GeForce 566.03 WHQL driver - nvwgf2umx.dll error

[max17b]

Hello. I installed the latest 566.03 WHQL graphics card drivers due to the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. It turned out that after installing this driver in games based on the Unreal graphics engine (Hogwarts Legacy) when exiting the game (right before the desktop is displayed) this error occurs. I used other, older drivers for over a month and never had this error. Due to driver security vulnerabilities, I cannot revert to an older version of the drivers.

[STBiLL]

NVidia moment

Just wait for a month or two until they fix what they broke.

[max17b]

I would go back to the older driver version if it weren't for these security issues :(

[I Miss Her]

Originally posted by max17b:

I would go back to the older driver version if it weren't for these security issues :(

No issues here with those drivers been using them since release day.

Did you try using DDU as directed? Meaning disable network adapter, boot into safe mode, run DDU, make sure "keep nvidia settings" is unchecked and then uninstall drivers, reboot and install 566.03 & monitor driver, reboot again and enable network.

I've always done this with every single driver update since DDU was created, and I always update drivers (and windows and everything else for that matter) the day they're available and I've never had any issues with any game ever or had any need to rollback ever. The one and only issue I ever had was a specific GSync issue almost 2 years ago that was very driver specific and they hotfixed a few days later.

Hope you get it figured out!

Edit: Practically the only games I've been playing this year are UE4/UE5 games

[max17b]

Driver security vulnerabilities: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2504035/security-flaws-found-in-all-nvidia-geforce-gpus-update-drivers-asap.html

Every time I install new Nvidia drivers, I use DDU and do things exactly as you described (clean install, safe mode, etc.).
The error itself does not show up on the desktop, but I found information about it in "View all problem reports" on Windows. And there I found information about the error. Check yours if you have any information there.

I use the RTX 3090 ASUS TUF graphics card.

[I Miss Her]

Originally posted by max17b:

Driver security vulnerabilities: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2504035/security-flaws-found-in-all-nvidia-geforce-gpus-update-drivers-asap.html

Every time I install new Nvidia drivers, I use DDU and do things exactly as you described (clean install, safe mode, etc.).
The error itself does not show up on the desktop, but I found information about it in "View all problem reports" on Windows. And there I found information about the error. Check yours if you have any information there.

I use the RTX 3090 ASUS TUF graphics card.

I'm using 4070 at the moment but my sons system has a 3080 with identical settings in bios/windows/gpu/monitor and doesn't throw an error either.

I didn't find any errors listed in Event Viewer or were you looking someplace else perhaps? Can you paste out the whole error message?

Are you using Reshade? RTSS? Afterburner? The only time I saw an error like yours was when I was using all 3 and it turned out to be afterburner which I stopped using and replaced with Fan Control.

Hyper Threading? Rebar enabled? Using Frame Generation? I haven't used Hyper threading in years I turn it off but I've always used Rebar & FG as well as Gsync for as long as I've been able to.

Edit: It's cold outside and snowed so I'm planning on spending rest of the afternoon inside so I'll tinker around with some settings just to see if I can get it to throw the error and report back if I can do so.

[max17b]

I am sending the error text from "Problem Reports":

Source
Hogwarts Legacy

Summary
The operation has stopped.

Date
‎05.‎11.‎2024 08:35

Status
Report sent

Description
Faulting application path: C:\Outside_system\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Binaries\Win64\HogwartsLegacy.exe

Problem signature
Problem event name: APPCRASH
Application name: HogwartsLegacy.exe
Application version: 4.27.2.0
Application timestamp: 6698070c
Faulting module name: nvwgf2umx.dll
Faulting module version: 32.0.15.6603
Faulting module timestamp: 670e6dd9
Exception code: c0000005
Exception offset: 0000000000698f26
OS version: 10.0.22631.2.0.0.768.101
Locale ID: 1045
Additional information 1: f4ce
Additional information 2: f4ce3d7939e8a98a4eb03f22a78cb82c
Additional information 3: 5bf4
Additional information 4: 5bf43005df3e8ba852ece0459c94f57e

Additional problem information
Package ID: af1da2648990fc2bbc63388f96de89b1 (2045540845118982577)

Go to Start and search for Problem Reports. The Review problem reports tool opens, showing you your Windows Error Reporting reports, along with a status about whether it was sent to Microsoft.

