Windows 11 Update Triggers Critical GPU Crashes and Disrupts WPA3 Wi-Fi — Patch Incoming
Microsoft's January 2026 Patch Tuesday update, KB5074109, is crashing Nvidia GPU systems mid-game, dropping frame rates by 10–20 FPS, and triggering blue screens across Fortnite, Elden Ring, and Apex Legends. The March follow-up, KB5079473, made things considerably worse — some systems became unbootable entirely. Both companies have confirmed a joint investigation. Workarounds include rolling back drivers or disabling Memory Integrity. A fix is in development, and there's considerably more to this story than the patch notes reveal.Windows 11's January 2026 Patch Tuesday update, KB5074109, has become a significant issue for Nvidia GPU users, dragging frame rates down by 10 to 20 FPS and triggering black screens mid-game. For a community that measures performance in fractions of a second, that kind of regression hits differently.The update, released in January 2026, introduced…
