Gamers celebrate 50% performance gains following Nvidia hotfix driver — patch fixes October Windows 11 cumulative update that broke performance in some games

Nvidia released a hotfix driver to address performance issues caused by a buggy Windows 11 cumulative update from Microsoft. Gamers have reported significant performance gains of up to 50% in certain titles after installing the hotfix driver. The update specifically targets issues with the October 2025 Windows 11 update that impacted FPS in games. While Nvidia has provided a fix for its GPUs, AMD and Intel GPUs are also affected but have yet to receive updates. The hotfix driver, version 581.94, is considered beta, so users are advised to proceed with caution due to potential bugs.