Deadlock crashing/unstable with latest NVIDIA Drivers [581.15] | Windows 11

Domineeriv

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Hello,

This is more an issue with Nvidia, but I figured I'd put this here as well I've been able to replicate this 2-3 times with my current setup.

Issue: While entering and exiting the sandbox mode with DLSS enabled (or other gamemodes), my game will [randomly] freeze and crash without any error message. With DLSS disabled, I haven't been able to replicate this, but it seems like my frame time has spikes from around 8-9ms to 120ms randomly.

Below I've found the error in my Event viewer, implying it's an issue with the newest Game Ready Nvidia driver (581.15) released 28 August 2025. I wasn't able to find other error messages or crash logs.
I'm using a fresh installation of Windows 11 due to entire system crashing and getting corrupt yesterday: Windows 11 pro, Version 10.0.26100, OS Build 26100.5074 (64-bit).

Hardware itself shouldn't be causing the issue, as I have tested them for failures and everything has come back clear:
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8 Core-processor (4.70 GHz)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super OC
- 64GB RAM (XMP disabled)

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Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.
 
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