#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Display driver stopped responding and has recovered -- TDR, event 4101 Fix : Rule out heat, and extend the timeout only as a diagnostic Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-tdr Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 40 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX The machine is dusty, old, or in a warm enclosure. HOW TO UNDO IT Remove the TdrDelay value, as in the last step. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Display driver stopped responding and has recovered -- TDR, event 4101' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Rule out heat, and extend the timeout only as a diagnostic' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 40 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Watch the GPU temperature during the workload with the vendor''s own tool. Above 90C sustained is the answer.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Clean the heatsink and fans properly, and confirm the case has an intake as well as an exhaust.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Only as a diagnostic, raise the TDR timeout from the default two seconds.' -Why 'This does not fix anything -- it gives a struggling GPU longer before Windows resets it. It is useful to confirm the diagnosis (crashes become stutters) and should be removed afterwards, because a real hang now locks the desktop for eight seconds instead of two.' -Command { New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers' -Name TdrDelay -PropertyType DWord -Value 8 -Force } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Restart for it to take effect, test, then remove it.' -Command { Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers' -Name TdrDelay } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Temperatures stay under load limits and the resets stop with TdrDelay removed.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-tdr' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Remove the TdrDelay value, as in the last step.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule