mode, and graphics driver issues preventing Sniper Elite 5 from rendering correctly.

NVIDIA has released its latest GeForce 610.62 WHQL game-ready drivers today, bringing support for the ultra-fast 6v6 shooter game "Empulse," which is scheduled for release on June 24, just a few days from now. NVIDIA is providing pre-release drivers to ensure gamers have day-one support when the game launches on Steam. The company also included a few bug fixes to improve the quality of use with GeForce RTX GPUs. For example, this driver release brings many fixes to World of Warcraft for improved stability during gameplay, as well as a remedy for visual corruption issues that occurred in Apex Legends at random times. Additionally, DLSS settings, which sometimes could gray out, have been fixed for regular contrast and access. Interestingly, this driver release also includes a crucial fix for the "Ada Lovelace" GeForce RTX 40 Series, which experienced frame pacing issues on some monitors when G-SYNC was enabled. General stability improvements have also been applied, making this driver release a worthwhile upgrade even for those not seeking day-one game support or using last-generation GeForce RTX GPUs.

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AMD today released the latest version of AMD Software Adrenalin drivers. Version 26.6.1 WHQL comes with optimization for "F1 25: 2026 Season Pack," and "World of Tanks: HEAT." The drivers also fix a handful of issues. Intermittent application crashes with "Subnautica 2," and "Marvel Rivals" on Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs have been fixed. Artifacts in "Enshrouded" with RX 6000 series GPUs have been fixed, too. Lastly, a bug that caused graphics card zero RPM mode to re-enable itself after a monitor is turned off or the system goes to soft-sleep on RX 9000 series GPUs, has been fixed.

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NVIDIA has released its latest GeForce Graphics Drivers 610.47 WHQL today, introducing significant changes for consumer PC users. With this driver update, NVIDIA is retiring its Control Panel for GeForce Game Ready and Studio Drivers after 20 years of service. Starting with this version, users will find the Control Panel completely removed from their system after a clean installation. Those updating from older drivers to the newest version will need to remove the Control Panel manually. Interestingly, NVIDIA notes that despite officially dropping support with this release, the Control Panel will still be available for download through the Microsoft Store for anyone who needs it to adjust a few settings. From NVIDIA's side, there will no longer be any feature updates, bug fixes, or maintenance for this software. However, enterprise users will retain access to the Control Panel for a few more update cycles, as RTX PRO GPU users on their driver branch will continue to receive support.

The company is migrating all Control Panel functionality to the NVIDIA App, meaning that even professional users of RTX PRO GPUs will eventually transition to the NVIDIA App once enterprise features are enabled. In other related updates, the GeForce Graphics Drivers 610.47 WHQL also includes an updated CUDA version, now running v13.3, and game-ready support for "007 First Light," "LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight," "EA SPORTS F1 25: 2026 Season Pack," and "World of Tanks: HEAT." This driver release also addresses some general bug fixes, such as improving multi-monitor gaming stability when using V-SYNC, although issues with power management for mobile GPUs on Windows remain.

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AMD has released a new GPU driver update for its older "Polaris" and "Vega" GPU architectures, which are now almost a decade old. The latest Adrenalin Edition 26.5.2 drivers, released a few days ago, are specifically designed for these two architectures, which were AMD's popular gaming GPUs before the RDNA 1.0 generation. Interestingly, the Adrenalin Edition 26.5.2 driver update for "Polaris" and "Vega" GPU architectures includes only a single fix: resolving an application crash issue in Apex Legends on Radeon RX 400/500 series graphics cards. No other changes have been made, aside from updating this driver version from the August 2025 release of Adrenalin Edition 25.8.1 for these two GPU architectures.

Officially, the driver supports Radeon RX 400, Radeon RX 500, Radeon 500X, Radeon RX Vega, Radeon VII, Radeon Pro Duo, and Radeon 600 Mobile GPUs, which encompass all the series AMD released based on these GPU architectures. As some may recall, AMD's "Polaris" debuted in 2016 for OEM systems and appeared in 2017 for gaming GPUs, while the "Vega" GPU generation lasted until 2019, with the Radeon VII being AMD's last release. Although these GPU architectures have been replaced by RDNA, they have lost some relevance, but there are still millions of these GPUs in use worldwide, prompting AMD to issue a few final fixes like the one we see today.

Microsoft is finally changing how the Windows 11 operating system installs GPU drivers. According to the latest document, Microsoft is introducing a new method to manage driver installation in Windows 11, aiming to prevent the previous issue where the system would automatically install GPU drivers, overriding newer installations and potentially downgrading them to older versions. To address this, Microsoft is simplifying its hardware identification targeting system from a four-part stack to a new two-part model. Reportedly, the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP) will now combine the Hardware ID (HWID) and Computer Hardware ID (CHID) into a new target, ensuring that the installed version is the newest and preventing downgrades.

