It seems that the January update is seriously problematic for NVIDIA GPUs in some cases, with reports of black screens, FPS drops, and more besides.

To reduce game stuttering on Windows 11, update your NVIDIA, AMD, or other graphics card drivers. Turn on Windows 11's Game Mode from Settings > Gaming > Game Mode for better gaming experience.

Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service. Very often, we are required to update our Graphics Drivers manually. While Windows Update will update your computer system ...

Nvidia has confirmed that it's aware of Windows 11 gaming issues after the KB5074109 January 2026 Update and is looking into ...

NVIDIA is pushing out an out-of-band GPU driver update to resolve an issue introduced with Microsoft's October 2025 update for Windows 11 (KB5066835). According to NVIDIA, the Windows 11 update can ...