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Original title : video tdr failure
what is that mean?? how to solve it, does it effecting the video quality in my pc?
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I had this problem and think I have found the cure. Open up the Nvidia Control Panel (probably bottom right tasks bar) left hand side of control panel click on Phys configurations, click on automatic and change to GForce (if this is what your computer runs) click apply - hopefully this may cure your problems. If not increase the power to your cpu,
Hi Sya Erina,
Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community Forum!
Based on the issue description, it appears that you are getting an error video tdr failure on the computer.
To guide you in the right direction, I need a few more information from the computer that has the issue. Please help me answer the following questions:
1. When do you get this error message?
2. Were there any recent changes made on the computer prior to the issue?
I will certainly help you out with this issue.
TDR is the Timeout, Detection, and Recoverycomponent in Windows. **** What happens is the Graphics Display driver for the installed graphics card stops responding. When this happens, windows will stop and restart the driver to fix the problem.
The most common reason for this issue is that the graphics device is being overloaded or used beyond its capabilities.
This happens most often when playing graphic intensive games, but can happen with any process that uses a large amount of graphic resources, such as when editing or creating videos.
Some things you can do to avoid these problems:
a. Make sure you are using the latest graphics device driver.
b. Manage your time working with programs that are graphic intensive, exit any other programs that might also use a large amount of resources.
I would suggest you to download and Install the latest graphic card drivers from the manufacturer’s website and check.
You can install Windows 7 drivers in compatibility mode if there are no Windows 8 compatible drivers.
Follow these steps:
a) Press the ‘Windows + W’ key on the keyboard.
b) Type compatibility in the search box and then press enter.
c) Click “Run programs made for previous versions of Windows” option from the list appeared in the left side.
d) Select the drivers and install.
If the issue persists or you have further questions on Windows, please do not hesitate to let us know. We will be glad to assist you.
8/20/2016 - Microsoft decided to do a Windows 10 "update" on my Dell Precision M2400 laptop, which was functioning fine beforehand. Now it just goes into a reboot loop with TDR Video Failure message. No opportunity to have not allowed the video driver to be "upgraded", no opportunity to reinstall the previous version of the driver which was functioning fine. Looks like I should either just reinstall Windows 8.1 or just give up on Microsoft completely and go to Linux. Thanks Microsoft for "breaking" my notebook and giving no option to fix it! I wish I could sue Microsoft for the damage that will be caused thins morning because of my now not being able to get the work done I needed to on my computer, which will result in my missing a critical deadline.
Boy, will you be in for a surprise if you do go to Linux! I did that just in a dual boot because I have to support Linux systems as well as Windows and Mac OS X (and don't get me started on the recent driver issues in upgrading Mac OS the last few times). I have had more problems and headaches with multiple, differing distributions of Linux than I ever have had with any version of Windows! And, there still are things that Windows drivers can do that Linux drivers cannot, and its been well over 25 years of continued Linux installations for me. I still have serious problems with Ubuntu's latest LTS release and it was a fresh install because upgrading broke functionality on multiple machines that were certified to work with Ubuntu!
In any case, you can use the troubleshooting options at startup in Windows 10 to get your system back to working again. You will want to use option 3 to Enable Low resolution video, and then reinstall your driver after removing all traces of the old driver. If you cannot access the startup options in Windows from your machine directly, use Windows 10 DVD or repair disc that you can make from an ISO. The trouble is with the older driver on your system that is causing the issue. You need to use the latest and greatest driver to stop this. If the manufacturer of your hardware has obsoleted your driver's support, there isn't much you can do but to upgrade the discrete card in your machine or to try to reinstall the latest driver available for your outdated hardware.
The most common reason for this issue is that the graphics device is being overloaded or used beyond its capabilities.
So if this happens when loading up a Google slides or power point what do I do?
