When there is a new driver for the graphics card, many people will choose to update it as soon as possible in order to obtain the best game performance. However, if you are an AMD Radeon graphics card user, please wait until the latest driver has not been updated. Recently, there have been related disasters abroad. After the update, Windows 11 and Windows 10 are likely to become bricked, and those who have not set up a restore point can only solve it through refilling, which is quite serious.
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Attention AMD Radeon graphics card users! Don’t update to the latest drivers yet, as this may brick Windows.
According to a report by foreign media TechSpot, the AMD Radeon graphics cards affected this time are the RX 6000 series and older models. Representatives said that the latest generation RX 7000 series is not included in this range and can be used with confidence.
AMD launched the latest “Adrenalin 2022 Edition Graphics Driver 23.2.1 Hotfix” driver on the 14th of this month. Many users on the Internet reported that it “will prevent the Windows system from starting and cannot enter the desktop.” Some people can only solve the problem by reinstalling Windows.
And I have met many users in the discussion forums of Reddit, Twitter and ComputerBase. For example, one Zitat von Cebo said that after the update, the system cannot be restarted. I have chosen to reset to the appearance settings:
The official Twitter of CapFrameX, a foreign software website, also reminded all users to back up your data when installing the Adrenalin 23.2.1 driver, and mentioned the affected users. They suspect that this driver will change the BIOS settings, so please check if there are any changes in startup, which will prevent you from entering the operating system. Do not reinstall directly:
Be careful when you install the latest Adrenalin 23.2.1. Backup your data!#AMD #Driver https://t.co/dOVZSth7OQ
— CapFrameX (@CapFrameX) February 15, 2023
It seems that the affected users are all Windows 11 and Windows 10, but this driver also supports Windows 7. It may be that few people currently use Windows 7, so no one has responded. Win 7 users are advised to be careful.
In addition, TechSpot also mentioned that devices equipped with Radeon 6800U such as Ayaneo 2 and Ayaneo Geek should also be careful when installing this driver. It seems that there are some glitches that will reduce the available VRAM of the APU to 512MB. Ayaneo officials recommend that users check the VRAM in the task manager after installation, and then update the BIOS via USB.
This also means that not only ordinary users find that there seems to be a problem with the AMD driver, but Ayaneo also thinks so, so be careful. If you have updated but have not encountered any problems, please quickly create a restore point and backup data. For those who don’t mind, it is recommended to remove this driver and wait for AMD to fix it or push an updated version before updating.
Those who haven’t updated yet should wait and see what happens next before making a decision.
Source: KOCPC Chinese