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BladeCipher
May 08, 2026Brass Contributor
Windows 11 causes discrete graphics cards to be locked at their base clock speed when idle
Testing has revealed that this is not a driver issue, but rather a problem caused by Windows updates. After comparing multiple versions, this issue was observed only in the latest version, 8246. Spec...
YTheoi
May 14, 2026Iron Contributor
Open NVIDIA Control Panel.
Navigate to Manage 3D settings.
Set Power management mode to Prefer maximum performance.
Apply changes.