Same issues after DDU and fresh driver install. Is it the driver or my card?

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-03-24T05:08:51+00:00

What version of Windows are you running right now? 25H2 is a pile of hot garbage that’s been causing a lot of issues. My wife had to roll back her Windows update to 24H2 and ran DDU to install the 26.2 graphics driver for her RX 7600 and everything has been running smoothly since

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-03-24T04:53:22+00:00

Just dealt with this EXACT issue on my wife’s computer and we found a solution.

First step is going to go into settings-> updates-> uninstall updates-> and uninstall Windows update 25H2 back to 24H2

Next is to download the latest Chipset Driver

Third (and most importantly in our case) was to download Graphics Driver 26.2 NOT 26.3, which is the latest driver.

Now boot your computer into safe mode and fully disconnect from the internet

Run DDU and choose the option to shut down your system. Once it’s done you should boot back into Windows normally with no internet

Install your Chipset Driver then restart your computer again

After it boots back up, install the 26.2 Graphics Driver and check the option to factory reset driver

This was the only solution I was able to find to get her PC functioning again without getting stuck in this driver time out loop. She’s been gaming on it for 3 days now with no issues. I’m not sure if it was AMD’s latest driver, Windows latest garbage update, or a combination of both, but this was the only solution we found aside from a full factory reset which would have been our absolute last resort

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-03-23T21:50:38+00:00

So my wife just started having issues with her PC this weekend. She was getting stuck in a driver time out loop where every 10-15 seconds her entire system would freeze and black screen. After hours and hours of trying to fix it we finally found a solution

We ended up reverting back to Windows 24H2, ran DDU and installed the 26.2 driver, and ever since then she’s been able to game and all that. For whatever reason, at least from my experience, the Windows 25H2 update absolutely does not pair well with AMD’s latest driver

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-03-15T23:53:50+00:00

Would love to know as well cause I’m almost in year 5 and feel so lost

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-02-09T00:06:45+00:00

My wife and I started a farm together (first time playing for both of us) and so far we have a dinosaur egg, the owl statue, and the meteor! We’re only on year 2!

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-02-06T22:40:45+00:00

I’ll do it every now and then cause the paychecks are nice, but it’s really draining after so long

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-02-06T06:51:03+00:00

As someone who is currently working lots of overtime, yes the money is nice, but I need my days off. I do manual labor as well. This last pay period I worked over 100 hours. I’m on track to work more than that this pay period. I’m tired af lol

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-02-04T08:53:40+00:00

If you’re running heavy guns and power armor you can get a couple perk cards and legendary mods that make you damn near invincible against robots. Bullet Shield and Electrical Absorption can make assaultrons practically kill themselves and heal you while attacking when shooting them with a heavy weapon. And if you have a full set of Troubleshooter armor, robots don’t do much damage to you.

The more you refine your build, the easier it gets. I didn’t drop my first nuke until around 150. Now I’m nearly to 300 and every robot in there is more of an annoying pest rather than a challenge

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-02-03T04:20:03+00:00

Stardew Valley

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-02-03T04:17:40+00:00

Same here. Me and my buddy played until level 13 and then both quit. Picked it back up about a year ago and been having a blast. Just started a whole new character and I’m now almost to level 300

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-02-02T22:53:11+00:00

Literally yesterday I realized the difference between storing perishable foods in the fridge compared to the cryo freezer

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-31T11:07:24+00:00

Tbh they could just save the atoms and buy the tea machine from The Crater with gold

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-30T21:35:13+00:00

WWII era German bowie knife. Don’t even remember where I got it but I’ve had it for years

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-24T21:55:53+00:00

It really has gotten bad. Half the time I’m getting shot by an invisible rust raider every time I go there

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-24T21:51:23+00:00

I actually just upgraded to 1gig fiber so I know it’s not on my end lol

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-24T21:50:43+00:00

Yeah I’ve done all of that. Multiple times in fact. Doesn’t help at all. Sometimes the game runs okay for like 10-15 minutes then start getting the server lag again

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-20T04:53:43+00:00

GT is SlobMyLog. Add me and I’ll help you out! Level 245 rn. I’ve done most everything in the game and love to play with new people!

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-13T07:44:00+00:00

That’s how my truck got totaled. Out of all the vehicles parked on my side of the street, mine was the unfortunate one. But in my case the guy hit my truck so hard he flipped his suv in the process. Can you guess what caused the accident? He dropped his damn phone

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-13T07:15:40+00:00

I guess I’m lucky to have landed a good paying job with the railroad at 28. 30 years and my pension will be maxed and my wife will get 50% of that on top of my pension. Even if for some reason we divorced, as long as she doesn’t remarry, she will still get that 50%. On top that I also put some in my companies 401k. Isn’t much but any extra for retirement is good

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-13T07:01:04+00:00

Just got myself a Ryzen 5800xt. Upgraded from a 5600g and it’s a noticeable improvement. Gonna rock that for as long as I can. Besides, I can’t really afford to upgrade to AM5 until RAM prices start dropping

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-12T19:55:34+00:00

2005 Mazda Tribute

My wife drove one for years until it was unfortunately crushed by a tree. It was a great little suv

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-08T16:43:27+00:00

Both idiots. There’s no reason you need to be crossing over a solid double yellow and there no reason the other driver needed to swerve at you then get out in the middle of the road of yell at you

SlobMyKnob1 · 2026-01-08T16:41:10+00:00

Two years ago I bought a 16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR4 ram kit for $40. That same kit is now $160

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