{"id":184521,"date":"2026-02-06T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=184521"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:09:45","slug":"windows-11-kb5074109-nvidia-issue-black-screens-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-kb5074109-nvidia-issue-black-screens-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 January update (KB5074109) breaks NVIDIA GPUs (fix included)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>Microsoft released the January 2026 Windows 11 security update (KB5074109) for versions 24H2 and 25H2.<\/li>\n<li>Shortly after release, some users with NVIDIA GPUs reported several issues, including black screens and FPS drops.<\/li>\n<li>NVIDIA recommends uninstalling the KB5074109 update to mitigate the issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Windows 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/kb5074109-windows-11-january-2025-update\/\">2026-01 Security Update (KB5074109) (26200.7623)<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">was released on January 13, 2026, for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-new-features-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">versions 25H2<\/a> and 24H2,<\/span>\u00a0with important security fixes, <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-secure-boot-certificates-expiring-june-2026\/\">Secure Boot certificate updates<\/a> (to prevent future boot issues starting in June 2026), NPU-related battery drain improvements, and other quality enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>However, shortly after release, many users (especially those with NVIDIA GPUs) reported compatibility issues with this update, including random momentary black screens that freeze (or hang) the system for a moment before recovering automatically.<\/p>\n<p>Some user reports indicated average FPS dropping 10 to 30 percent, often about 10 to 20 FPS in popular titles, paired with worsened 1\/0.1 percent low frame times, which makes stutter and lag far more noticeable.<\/p>\n<p>This problem is likely an interaction between the update&#8217;s changes and NVIDIA driver behavior, similar to past incidents, such as the October 2025 update causing gaming slowdowns until <a href=\"https:\/\/nvidia.custhelp.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/5750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NVIDIA released a hotfix<\/a>. However, it&#8217;s unclear whether this issue is due to the January update release or a graphics card compatibility issue.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond these issues, many users are experiencing stutters, driver crashes, and reduced responsiveness even outside games, especially on heavy GPU workloads.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has officially acknowledged additional issues with update KB5074109, primarily the Azure Virtual Desktop sign-in issue, but graphics-related complaints are largely community-reported so far (on forums like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Windows11\/comments\/1qbym1c\/comment\/nzem1q2\/\">Reddit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/answers\/questions\/5708599\/windows-11-pro-security-update-kb5074109-messed-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Q&amp;A<\/a>, and tech sites). However, there has been no official response to the issues affecting NVIDIA\u2011powered PCs.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the official forums, NVIDIA has responded to user complaints, noting that it is investigating the issue and that the evidence points to a problem with update KB5074109. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/geforce\/forums\/user\/15\/\/581575\/\/?comment=3591316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">company notes<\/a> <q class=\"inline-quote\">Even though it started after a Windows 11 update, we are looking into it. As far as I know, the only way to resolve it appears to be uninstalling KB5074109.<\/q><\/p>\n<h2>What you can try to fix the problem<\/h2>\n<p>Since the company hasn&#8217;t acknowledged this\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">issue on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 11<\/a>, you can try to mitigate it<\/span>\u00a0by updating the graphics drivers before installing the system update. If the update has already been installed, you can try removing it. Alternatively, you can also pause Windows Update until a permanent solution becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>First, you can try <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/install-graphics-drivers-new-gpu-windows-11\/\">updating the NVIDIA drivers<\/a> to the latest version. If you already have the NVIDIA App installed on your computer, from the <strong>&#8220;Drivers&#8221;<\/strong> tab, check and download the latest update for your graphics card, and restart the device.<\/p>\n<section class=\"custom-related-posts-wrapper\"><span class=\"custom-related-posts-heading\">Related<\/span><div class=\"custom-related-posts-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/avoid-windows-11-update-problems\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"How to avoid Windows 11 update (KB5079473) problems \u2013 and recover quickly\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/windows-11-install-updates-without-issues-hero.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to avoid Windows 11 update (KB5079473) problems \u2013 and recover quickly\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">How to avoid Windows 11 update (KB5079473) problems \u2013 and recover quickly<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/install-graphics-drivers-new-gpu-windows-11\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"How to correctly install graphics drivers when upgrading to a new GPU on Windows 11\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ddu-windows-11-safe-mode-hero-mauro-huculak.webp?fit=300%2C206&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to correctly install graphics drivers when upgrading to a new GPU on Windows 11\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">How to correctly install graphics drivers when upgrading to a new GPU on Windows 11<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/uninstall-update-windows-11\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"5 Ways to uninstall an update manually on Windows 11 (2026)\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/windows-11-uninstall-updates-hero.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"5 Ways to uninstall an update manually on Windows 11 (2026)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">5 Ways to uninstall an update manually on Windows 11 (2026)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<p>Alternatively, the company also recommended uninstalling the update KB5074109. You can do this from <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Windows Update<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Update history<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Uninstall updates<\/strong>, click the <strong>&#8220;Uninstall&#8221;<\/strong> option for the &#8220;KB5074109&#8221; package, and then restart the computer.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"responsive-youtube-container\">\n        <iframe\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7cN2U0llrG0?rel=0&showinfo=0\"\n            frameborder=\"0\"\n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n            allowfullscreen\n            loading=\"lazy\"\n        ><\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t installed the January 2026 Security Update and have an NVIDIA graphics card, open <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Windows Update<\/strong>, then click the <strong>&#8220;Pause for 1 week&#8221;<\/strong> button to temporarily <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/disable-automatic-updates-windows-11\/\">disable automatic updates<\/a>. In the case that the device already downloaded the update and a restart is required, then from the &#8220;Restart now&#8221; button, open the menu and the <strong>&#8220;Schedule restart&#8221;<\/strong> option, and choose the last date to postpone the install.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you noticing these issues on your device?<\/strong> Let me know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft kicks the new year with a security update for Windows 11 thatd breaks graphics cards from NVIDIA, but here&#8217;s the fix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,23],"tags":[2715],"class_list":["post-184521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-windows","tag-windows-11"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Windows 11 January update (KB5074109) breaks NVIDIA GPUs (fix included) - Pureinfotech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"KB5074109 (build 26200.7623) for Windows 11 is causing problems on NVIDIA GPUs, but you can fix the issue by following these three tips.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-kb5074109-nvidia-issue-black-screens-fix\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Windows 11 update KB5074109 just broke my NVIDIA GPU \u2013 Here&#039;s the fix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KB5074109 (build 26200.7623) for Windows 11 is causing problems on NVIDIA GPUs, but you can fix the issue by following these three tips.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-kb5074109-nvidia-issue-black-screens-fix\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pureinfotech \u2022 Windows 10 &amp; Windows 11 help for humans\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/pureinfotech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-06T12:00:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-06T16:09:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/windows11-kb5074109-nvidia-gpu-problem-hero.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1680\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1050\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mauro Huculak\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Does your gaming PC show a black screen after the January 2026 update? 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