PC OEMs are known for bundling older drivers with their PCs. By the time these PCs reach consumers, they are often months old and running outdated drivers. When performing a system update through Microsoft Windows Update, these PCs wouldn't download the latest GPU driver versions and were often left with these old versions. Microsoft now hopes to introduce this two-part driver update system by the end of 2026 or possibly early 2027 if development takes longer.

AMD has released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 26.5.2, just over a week after version 26.5.1 launched on May 6. The new driver adds day-one support for Forza Horizon 6 and 007 First Light, while also addressing a couple of issues affecting Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs. Fixed problems include intermittent driver timeouts in RoadCraft and graphical corruption in Satisfactory on Radeon RX 9000 series cards.

The known issues list remains pretty much the same. Battlefield 6 may still exhibit crashes, texture corruption, and inactive FSR reporting on some Radeon RX 9000 configurations, while Blender instability continues on Radeon RX 7000 series and newer GPUs. AMD also notes unresolved crashes in Subnautica 2 and Marvel Rivals on Radeon RX 9000 products, recommending rollback to Adrenalin 26.3.1 for affected users.

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NVIDIA has released the GeForce 596.49 WHQL Game Ready driver with day-one support for Forza Horizon 6, Directive 8020, and Subnautica 2. The driver also enhances smoothness when DLSS Frame Generation is used with V-Sync, fixing a notable gaming bug.

On the general bug fix side, this release resolves a viewport flickering issue in Foundry Mari 7.0v2. Grab the driver from the link below.

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AMD's latest Adrenalin Edition 26.5.1 WHQL Drivers are causing problems for Blender users, according to the latest Blender issue tracker. Blender 5.1.1 is crashing with these drivers, particularly when using the Cycles path-tracing render engine. The issue appears to be a ROCm runtime mismatch. Blender 5.1.1 uses ROCm 6 runtimes, but the latest AMD driver 26.5.1 only includes ROCm 7, leading to compatibility issues that prevent the application from running smoothly. Multiple users have reported crashes, and we now understand the background.

Developer involved in AMD evosystem Sahar A. Kashi confirmed that when a factory reset is performed and the system is installed from scratch, the amdhip64_6.dll file is removed, causing Blender Cycles to attempt loading ROCm 7 kernels. However, since Blender version 5.1.1 is compiled only for ROCm 6, this runtime mismatch results in application crashes. To resolve this issue on AMD GPU systems, users should install the older 26.3.1 drivers and use them until Blender version 5.2 is released, and the Cycles path-tracing render engine achieves full ROCm 7 compatibility.

Intel today released its latest Arc GPU graphics drivers with the version 101.8737 Beta brining new game-ready support for two new releases, including an RPG game Heros of Might & Magic Olden Era, as well as Neverness to Everness open world title. What is perhaps the most interesting thing with this beta driver release is the series of fixed issues in the Pragmata game with DirectX 12 API, which resulted in application crashes when loading into game menu on Intel Arc GPUs. This used to occur on everything from "Panther Lake," "Lunar Lake," and "Meteor Lake" integrated graphics, all the way to discrete Arc "Alchemist" and "Battlemage" solutions. Now the problem is resolved, but some issues remain. For example, Fortnite might crash on "Wildcat Lake" systems during launch, and discrete GPUs might experience some graphics corruption in games like Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Dune: Awakening. For a full list of known issues, check out the changelog below.DOWNLOAD: Intel Arc Graphics Driver 101.8737 Beta.

NVIDIA has released the GeForce 596.36 WHQL Game Ready driver for Conan Exiles Enhanced game, launching on May 5th with support for DLSS Multi Frame Generation, DLSS Super Resolution, and NVIDIA Reflex. The new driver also adds support for the recently announced GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Laptop GPU, as well as fix some gaming and general bugs.

As detailed by NVIDIA, Conan Exiles Enhanced is built in Unreal Engine 5 and packs eight years of post-launch content, as well as brings improved visuals, enhanced performance, and modern rendering technology. In addition to the game launch support from day one, the new GeForce 596.36 WHQL Game Ready driver also adds support for the recently introduced GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Laptop GPU that will feature 24 Gb GDDR7 memory. According to the release notes, the new driver also fixes issues in God of War: Ragnarok, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and The Crew Motorfest games, as well as blocky artifacts issue seen in when playing H.264 content with DXVA 3.0 and issue with Blender 5.0.1 EEVEE.

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Intel today released its latest Arc GPU graphics drivers with the version 101.8724 WHQL bringing support for new hardware and new games. Yesterday, the company launched its Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" processors with up to six CPU cores and two Xe3 GPU cores. Expected to land in over 70 different laptop designs, Intel today enabled full gaming support with the Arc GPU driver update. In addition to new hardware, the new driver release adds game-ready support for Pragmata and fixes a lot of the old issues that persisted with the previous releases. These include fixes for flickering in Crimson Desert running DirectX 12, No Man's Sky experiencing corruptions on certain terrains, and importantly issues with Adobe Premier Pro crashing when exporting media based on HEVC codec has been fixed. For a complete picture of fixes and remaining issues, we have posted the changelog below.DOWNLOAD: Intel Arc Graphics Driver 101.8724 WHQL