Avoid using the new Nvidia driver at all costs

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Avoid using the new Nvidia driver at all costs

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The release of CoD Modern Warfare 2 is not without problems: Although the servers are mostly stable and queues are a rarity, there are a whole bunch of technical problems across all platforms:

CoD MW2: The most common mistakes and what you can do


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CoD MW2: The most common mistakes and what you can do

As the developers have now confirmed, there is another problem for PC gamers with Nvidia graphics cards.

New Nvidia driver brings massive graphics problems

On Thursday, October 27, 2022, graphics card manufacturer Nvidia released its latest graphics driver. Because many players with Problems like crashing and stuttering are struggling, many have immediately installed this latest version – and are now struggling with more problems than before.

As the development studio Beenox, which supports Infinity Ward in the PC version, has now confirmed, driver 526.47 causes stability problems:

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We can confirm these graphics problems: After updating to the new Nvidia driver, we had the following problems in addition to the stability problems mentioned:

  • Even more micro stuttering than already
  • Partially textures or even entire walls disappear for fractions of a second
  • That image flickers occasionally

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This is how you fix the problem temporarily

As PC Gamer reported, Nvidia has confirmed the bugged driver and is currently working on a hotfix. Until then, the developers recommend downgrading to an old driver version. We can confirm that the new issues with Nvidia Driver 522.25 released on October 12th are gone again.

Method #1

you can Download driver 522.25 from Nvidia website and just install it over the bugged driver. You should then be able to see 522.25 as the installed version again in Geforce Experience.

Method #2

Alternatively, you can also press the Windows key, search for and open the Device Manager and then locate your graphics card there. Open the properties of your graphics card and switch to the tab driver and choose the option Previous driver – finished!

How is CoD MW2 going with you? Are you plagued by crashes and stutters or is it running smoothly? Write it to us in the comments!

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