NVIDIA’s Latest Hotfix Driver Addresses Black Screens, Game Crashes

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NVIDIA has released hotfix driver version 456.71. You’ll want to grab this one if you’re experiencing black screens after launching games in full-screen mode when G-SYNC is enabled. The hotfix also addresses crashes in Fortnite when in-game RTX Shadows/Reflection is active, as well as lower frame rates in Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition when hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling is turned on.

Original Support Notes:

GeForce Hotfix display driver version 456.71 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 456.55.

The hotfix addresses the following issues:

  • Launching a game in full screen mode may trigger a black screen on adaptive sync monitors if G-SYNC is enabled
  • [Fortnite] Game may experience crash when using in-game RTX Shadows/Reflection
  • [Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition] Enabling Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling results in lower frame rate

Windows 10 64-bit Standard Driver – Click Here
Windows 10 64-bit DCH Driver – Click Here

For assistance with choosing between Windows 10 Standard and DCH display driver, please visit the FAQ below:
NVIDIA DCH/Standard Display Drivers for Windows 10 FAQ

Tsing Mui
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