Nvidia pushes out hotfix after Windows 11 October update tanks gaming performance

The Windows 11 October 2025 Update is still causing headaches for users of Microsoft's flagship operating system. 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 …

[Dan 55]

And this is why the Steam Machine will do well

Updates when turning on, broken drivers, Copilot, nagging to try Copilot and Office, advertising, telemetry, bad performance, updates when turning off, and updates which break things is not computing, it's just Windows.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: And this is why the Steam Machine will do well

hotfix for a hot mess.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: And this is why the Steam Machine will do well

I patched my system with Linux in the late 90s. Haven't looked back.

There have been problems...mostly caused by me, very rarely the OS.

[GraXXoR]

"Flagship" operating system...

I believe the whippersnappers would say "flagship" is doing some heavy lifting here.

[ITMA]

With Windows 11 it is more like "flagging-ship"

[kmorwath]

The falship OS now ia Azure. Windows became a legacy system they would like to get rid of if thet could.

[Anonymous Coward]

Feel the vibe

How is that AI code writing working out for ya all?

[Zippy´s Sausage Factory]

localhost?

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.

Oh I'm sure they do care. I'm just surprised they didn't say it was for "safety reasons" and would be usable only in a new, special, "Windows Development Edition", available for the low low price of a mere $120 upgrade (per year).

[Roland6]

Re: localhost?

> available for the low low price of a mere $120 upgrade (per year).

Or the more affordable/budget friendly £19.95 rolling 30 day contract.

[Anonymous Coward]

AI coding slop everywhere

Their dependance on AI slop coding is showing.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: AI coding slop everywhere

Shareholder value is maintained.

All is well. All that matters anyway

[Anonymous Coward]

This particular flagship has been holed so many times that it makes the Titanic looks seaworthy.