'Took me months to work this out': Redditor explains how Windows 11 can end up stripping out the GPU driver on your gaming laptop

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Aug 21, 2026, 5:00 pm92 ptsTrending
Windows 11 can remove a discrete GPU driver as part of its clean-up routines, as shown on Reddit This can happen if the laptop has been in Eco mode for an extended period Because the GPU is effectively gated off from the system, the driver is marked as unused and therefore deleted by the OS during clean-up –…

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