I get an error, "video tdr failure".

Anonymous
2013-02-16T09:25:35+00:00

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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Anonymous
2015-09-01T15:14:31+00:00

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,

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2013-02-17T04:14:43+00:00

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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-09-05T03:32:36+00:00

    Hi Sharief,

       I had the same problem when I was reading an ebook and had lots of tabs open at the same time and when I opened the ebook, the text looked like it had been rained on and the text was huge. When I tried to exit out of my ebook and try again my cursor turned into a white rectangle and froze. Then my computer blue screened. Also, it was just after an update. What should I do to fix it?

    Sincerely,

    Kevin

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-09-05T05:08:38+00:00

    At first I want to know that which laptop are you using??? See, blue screen may be a RAM issue, but if you get the particular failure massage "Video_tdr_failure", then it will be your graphics card issue. And if, you only need to change the graphics card, but one thing you should know that if you want to change graphics card you have to change the whole mother board as it is not like desktop, another way you should go for a repair option, but there is 50-50 chance for solve it. But one thing remember if you go through this problem its not a software issue, its a hardware issue, You cannot solve it by updating your video driver, or doing disable it or something like that.

    Thanking You,

    SUMAN

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-09-07T02:11:19+00:00

    Hi SUMAN,

    I am using a desktop computer with 4 GB of RAM. I have never opened my computer up before but after the blue screen the problem seemed to be solved.

    From,

    Kevin

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