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Father Smashmas Dec 3, 2017 @ 1:36pm
Skyrim Screen Flickering and Graphical Glitches After Most Recent Windows 10 Update
So, I'm experiencing a problem I've never had up until now. About a couple of days ago, Windows released a large update for Windows 10. I launched Skyrim, thinking everything was gonna be fine when all of a sudden the screen just start flickering on full-screen mode and graphical glitches started to occur in windowed mode. I run Skyrim on an Acer v15 Nitro, which has an Nvidia Geforce GTX 960M, so it's able to run the game at max specs no problem. However, I can't seem to figure this one out. Anyone else having this issue?
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Falro the Great Dec 3, 2017 @ 5:29pm 
Reinstall your graphics card drivers from either Acer or Nvidia. The Fall Creator's Windows Update replaces them with generic ones.
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Father Smashmas Dec 3, 2017 @ 8:08pm 
ah, alright. thanks!
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Father Smashmas Dec 3, 2017 @ 10:01pm 
alright, so i reinstalled the drivers and restarted my computer. however, i still get screen flickering and graphical glitches. any other ways that this can be fixed?
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Bragi Dec 3, 2017 @ 10:17pm 
This issue is odd...what is your monitor's refresh rate set at when you play skyrim?

If it is 144Hz...turn it down to 60.
Last edited by Bragi; Dec 3, 2017 @ 10:17pm
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Father Smashmas Dec 3, 2017 @ 10:25pm 
i believe the default refresh rate for my laptop's monitor is already at 60hz. i'm wondering if this most recent windows 10 fall update broke something, because until this happened Skyrim worked like a charm (as much of a charm as a heavily modded game can be)
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Father Smashmas Dec 3, 2017 @ 10:27pm 
i'm going to try using an FPS limiter to see if this doesn't fix the issue. i could have been wrong about the monitor's refresh rate, so it's always good to have a contingency plan
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Father Smashmas Dec 3, 2017 @ 10:32pm 
aaaaaand the limiter doesn't seem to have done anything
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HercDaMerc Dec 3, 2017 @ 11:08pm 
Havin' the same problem.

Appears to be a resolution conflict issue that prevents the renderer from starting. With the few configurations I was able to start Skyrim with, part of the edges of the screen were out of view, which is very distracting and definitely far from optimal.

I tried to mess with the settings on Skyrim launhcer, my graphic card's settings GUI (AMD Radeon 7700 series) and even in Windows settings (display). Can't get it to work.
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Bragi Dec 4, 2017 @ 4:13am 
This only happens with Skyrim correct?

(If you have it) try it with fallout 3 and/or Fallout 4 to see if the same thing happens.

It could be among Bethesda games only?
Last edited by Bragi; Dec 4, 2017 @ 4:13am
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Bragi Dec 4, 2017 @ 4:40am 
Wait a minute...Is your Vsync turned off for Skyrim?

Here's how to turn if off (you will ofcourse have to turn it on)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mnupTZr8Ho

I have a feeling that the driver updates you did somehow changed those settings?
Last edited by Bragi; Dec 4, 2017 @ 4:42am
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Father Smashmas Dec 4, 2017 @ 10:53am 
don't think it was a resolution issue. been playing at max rez for as long as i can remember and haven't had a problem
only happened with Skyrim. and i think i found the problem. something seems to have gotten screwed up with my ENB since last i played. replaced files and edited them and now i don't seem to be having these issues
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Bragi Dec 4, 2017 @ 11:02am 
Originally posted by Father Smashmas:
don't think it was a resolution issue. been playing at max rez for as long as i can remember and haven't had a problem
only happened with Skyrim. and i think i found the problem. something seems to have gotten screwed up with my ENB since last i played. replaced files and edited them and now i don't seem to be having these issues
OOH you were using an ENB? That explains alot.
Just the smallest thing that changes with an ENB setting can screw up ALOT...words to live by

Anyways, if you bump into the issue again, be sure to let us know!
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Father Smashmas Dec 4, 2017 @ 11:36am 
sure thing! currently running into some mesh and texture problems, but it's nothing i can't fix
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Pro hentai lover Sep 27, 2021 @ 12:41pm 
Originally posted by Father Smashmas:
sure thing! currently running into some mesh and texture problems, but it's nothing i can't fix
What did you replace the file with?
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Father Smashmas Sep 28, 2021 @ 2:09pm 
Originally posted by Milk_spoon:
Originally posted by Father Smashmas:
sure thing! currently running into some mesh and texture problems, but it's nothing i can't fix
What did you replace the file with?
it's been 4 years. i honestly don't remember
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