Error indicating D3D device removal because DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_RESET occurred after the screensaver appears in Fallout 4.
Error indicating D3D device removal because DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_RESET occurred after the screensaver appears in Fallout 4.
This only occurs in Fallout 4. When I let the system idle (stop using the mouse and gamepad), the screen turns black and when I move the mouse back, the game crashes with an error. Some believe it's a GPU driver issue. I have a GTX 1080 TI, reinstalled drivers multiple times, even changed motherboards without fixing this.
What’s unusual is my screensaver in Windows 10 64 home doesn’t go to bubbles first—it goes straight black, as if the screen was turned off, but it stays on because of the TV and mouse movement. It seems the TV sleep timer might be shorter than my screensaver timeout, though that shouldn’t cause the error.
I’m okay restarting the game, but this happens often when I haven’t saved my game, suggesting something is fundamentally wrong with my GPU or system.
System details:
i7 8700K
Samsung 500GB NVMe
ASRock Z370 PRO 4
G Skill 16 GB 3000 MHz
GPU is OC'd via precision EVGA software, but issues persisted before the OC.
CPU is OC with BIOS EZ OC; turbo boost at 4.7 GHz and RAM frequency set to AUTO.
I had to handle this on my own, but you can use the Nvidia control panel.
Open it and create a profile for: steam.exe, steamservice.exe, Steamoverlayui.exe.
Force them to use the Nvidia GPU.
Set these settings on all three and apply:
• Power management mode – Prefer maximum performance
• Threaded optimization – ON
• Triple buffering – OFF
• Vertical Sync – OFF
Ensure all three have these options after applying.
Close the Nvidia control panel.
Right-click the desktop and choose "refresh".
I had to handle this on my own, but you can use the Nvidia control panel.
Open it and create a profile for: steam.exe, steamservice.exe, Steamoverlayui.exe.
Force them to use the Nvidia GPU.
Set these settings on all three and apply:
• Power management mode – Prefer maximum performance
• Threaded optimization – ON
• Triple buffering – OFF
• Vertical Sync – OFF
After applying, ensure all three have these options.
Close the Nvidia control panel.
Right-click the desktop and choose "refresh".
Hey
I'm facing a similar problem when opening Steam in big picture mode. It began after my PC restarted unexpectedly, and I needed some driver updates. I thought it might be the reason, so I used a free tool to install them. My original driver updater asked for payment, but it seemed to fix everything except the graphic 1080 card. Then I tried GeForce Experience as an optimizer to download a driver for that issue. Now, when I open both driver updaters, they say no updates are needed, even though this keeps happening. I also noticed some Steam games disappeared, so I re-added them. All my Steam settings are back to the default. I've also seen that the free tool might have installed incorrect drivers for certain devices—like my monitor is listed under audio inputs and outputs in Device Manager, even though there are no speakers.
I followed what you suggested, but I'm still unsure how to create a profile or switch to NVIDIA GPU settings. I haven't used the Nvidia Control Panel before and don't know how to do it.