BoxiestAbyss,
This may not be anything to do with the driver as a great many of us do not experience these problems. Much the same as not all people experience CTD’s with the simulator. I think we need to worry when great numbers of people start to complain about the same problem. Try uninstalling the driver and reinstall it again. I have reinstalled a driver up-to three times in the past and on the third occasion the problem resolved. When uninstalling the driver disconnect from the internet, Windows sneaks in a retro driver on my system if I dont disconnect from the internet when updating drivers. Some people are reporting stutters after the latest update to the simulator. There are so many variables which make it difficult to diagnose problems within the software/hardware environment of the PC and simulator.
Cheers!
Charles.