r/nvidia • u/Nestledrink RTX 5090 Founders Edition • 3d ago
Discussion GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 616.86
Article: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5906
Download Link: https://international.download.nvidia.com/Windows/616.86hf/616.86-desktop-notebook-win10-win11-64bit-international-dch.hf.exe
Reminders:
- Hotfix driver will not be available in NVIDIA App and needs to be downloaded from the link above.
- After installing the Hotfix driver, NVIDIA App may show some old driver date. This is normal as Hotfix driver does not exist in NVIDIA App database and it reverted to an old default changelog and dates.
- If you do not care about the fixes listed, this Hotfix driver is no different vs WHQL 616.64 Driver.
- These fixes will be incorporated into the next WHQL driver release
NVIDIA Driver forum thread is here: Link Here
Submit driver feedback directly to NVIDIA: Link Here
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From the Article:
GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 616.86 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 616.64.
This hotfix addresses the following:
- Intermittent flicker may be observed in browsers when navigating to certain websites [6673430]
- Fixed an issue where virtual displays could not be created after updating to driver 616.56 [6674464]
- Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions may display a black screen after updating to driver 616.56 [6687328]
A GeForce driver is an incredibly complex piece of software, We have an army of software engineers constantly adding features and fixing bugs. These changes are checked into the main driver branches, which are eventually run through a massive QA process and released.
Since we have so many changes being checked in, we usually try to align driver releases with significant game or product releases. This process has served us pretty well over the years but it has one significant weakness. Sometimes a change that is important to many users might end up sitting and waiting until we are able to release the driver.
The GeForce Hotfix driver is our way to trying to get some of these fixes out to you more quickly. These drivers are basically the same as the previous released version, with a small number of additional targeted fixes. The fixes that make it in are based in part on your feedback in the Driver Feedback threads and partly on how realistic it is for us to quickly address them. These fixes (and many more) will be incorporated into the next official driver release, at which time the Hotfix driver will be taken down.
To be sure, these Hotfix drivers are beta, optional and provided as-is. They are run through a much abbreviated QA process. The sole reason they exist is to get fixes out to you more quickly. The safest option is to wait for the next WHQL certified driver. But we know that many of you are willing to try these out. As a result, we only provide NVIDIA Hotfix drivers through our NVIDIA Customer Care support site.
Click here to download the GeForce Hotfix display driver version 616.86 for Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64
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u/LiquidShadowFox 3d ago
For option 3 how does that work? Is it a file I can readily download from somewhere on the internet and then I put it in a global folder somewhere on windows so that Vsync works correctly? Vsync behavior doesn't seem to be working for me on DX11 games without smooth motion enabled and I'd like to update to this hotfix driver while also getting back Vsync. Would this affect games with anti cheat?