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Nvidia has released yet another display driver update for Windows, though this time, it is a special hotfix driver that is meant to fix stutters and micro-stutters during gaming and/or web browsing.

Sayan Sen · Feb 8, 2024 with 5 comments

NVIDIA today has issued a hotfix driver update that fixes multiple bugs and problems with display, gaming, and general annoyance. The driver resolves a Windows 10 transparency bug, random BSODs.

Sayan Sen · Nov 3, 2023 with 0 comments

Cities: Skylines II developer Colossal Order today pushed out the first update to its city builder. The hotfix carries optimizations aimed at improving performance, but Game Pass players have to wait.

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe · Oct 26, 2023 with 4 comments

Starfield's first hotfix is out now with performance improvements and bugfixes. Bethesda has also pledged to support the game for "years and years" to bring fixes and new features.

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe · Sep 13, 2023 with 20 comments

A new Hotfix driver version 511.72 was released by Nvidia yesterday. The driver fixes G-SYNC-related problems, a corruption bug on Call of Duty: Vanguard, and a launch fail issue on AC: Valhalla.

Sayan Sen · Feb 6, 2022 · Hot! with 10 comments

343 Industries has pushed out a small update for Halo Infinite that finally resolves the Big Team Battle matchmaking issues, letting Xbox and PC players jump back into the 12 versus 12 arenas.

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe · Feb 3, 2022 with 2 comments

Microsoft has issued an advisory about a cyberattack from a Chinese group targeting SolarWinds' products. A hotfix has been released but organizations are still advised to review guidance.

Usama Jawad · Jul 14, 2021 with 2 comments

CD Projekt RED has pushed out a hotfix for the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 addressing the security vulnerability that was exposed earlier this week related to exposed external DLL files.

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe · Feb 5, 2021 with 15 comments

A patch has been released by a Redditor that improves performance on AMD Ryzen CPUs in the extremely popular Cyberpunk 2077 title. The hotfix enables SMT on Ryzen for better CPU utilization.

Sayan Sen · Dec 13, 2020 · Hot! with 40 comments

If when you are exiting a game your mouse cursor is gone, even for a moment, then you may be affected by a bug that appeared alongside last weeks 431.60 drivers; here's the fix for that.

Steven Parker · Jul 28, 2019 · Hot! with 5 comments

After last week pledging to support older versions of its Firefox browser that were affected by the disabled add-on certificate signing, Mozilla has now released extensions that fix versions 47 to 65.

Steven Parker · May 15, 2019 · Hot! with 15 comments

Nvidia today released its GeForce 430.53 hotfix drivers, fixing the high CPU usage bug that was introduced with the last driver release. There are a few other bug fixes included as well.

Vishal Laul · Apr 30, 2019 · Hot! with 17 comments

After a flurry of updates and hotfixes, it looks like Microsoft is in no hurry to cool down, with another update already being pushed out to Windows 10. It also fixes a update error for Surface.

Muhammad Jarir Kanji · Jul 24, 2015 · Hot! with 24 comments

Head of the Insider Program, Gabriel Aul, has announced that Microsoft is pushing out yet another hotfix (KB3074674) for all insiders using Windows 10 Build 10240.

Muhammad Jarir Kanji · Jul 21, 2015 · Hot! with 13 comments

The POODLE bug knows no bounds and has even affected the MetroTwit app, and as a result, the developers have decided to issue a hotfix for the retired Twitter client - but this is probably a one-off.

Steven Parker · Oct 15, 2014 · Hot! with 5 comments

AMD has released a new build of their Catalyst software suite. This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst Control Center. This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide...

Steven Parker · Jan 20, 2011 · Hot! with 17 comments

Microsoft issued a security bulletin on Friday to warn customers of a 0-day exploit involving the Windows Shell. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in Windows Shell when parsing shortcuts (.lnk). The flaw can...

Tom Warren · Jul 18, 2010 · Hot! with 50 comments

3DMark Vantage received some strong feedback on some of the choices made during the development. There were also some small but annoying bugs found only after launch. A hotfix to polish things up was announced...

