At the same time, Nvidia GeForce Driver 397.31 also brings issues of its own. There is already a list of known issues that you can check out on Nvidia’s website. Apart from these bugs, gamers also encountered other problems after updating their graphics cards.

Nvidia GeForce Driver 397.31 reported issues

  1. Install fails Many gamers reported that the update process often fails with various errors or simply freezes. If you’re experiencing the same problem, you can try to do a custom installation. Users confirmed that this quick workaround helped them install the update after the first attempt failed. Also, install error 43 seems to affect many GeForce GTX 1060 cards from three particular hardware manufacturer. Nvidia is already aware of this problem and is working on a fix: If you encountered this bug on cards from a different card maker, contact Nvidia support.
  2. Screen flickers, resolution is broken, Windows won’t detect the second monitor Some gamers experienced various display problems after updating their Nvidia GPUs. For example, the screen would flicker white, they had problems changing the resolution (800×600 max on 1080 monitors), Windows 10 failed to detect the second monitor, and so on. As one user points, this update is not suitable for everybody: If your computer fails to recognize the second monitor, check out this troubleshooting guide to fix the problem.

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  1. FPS drops Gamers also experienced FPS drops on certain Nvidia GPU models such as the 1050TI. Reverting to a previous driver fixed the problem.
  2. Exclusive full screen won’t work Some gamers can’t play their favorites games on full screen mode after installing driver 397.31. This is quite an annoying bug as it limits the overall gaming experience. Fortunately, this problem affects only a few games such as Destiny 2. The list of bugs reported by gamers doesn’t end here. These four issues have been reported by many gamers and so they ended up on our list. If you encountered other issues after installing the latest Nvidia driver updates, tell us more about your experience in the comments below. RELATED STORIES TO CHECK OUT:

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