Nvidia released GeForce Hotfix drivers Version 531.26This hotfix is provided to fix a widely reported driver bug that was an unwelcome guest within the latest WHQL certified downloads. This bug introduced an Nvidia software component that continued to hog 10-15% of CPU time even after exiting the game.
Earlier this week, some users of the Nvidia GeForce driver version 531.18 reported excessively high CPU usage. Double-digit CPU usage was observed with the latest game-ready drivers. It’s not clear why this issue occurred, and the fact that some expert his users were unable to reproduce the bug didn’t help us understand the cause. The GeForce Display Container Service has now been identified by Nvidia as the cause of the CPU usage bug, but we already knew it because we could see it in the Windows Task Manager. Nevertheless, I have to thank Nvidia for providing hotfix drivers so quickly.
Game Ready Driver version 531.18 was probably a very popular release due to the addition of RTX Video Super-Resolution support, Atomic Heart DLSS 3 optimizations, and notable for The Finals Closed Beta. It also fixed some bugs but somehow caused annoying CPU usage issues.
Sean Pelletier, Senior Product Manager for GeForce Game Ready Drivers, said: tweeted Earlier today about having a hotfix ready. In a follow-up post, he reminded potential users that Hotfix his driver “has not gone through the full Game Ready testing process and has not been WHQL certified.”
GeForce Hotfix Driver version 531.26 has a bonus for some GeForce GPU packing laptop owners, which is also worth highlighting. Also fixed today is an issue where “certain laptops with GeForce GTX 10/MX250/350 series GPUs may experience random bugchecks”.
If your CPU is unnecessarily burdened by the 531.18 bug, you can get the new hotfix 531.26 drivers from this short link. Nvidia Support PostIf you’re wondering what the fuss is about, it’s probably best to wait for the next WHQL game-ready driver release.
