"GPU giant Nvidia acknowledged that the update caused dips in gaming performance for some and has pushed out a hotfix based on version 581.80 of its Game Ready Driver. First spotted by Windows Latest, the hotfix is a quick and dirty (or, in official parlance, "run through a much abbreviated QA process") patch to address some specific issues. In this case, the Windows 11 October update is slowing down games."
"The Windows 11 October 2025 Update has not been Microsoft's finest hour. The Copilot company confirmed issues with playing content in some Blu-ray/DVD/Digital apps, USB mice and keyboards failed to work in the Windows Recovery Environment, and Microsoft even managed to delight developers by breaking localhost, meaning web applications running on a local machine became inaccessible. Still, as Windows boss Pavan Davuluri said: "We care deeply about developers." Just perhaps not their development environment."
"Then again, the company's latest and greatest RTX 50 Series cards did not have the greatest of starts. Gamers grumbled about costs (which is par for the course when it comes to graphics hardware) and overheating issues that brought to mind similar incidents with the previous generation. And the drivers? Not great either, with some commentators calling them a " disaster.""
The Windows 11 October 2025 Update caused gaming performance drops for some users, prompting Nvidia to release a hotfix based on Game Ready Driver version 581.80. The hotfix underwent an abbreviated QA process and aims to address specific performance regressions, offering affected users an earlier solution than waiting for a full driver release. The update introduced multiple problems including playback issues in some Blu-ray/DVD/Digital apps, USB mice and keyboards failing in the Windows Recovery Environment, and localhost breaking for local web applications. Nvidia's business remains tied to graphics and gaming despite AI focus, while the RTX 50 Series launch faced cost, overheating, and driver criticisms. Microsoft has not acknowledged the issue in the update release notes.
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