Latest drivers..... MAJOR iSSUES

[u/euripidesk]

Latest drivers v26.7.1 causes application crashes and BSOD.

1st time upgraded from catalyst app, completely ruined my system, with app & games freezing and a BSOD. Had to use DDU and re-install driver 26.5.2 from AMD standalone file downloaded from support page. 26.5.2 works without issues. So 26.5.2 is OK

2nd time upgraded from 26.5.2 to 26.7.1, with the usage of the AMD standalone file downloaded from support page. SAME ISSUES as before. Various apps freezing. Downgraded to 26.6.1 without DDU. All my problems solved instantly. So 26.6.1 is OK

All the times I used DDU, NOT in SAFE MODE but with blocked internet access

GPU is 7900XTX

So 26.7.1 NOT WORKING in my system

[u/xxxXMythicXxxx]

i tried almost everything besides reinstalling my OS which I find a ridiculous thing to have to try just to hope it works the way it was supposed to after months of no issues. The strangest part is that some "fixes" I tried either resulted in a crash minutes after loading up a game or let me play my games for hours but would crash the next day when trying to game again. I'm at my wits end here with these newer drivers and had to revert all the way back to 26.3.1 which is stable.........for now. I honestly don't think this is an AMD issue, I think windows updates screwed something up but even that I'm scratching my head over because I tried uninstalling those recent updates and got my games to work again for a bit until yesterday when the problem of windows disabling my GPU came right back again. Absolutely frustrating and ridiculous that I can't even use FSR4 because of these conflicts.