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Windows 10 FPS issues

by Sep 15, 2018 10:26AM PDT

I have been running a game called Paladins fine for the past month or so. Today I opened it up and had around 5-10 fps, even on the home screen. I don't know what I could've done to have such a sudden and drastic change. Also, when I tried to run Minecraft (which I haven't run in a while) I got the following crash report: "The game crashed whilst initializing game
Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW error 65542: WGL: The driver does not appear to support OpenGL". I'm not sure if this is related in any way... Please help!

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I agree. W10 still doesn't do all the work for us.
by Forum moderator Sep 15, 2018 10:29AM PDT
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So do I need to manually download a new driver?
by cds07 Sep 15, 2018 10:37AM PDT

If so, how do I find the right one? I've already updated windows to the latest version and still have the same issues. I appreciate the help

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The errors do look like video driver issues.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 15, 2018 10:59AM PDT

The link I noted should have a reference to the maker's web pages for drivers.

That is, if you have a Dell, you go to dell.com, put in your service tag to find your machine's drivers.

This area is still called driver hell for the uninitiated since the exact steps change with the make of of the PC and for machines made by us we are visiting the motherboard maker for BIOS and drivers then the video card maker for their drivers.

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PS for clarity.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 15, 2018 11:03AM PDT

I've had a few clients that downloaded drivers. But they didn't install them. So I have to be clear that not only do I download a driver, I'll install it afterwards.

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Thanks!
by cds07 Sep 15, 2018 11:14AM PDT

All I had to do was open Device Manager, right click on my graphics card, and update it. Both problems solved.

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That method was in the article.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 15, 2018 11:22AM PDT

For me, I want the best possible performance so I do the updates the old fashioned way.

But if your system is working, then you can stop here and enjoy your PC.

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