[FIXED] Kernel crash - nvidia display driver stopped responding and has recovered

[Jacky the rat]

FIX: Nvidia made a hotfix driver. You can find it here:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/900924/geforce-drivers/geforce-hotfix-driver-359-12-for-geforce-860m-notebook-gpus-released-12-2-15-/

I have this major issue and I am wondering if I am alone with this or not. My game crashes very often (when entering new area, lockpicking, inspecting an item) and return me to the desktop with the error that my nvidia display driver stopped.

(nvidia display driver stopped responding and has recovered, Kernel crash, etc)

I have the latest drivers installed (v 358.91).

Do you have this problem and do you know how to fix it?

specs:
Lenovo y50
GTX 860m 4gb
8 gb ram
intel i7-4710HQ 2.50GHz

Edit:
Ok I did some research and I think the gtx860m is the problem. A lot of people on the nvidia forum are reporting problems with the drivers. Looks like the last 3 drivers are broken or just don't work with the 860m.

downgraded my driver to this version: v 355.98. It seems to work but I will have to play a bit longer to be certain about it.

Update 2/12/2015:
After a lot of complaining by us the community on the nvidia geforce forum they are finally working on a hotfix for this issue. They told us they found the root problem and are QA testing the hotfix.

Source:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/894437/geforce-drivers/please-fix-drivers-for-860m-/

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/898119/geforce-drivers/geforce-gtx-860m-issue-with-r358-driver-release-updated-12-01-15-/

Hope it works for you all.

[Tandköttsmaraton]

I have the same problem.

[Jacky the rat]

I tried downgrading my nvidia driver but that did not work. Still keeps crashing. ;_;

[Fluffy]

Same laptop and same problem

[Creation]

Same mate usually when I restart the computer it'll play nice again. Got a nice uninterrupted 4 hours this morning now game won't even open for me :(

[Nephron]

Use MSI Afterburner to clock down your GPU.

[ChillWill624]

same probelm going insane very very slowly

[Jacky the rat]

Try downgrading the driver to version: v 355.98. Seems to be a nvidia driver issue. Other versions I tried did not work.

[Aurelein]

Thank you!
Downgrading to v. 355.98 fixed it for me.

[Senri]

Same problem... can someone Mind telling me how to downgrade?

[Jacky the rat]

引用自 Senri：

Same problem... can someone Mind telling me how to downgrade?

Use the geforce website and select your driver. Then download and install. Installation goes automatically. Make sure you select the right model and os etc.
Use this website:
http://www.geforce.com/drivers

Good luck.

[Dabiin]

this keeps happening when my gpu is overclocked, but as soon as i set it back to stock speeds, it stops crashing

[Jacky the rat]

Ye overclocking also screws over a lot. But this problem persist withouth overclocking your gpu. A lot of users are laptop users.

Apperantly Nvidia knows about this issue. Here is a statetment from Nvidia:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CT7GTEiXIAA29-_.jpg

[Tyrant]

same issue except im using a 970

issue solved when i rolled back to 2.5.5.1 drivers -_-

[Parabullet]

i have this problem too, i think is related to gpu temp problems, i'm going to try the evga x to up the fan speed.

[Ninth Hour]

I have the same problem, but it's weird how it started. When I first installed the game, I had no problems running it for a few hours on Ultra settings, with 358.91 installed. Then, the next day, the game began crashing every 20-30 minutes. Another day later, game ran fine for up to 7 hours before crashing. Then today, the game keeps on crashing every minute, with the same "display driver has stopped working and has successfully recovered" message.

The only thing I had changed from the base game was to disable mouse acceleration in fallout4.ini. But restoring the original file did not solve the problem. Nor did uninstalling and reinstalling the game.

I've tried other things suggested on forums, including:

Disabling Nvidia Streaming Service
Downclocking GPU with MSI Afterburner
Verifying Integrity of game cache
Changing power management mode of my Nvidia card to "prefer maximum performance"
Rebooting computer and restarting
Changing game's graphics settings to High or Medium (haven't tried Low yet)
Rolling back to my last driver (327.62)

For reference, I'm using the following laptop:

Lenovo Y510p
intel i7-4700MQ 2.40GHz
GeForce GT 750M, 2 GPU's
8 gb ram

running Windows 8

Not quite a gaming rig but I was still able to run the game initially. I'm especially puzzled that it worked fine on day one, on Ultra settings, yet can barely function now- beyond 1 to 2 minutes- on Medium settings.

Perhaps there is a different driver that I could install? Not sure what to do next.