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NoblesseDeRobe
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Jun 15, 2026

Pascal (10 series) GPUs on Windows 11 encounter artifacting boot loop when HDR is enabled in Windows

Bug: Users with Pascal (10 series) GPUs on the latest builds of Windows 11 are encountering an issue with an infinite boot loop that shows artifacting on screen when HDR is enabled in Windows 11.

Workaround: Disable HDR in Windows 11

User reports:
https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHelp/comments/1t5nt0u/hdr_blackscreen_artifacts_on_boot_after_recent/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pchelp/comments/1ngqsze/artifacting_and_crash_during_windows_boot_caused/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1u5qfoo/is_my_gpu_doing_or_what/

Report this to NVIDIA:
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/ask
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/geforce-graphics-cards/5/587167/pascal-10-series-gpus-on-windows-11-encounter-arti/ 


Report this to Microsoft: https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/1s0tt03/tip_of_the_week_if_you_want_to_quickly_share/

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