Stop Error 0x116 – How to Fix a Stop Error 0x116 on a Graphics Card
One of the reasons why you may get stop error 0x116 is because your display driver is out of date. You can easily fix this problem by downloading and installing the latest drivers for your graphics card from the NVIDIA website. These will allow the video TDR to function properly and avoid this error in the future.
Troubleshooting
The most likely cause of stop error 0x116 is a problem with your video card driver. If this is the case, you can try updating your graphics card driver using the Windows Update feature.
If that doesn’t work, you can use the System File Checker (SFC) command to scan your system for corrupted driver files and fix them. This is an easy way to get back to normal operation quickly.
Another possibility is that your graphics card has been overclocked, and this is causing the error. Overclocking gives a slight boost in performance, but it also stresses the GPU and increases its temperature.
Disabling the fan control software on your video card may help to prevent this issue. Applications like MSI Afterburner, GeForce Experience, Razer product application, and Aura iQUE will all have these settings enabled, so you can easily disable them to see if that helps.
Another option is to run a registry scan for any entries that are causing the error. This is a quick and simple process, and it’s one of the most effective ways to weed out any errors on your computer.
Disabling TDR
Windows has a feature called TDR (Time Detection and Recovery), which is used to reset the graphics card if it fails to respond to the operating system within a short period. If the card does not respond for a long time, the OS thinks that the driver is broken and shuts it down.
When this happens, a blue screen error appears, which is called a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death). It’s very common to see this error on a Windows PC, and it can also be fatal, resulting in data loss.
One way to fix this is to disable TDR by editing the Windows registry. However, the method is risky, and Dell recommends that you back up your files before attempting it.
First, launch the Windows registry editor. Double-click on “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” and navigate to “Regedit”. Then, open the key named “TdrDelay” by clicking on it. Change the value to a number higher than 2 seconds, and click OK.
Resetting the display driver
If you’re experiencing a freezing screen or flickering issues, it might be time to reset the display driver. This can free up locked cache data and improve performance.
The operating system will typically restart the driver on its own. That’s fine and helpful, but there are times when you might want to do it manually instead.
Luckily, there’s a quick and easy way to do that. Just press Win+Ctrl+Shift+B, and you’ll be done with it — your screen will go black, there’s a beep, and everything will start working again.
Another option is to completely reinstall your graphics driver. To do this, open the Device Manager by pressing Windows and X keys, then select “Display Adapters” to expand it.
Reinstalling the driver
Luckily, the error can be easily removed by simply reinstalling the driver. This can be done in a number of ways, but the most convenient one is to do it via Device Manager.
This will require you to uninstall the current driver and then restart your computer. Windows will automatically reinstall the latest version of the driver after the restart.
You can also use the Device Manager to reinstall a driver for a hardware device. The way you choose depends on the method that you used to uninstall the drivers.
Another option is to use a third-party driver removal tool called Driver Display Uninstaller (DDU). This will remove almost all of the drivers for GPUs including AMD, Nvidia, and Intel.
This will also remove any extra files and registry entries that may have been installed during the process. This is a great solution for anyone who wants to get rid of unused, old, and faulty drivers.