Windows 10: Low fps, gpu usage etc. after pc on for a while, only reboot fixes.

Hey everyone,

Basically I was over at the geforce forums when another forum member assisted me in realising that potentially a Windows update has caused the problem I am having with my GPU.

Here is a link to the thread:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/t...boot-fixes-/1/

TL;DR above thread;

So after my system is on for a few hours, I will start up a new game and it will run like crap. I usually play at 144hz vsync on, games will hover around 20-50fps, never stable and is unplayable. Only restarting the comp fixes it, have reformatted Windows, done everything I can software-wise to no avail. Came back to comp two months ago after 6 months of non-use -no memory of issue before, so therefore leads me to believe windows updates have changed how GPU works with OS. All clocks and numbers fine - GPU usage, mhz, mem usage etc.

Hope anyone here can shed some light on the matter and help me realise if windows updates is even a matter for concern. Thanks in advance.

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Frustrating problem while playing video games, need help!

So i use a program called msi afterburner to track my fps, cpu usage, and gpu usage in games. My computer was recently reset due to a virus, and i reinstalled all my drivers and also some games. For all of my games, i used the same graphics settings before
my computer was reset. Then i found out with msi afterburner that all my games used 100% cpu usage all of the time, and low gpu usage, producing low fps that didn't even reach 60. This did not happen before the reset, and my games always ran at 60fps, now
it is struggling to reach it with the same graphics settings as before. Before the reset, the cpu usage would not be 100% and would be lower than that, and the gpu usage would be higher than 50%. After searching around, i found out that my cpu was somehow
bottlenecking my gpu causing it to not use its full potential since the cpu would be at 100%. I contacted microsoft support and they had me set up remote session, but here is the weird thing. In the remote session, my problem suddenly disappeared as if the
problem did not want to be shown to microsoft. The cpu usage returned to normal and the gpu usage was actually higher, which is normal since that happened before i reset my system. I have contacted microsoft several times to set up remote session and the problem
would just disappear. After i contact them and the problem was resolved (or was it?), the problem just comes back when i try playing. Am i just unlucky or what?? I don't know what to do, i need help asap and i can't do anything with low fps.

My PC Specs:

Intel Core i7-6700 @3.4GHz

Geforce GTX 1060 3GB

16GB DDR4 RAM

Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Gameplay of Grand Theft Auto V:

Black circle: GPU usage

Red rectangle: CPU usage

Green rectangle: Framerate

 

Low fps after manually installing Microsoft Visual c++

Hello everyone, this are my specs:

CPU: Intel i3 3220 @ 3.30GHz Mobo: Intel DH77EB RAM: 2x 4GB Kingston Fury KHX 1600 DDR3 GPU: MSI 1050ti Gaming X 4 GB

After reinstalling windows and after fully updating I got this error:

'The program can't start because MSVCP120.dll is missing from your computer.Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.'

After googling I've reinstalled Microsoft Visual c++ 2013 and 2015. Because it was the same thing with msvcp140.dll. And the problem with the missing dll files was gone. Now the next problem is low fps in games. Usually I've got around
60 -70 fps in pubg, now it shows 1 FPS for few seconds and then is around 7-10 fps.

Not only pubg, the same is happening with other games. In the meantime nvidia launched new gpu drivers, at first I tought it was a problem with the drivers, but even after full clean and reinstall with DDU, fps in games is still very
low.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

Welcome to the TenForums @euniqe

If you feel this is a Windows update issue, please check your windows update history. In particular look for driver updates. See when they were installed and if this correlates to your issue reappearing.

You can roll back the driver and see if this corrects. You can also perform a system restore assuming you have restore points enable.

I'm not a believer in allowing windows to update drivers just because a new one is available. I control my driver updates. If rolling back a driver, or two, corrects situation you may wish to consider telling Windows to stop updating drivers.

Process to stop Windows updating drivers.
Right click on Windows Start
Click on Control Panel
Click on System and Security
Click on System
Click on Advance system settings
Click on Hardware tab
Click on Device Installation Settings
Click on No
A menu appears (first time) click Never Install driver software.
You may get a warning. Click the option that says I’ll take care of it (not exact words)

Please post back what you find. It could help other members or help them help you.

 

Thank you for your reply. I will stop installing updates now without checking things first, however this doesnt help me with my problem. Neither would rolling back driver updates, as not only have I recently reformatted (meaning also no system restore states) but I have a lot of hardware. I don't have the time to roll back drivers for one of them, wait a few hours to see if the problem is gone, then repeat like 15 times.

I followed those steps and "yes" was clicked, so I clicked "no" to never install driver software. Not sure exactly where I should go from here... My earliest update was on the 18th this month, update number KB3199986. My only restore point is on the 22nd. I don't think rolling back updates is going to help me much to be honest.

Any other ideas?

 

Yes I know you have a lot of hardware that is why I wanted you to check the Update history to see which drivers were updated..

Please look at your update history, hopefully it is present from you last reformatting. Looking for drivers in say last two months month, that is when you said it started again.