I play Hogwarts Legacy in maximum detail. The game is not modded in any way. I have all technologies like Nvidia Reflex, DLSS, FSR disabled.

I'm figuring out this problem and in the system error report it shows up as a game application error, so maybe they need to update it and in the end the graphics card driver itself is fine.

Not only that, but I tested the game earlier on 561.09 whql and I didn't have such an error.

Furthermore, I also wanted to thank you for your interest and involvement in the topic of my problem :)

[I Miss Her]

Originally posted by max17b:

I am sending the error text from "Problem Reports":

Furthermore, I also wanted to thank you for your interest and involvement in the topic of my problem :)

Thanks for the info and you're welcome!

I checked my own and I do not have any crashes listed for any games at all and only 2 other application crashes from a few months ago, and a few other errors in the previous 9ish months since I installed my current system, every year or so I tend to completely wipe everything and do a fresh Windows install & install whichever games I'm currently playing. For personal stuff like music and whatnot I keep all of that on a different drive so that I don't have to worry about moving things or backing things up when I do that.

I tried turning a few things off and on but so far no crashes, although I do notice that when I shut down the game it seems to take a long time (perhaps 30-40 seconds) before Steam thinks the game is closed. It might have been like this always and I just hadn't noticed though, but I thought maybe I was onto something since for most games it's only a few seconds before whatever game I'm playing is closed and I can start another one or shut down steam.

Later today I will try putting everything back as it was and seeing if the delayed close still happens and if I can trigger it on my own.

Edit: Have you tried looking in Event Viewer (right click on start and choose) and then Custom Views--> Admin Events and search for anything around same time frame as the crash happens? Since it always happens for you it might be easier to trigger the error and then search.. just thoughts!
Normally I use pretty much max settings, Gsync + DLSS & Reflex + Boost and a 120FPS cap although I have no idea if any of those things makes any difference I have some time to kill and like to tinker.. sometimes even more than playing games lol

[max17b]

I have something like this in Event Viewer:

Faulting application name: HogwartsLegacy.exe, version: 4.27.2.0, timestamp: 0x6698070c
Faulting module name: nvwgf2umx.dll, version: 32.0.15.6603, timestamp: 0x670e6dd9
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000698f26
Faulting process id: 0x0x3044
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DB2F540F57D262
Faulting application path: C:\Outside_System\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Binaries\Win64\HogwartsLegacy.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_ab3196e1830c9b6c\nvwgf2umx.dll
Report ID: c19a1634-a3ef-46b4-b749-885312a4602e
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package relative application ID:

- System

- Provider

[ Name] Application Error
[ Guid] {a0e9b465-b939-57d7-b27d-95d8e925ff57}

EventID 1000

Version 0

Level 2

Task 100

Opcode 0

Keywords 0x8000000000000000

-TimeCreated

[ SystemTime] 2024-11-05T07:34:59.8576727Z

EventRecordID 8969

Correlation

- Execution

[ ProcessID] 1568
[ThreadID] 5688

Channel Application

Computer Max17b

- Security

[UserID] S-1-5-21-3495591203-745264278-3123897230-1001


- EventData

AppName HogwartsLegacy.exe
AppVersion 4.27.2.0
AppTimeStamp 6698070c
ModuleName nvwgf2umx.dll
ModuleVersion 32.0.15.6603
ModuleTimeStamp 670e6dd9
ExceptionCode c0000005
FaultingOffset 0000000000698f26
ProcessId 0x3044
ProcessCreationTime 0x1db2f540f57d262
AppPath C:\Outside_the_system\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Binaries\Win64\HogwartsLegacy.exe
ModulePath C:\Windows\system32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_ab3196e1830c9b6c\nvwgf2umx.dll
IntegratorReportId c19a1634-a3ef-46b4-b749-885312a4602e
PackageFullName
PackageRelativeAppId

This error does not always occur. Interestingly, it does not display on the desktop in any way. I only found information about this error in Problem Reports.

I have a newly installed system and all drivers installed to the latest. Here's what my setup looks like:

Corsair TX850M 850W power supply
Phanteks Eclipse P600S Silent case
Kingston A2000 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-E x4 Gen3 NVMe SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K, 3.7 GHz, 9 MB, BOX processor
Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX, DDR4, 32 GB, 3000MHz, CL16 memory
ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 TUF GAMING OC 24GB GDDR6X
Sound BlasterX AE-5 sound card