Overview
- Nvidia staff say January’s KB5074109 appears to be the root cause of recent gaming frame drops and visual glitches, and they are actively investigating.
- A company support representative, Manuel@Nvidia, told users that uninstalling KB5074109 currently appears to be the only reliable workaround for affected systems.
- Reports from players include drops of roughly 20 fps and various rendering issues, which Nvidia says do not appear tied to its latest GeForce driver.
- Microsoft released the optional KB5074105 with bug fixes and has referenced additional out-of-band remediation, with further corrections expected in the Feb. 10 cumulative update.
- Rolling back KB5074109 can restore performance but reduces system security, and the same update has been linked to black screens, Outlook crashes, File Explorer glitches, and broken dial‑up modems.