Wednesday, January 11th 2017
Windows 10 KB3213986 Update Cripples Multi-monitor Gaming
The recent Cumulative Update for Windows 10 (KB3213986) cripples multi-monitor gaming, looking at the way Microsoft worded its "known issues" text. After the update is applied, users with multi-monitor setups could experience screen stuttering or clipped screens when running 3D apps on machines with more than one monitor. The only workaround Microsoft suggests for now entails running your 3D apps in non-fullscreen modes, such as windowed-maximized (pseudo-fullscreen) or windowed modes. Microsoft also goes as far as to suggest that people with multi-monitors could try starting their 3D apps with just one monitor connected.
"Users may experience delayed or clipped screens while running 3D rendering apps (such as games) on systems with more than one monitor," the change-log for the KB3213986 update reads. "To work around this issue please consider the following options: 1. Running the application in Windows mode (not full screen), or 2. Starting the application with only one monitor connected," it adds. The update effectively cripples multi-monitor gaming, using technologies such as AMD Eyefinity or NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround.
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Microsoft
"Users may experience delayed or clipped screens while running 3D rendering apps (such as games) on systems with more than one monitor," the change-log for the KB3213986 update reads. "To work around this issue please consider the following options: 1. Running the application in Windows mode (not full screen), or 2. Starting the application with only one monitor connected," it adds. The update effectively cripples multi-monitor gaming, using technologies such as AMD Eyefinity or NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround.
66 Comments on Windows 10 KB3213986 Update Cripples Multi-monitor Gaming
Vulkan being standard can't come soon enough.
So this issue doesn't seem to be limited to while gaming or in a fullscreen application.
I ran a system restore but the issue somehow remained. I haven't installed anything else in weeks and my graphics drivers have been up to date for at least 1 week.
Now I disabled my 2nd monitor and the problem went away.
I installed the update again and while I only have 1 monitor enabled, it's fine.
But this is not acceptable, a lot of people have multi-monitor setups these days.
There must be more to my, and others, setups that are causing us grief.
I hope yours keeps working.
I just uninstalled the official AMD drivers, and the full software suit that comes with it, and then let Windows automatically install drivers for my graphics card.
Now both monitors work and I played a few games on 1 screen, in fullscreen mode, and it worked fine.
I don't really play the latest games anymore, so I probably don't really need the latest AMD drivers... I can probably live with the Microsoft hosted/provided drivers.
Plus I forgot to say that, if I update after Anniversary update I loose most of my 100mbit in download on my computer o_O
None of us are foolish enough to run Windows 10 and for these exact reasons. Most of us[in this circle of friends] would rather stop playing games altogether than play "the Microsoft way". And we are not alone. I buy most of my games on GOG anyway as I personally HATE, LOATH and DESPISE DRM of any kind...
Edit; Every one of us are running two, three or four screens. So yah..
AS for BETA, this makes me laught. I hope you don't install BETA driver from nVidia or AMD. Oh wait, nVidia WHQL driver can be BETA as it has already crashed system or even card.
:) (please don't hate me :) )
Well if you read the forums here, many people on win10 had/have problems/complaints after new updates on windows 10.
Consider yourself lucky then....
@CrAsHnBuRnXp Star wars Battlefront, Rise of the tomb raider, Hitman, The division, Deus Ex Mankind Divided which you listed as DX12 only, which is what @P4-630 was talking about all have DX11 mode as well, and are all playable pre-W10. In fact, Rise of The Tomb Raider and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided had DX12 option added in later as a patch.
You do see several threads started by people having problems, that's true, but what would happen if people that don't see a problem start posting as well?
And then I guess it just sucks to be you then? Must be nice to be rich enough to have 4 screens to play games on with high end GPU's to support playing those games at an acceptable resolution.
Im not really in the best of moods so im probably coming off as kind of a dick, but it doesnt really matter if you buy your games off GoG and the like as youll still need to activate most games on steam, origin, Uplay or battle.net. So theres always some sort of DRM. There are just more acceptable versions of DRM.
So yeah...