NVIDIA has released another GeForce Hotfix driver, version 616.86, aimed at cleaning up three display-related problems affecting recent drivers.
GeForce Hotfix 616.86 is based on the recently released Game Ready Driver 616.64 and addresses intermittent flickering that can occur in web browsers while navigating certain websites. NVIDIA has also fixed an issue preventing virtual displays from being created after updating to driver 616.56. The third fix targets Remote Desktop Protocol sessions that could display nothing but a black screen after installing 616.56.
That makes two of the three fixes specifically related to regressions introduced with NVIDIA’s 616.56 driver. The FPS Review covered 616.56 last week after testing showed it was NVIDIA’s fastest driver in months while also documenting the browser/display flickering issue. NVIDIA followed that release with 616.64 and has now pushed this hotfix for users who are still running into display-related trouble.
As usual, NVIDIA describes its Hotfix releases as interim drivers that deliver fixes faster than waiting for the company’s next full Game Ready or Studio package. These fixes will normally be rolled into a future WHQL-certified release after completing NVIDIA’s broader QA process.
The three issues addressed by 616.86 are:
- Intermittent browser flickering on certain websites
- Virtual displays failing to be created after driver 616.56
- Black screens during Remote Desktop Protocol sessions after driver 616.56
Users who are not encountering any of these problems have little reason to jump off the standard Game Ready branch immediately, but those affected now have an official fix rather than having to roll back.
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