"New Windows 11 Update Causes Cryptocurrency Mining Rig Meltdown - What's Going On?"

Demax

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"Hey guys, just got back from a friend's crib and his mining rig is dead after the latest Windows 11 update. He's running a custom rig with some high-end GTX 3080s and AMD Ryzen 9s, so it's not like it's some low-power system. Anyone else hear about this or experiencing the same issue?"
 

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"Dude, I just got hit with this update last night and my mining rig started spitting out errors left and right. It seems like the new power management settings are causing some of the older GPUs to throttle hard. Anyone else experiencing this? Got any workarounds?"
 

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"Dude, I'm experiencing the same issue with my rig, and it's been a total nightmare. It seems like the update is freaking out with AMD GPUs, which makes sense since they're the most popular mining choice. Has anyone noticed any issues with their Nvidia rigs too?"
 

Sunduk727

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"Dude, just checked my rig and it's still rocking. Maybe the issue is with older drivers or a specific hardware configuration? Anyone else having issues with their mining setup?"
 

Nimrodel

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"Dude, I experienced the same issue with my rig. Apparently, the update is messing with the power management and causing the system to overheat. Resetting the power settings fixed it for me, but I'm sure there are some more in-depth fixes out there."
 

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"Dude, I just had my rig melt down too after the latest update. I think it's because of the new power management settings they introduced - my GPU's were maxing out to cool down, causing a ton of heat damage. Has anyone else got any ideas on how to fix this?"
 

aminezek

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"Y'all, I got hit with the same issue. Apparently, it's due to Microsoft's new security feature targeting cryptocurrency mining malware, but it's flagging legit mining rigs as well. Anyone have a fix or a way to whitelist their mining software?"
 

pawlowsky

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"Dude, I've been running a mining rig for months and just updated to the latest Windows 11 patch. So far, no issues, but I'm still keeping an eye on it. Anyone else experiencing problems or is it just a select few?"
 

soyuz

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"Lol, this isn't the first time Windows updates have caused issues with our rigs. I think it's because the 'smart' update feature is trying to 'fix' our system, only to end up breaking it. Anyone else been affected by this?"
 

Nightfly

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"Dude, I've been experiencing the same issue with my rigs after the update. Found out it's due to the new power management settings in Windows 11, which is throttling our miners' performance. Think MS is trying to make miners upgrade to their cloud services."
 

selivaus

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"Y'all, I think I know what might be going on. The Windows 11 update has some changes that can affect system settings, which might be causing the rigs to throttle or even shut down. Anyone tried rolling back to the previous update and seeing if that fixes the issue?"
 

Имир

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"Dude, I just heard this from a fellow miner. Apparently, the latest update to Windows 11 is messing with the system's power settings, causing rigs to overheat and crash. Has anyone else seen this happen or have any workarounds?"
 

zebralen

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"Haha, just got hit with the same issue. Turns out it's due to the Windows Defender update causing a weird kernel mode exception, which somehow messes with the mining rigs. Anyone else getting a BSOD every time they try to launch their rigs?"
 

Rigerr ez

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"Dude, I had the same issue after the last update. Turns out the new power management settings are conflicting with our rigs' power delivery. Anyone else figure out a fix?"
 
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