· May 22, 2008 with 1 comment

You just can't seem to throw enough memory at Vista. There have been a number of issues that Vista users have reported relating to copying and moving data, especially large numbers of files. Often there...

Steven Parker · Oct 17, 2007 · Hot! with 22 comments

You now can obtain a hotfix without having to interact with a single soul ( no phone calls etc.. ) Easy and convenient. Take for example my previous post for the netlogon DCR -...

Steven Parker · Jul 26, 2007 · Hot! with 9 comments

Microsoft has come under fire for quietly releasing a fix to its controversial PatchGuard kernel protection software in order to improve the performance of its Virtual Server 2005 product. PatchGuard is a much-touted security addition...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Jan 22, 2007 with 8 comments

A Microsoft patch meant to fix critical security flaws in Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is causing trouble for some users, the company said Friday. The patch was released...

· Oct 17, 2005 · Hot! with -1 comments

If the computer name of a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 SP1 Advanced Client is changed, the delta hardware inventory that is created following the rename will be rejected. This causes a resync, or...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Oct 5, 2005 with -1 comments

POP3 Connector Fails to Download Mail with Windows Small Business Server 2003 This download address a particular way mail downloads can fail when using the POP3 connector in Small Business Server 2003. This...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Feb 9, 2004 with -1 comments

DirectX 9.0b was released on 7/23/03 to address the MIDI security issue identified in bulletin MS03-030. A small number of non-security fixes were also included in the release. One of these fixes caused several TV...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Nov 4, 2003 with -1 comments

Quick Info File Name: DirectX9b-KB825116-x86-ENU.exe - Download Size: 289 KB - Date Published: 9/4/2003 - Version: 9.0b Overview DirectX 9.0b was released on 7/23/03 to address the MIDI security...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Sep 6, 2003 · Hot! with -1 comments

Thanks A-KO for this.....A kernel rollup hotfix package is available for Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). The kernel rollup hotfix package replaces the hotfixes that are listed below: ...

Tom Warren · Jun 20, 2003 · Hot! with -1 comments

This just in from Warp2search (Thanks Gregg) The new Fix from MS for Windows XP seems to hide more then we thought it would do... Besides I was talking to my friend Olcay...

Steven Parker · Jun 6, 2003 · Hot! with -1 comments

Quick Info File Name: Q821014.EXE - Download Size: 7151 KB - Date Published: 5/23/2003 - Version: 2000 SP1 Overview This release also contains a Hotfix that is required by...

Daniel Fleshbourne · May 24, 2003 with -1 comments

or rather moved it from Critical Updates to Windows XP in Windows Update. Thanks Large for his post in BPN on our forums. Microsoft is revising a security patch for Windows XP systems...

Steven Parker · Apr 26, 2003 with 1 comment

SYMPTOMS When you start one of the Office 2000 programs that are listed at the beginning of this article after April 15, 2003, you may receive a prompt to register Office. This symptom may...

· Apr 22, 2003 with -1 comments

Full Title: The Processor Performance State Is Not Restored to the Maximum State If the CPU Runs at 100 Percent The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Windows...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Apr 12, 2003 with -1 comments

Microsoft has adopted a standardized naming schema for all hotfix packages (patches or updates) for Windows that are created and distributed by Microsoft. The new naming schema goes in effect in April 2003 for all...

Tom Warren · Apr 8, 2003 with -1 comments

Thanks to Aaron Parker for sending this info in. HFNetChk is a command-line tool that enables an administrator to assess patch status for computers that are running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and...

· Jan 25, 2002 with -1 comments

Thanks Vla for telling me this earlier, I know I wasn't around to answer you :P but posted it is.. HFNetChk is a command-line tool that enables an administrator to check the patch status of...

Steven Parker · Jan 18, 2002 with -1 comments

Thanks Alexander for this update. HFNetChk is a command-line tool that enables an administrator to check the patch status of Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP machines. HFNetChk can be run...

Steven Parker · Oct 25, 2001 with -1 comments

Thanks to Nathan for sending this in. This patch resolves problems that were found in the Exchange 5.5 Web Client since SP4 was released. See "More Information" for a list of the fixes that are...

Steven Parker · Sep 7, 2001 with -1 comments