Another Windows 11 bug is causing headaches for Nvidia GPU owners
Don’t panic, your GPU isn’t overheating
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Another week, anotherWindows 11 22H2bug – and once again it’sNvidia graphics cardsbearing the brunt of the issues.
After an update-inducedframe rate problemwasrecently patchedbyNvidia, Reddit users are now reporting yet more performance-related issues and a quirky new bug that inverts the 3D readings for Nvidia GPUs in Task Manager (H/TNeowin).
Idle graphics cards are showing close to 100% usage in Task Manager despite ticking over at perfectly cool temperatures, leaving users at best confused and at worst terrified for the wellbeing of their pricey GPUs.
The post below, from Redditorwashed_king_jos, shows the bug in action:
Analysis: don’t panic
The good news is that the bug is indeed a bug – if your readings are being affected, there’s nothing wrong with your Nvidia graphics card. It looks like the issue is affecting older-generation cards, too, as well as the shiny newNvidia Lovelace RTX 4000series of GPUs (which, to be fair, only currently includes theRTX 4090).
Some users have suggested turning off GPU Hardware Scheduling under GPU Settings in Windows to get rid of the frustrating visual quirk, and while this tactic would work, we’d suggest leaving the feature enabled as it’s not actually doing any harm to your graphics card.
It’s not yet clear whether the issue is arising due to a fault inWindows 1122H2 or Nvidia’s own driver update (522.25), but in any case, the safest course of action is to wait until either party rolls out a fix.
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For more Windows 11 22H2-related news, check out our report onanother bug that’s preventing some users from being able to safely eject their USB devices, as well as our breakdown ofwhich PCs actually qualify for Windows 11.
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