Crashes, freezes, restarts or “screens of death” in Windows occur with varying frequency and are part of the daily life of a user of Microsoft operating systems. Yes or yes, over time it will end up “degraded” due to the same usage, installation/uninstallation of apps or drivers, failure of any update of the same system or introduction of some type of malware.

And it’s because Windows is a gigantic ecosystem of hardware and software today, and it’s not easy to guarantee absolute stability. There are many different degrees of Windows crashes. Most problems are not serious and can be solved quickly and conveniently. For example, as in this case, there are times when the graphics system freezes, blocking the use of the screen or any interaction with peripherals.

Restarting the Windows 11 graphics driver using a keyboard shortcut is an option you can try when the graphics subsystem immediately stops responding launching games, applications or browsing the desktop.

Graphics driver for windows 11

This is where keyboard shortcuts come in handy, and the ones available for Windows 11 are still as useful as ever. You already know that these are combinations of two or more keys that save time and effort when working with operating systems and applications and increase productivity by speeding up access to their functions.

But not only that, they are also used to solve problems and one of the most famous is “Control + Alt + Delete” which allows us to turn off or restart the computer, change users or access the task manager and close the application that is causing us problems.

There is another lesser-known shortcut that allows this restart the graphics driver Windows 11, one of those that can cause problems. Its activation is done by pressing four keys:

“Windows + Control + Shift + B”

In case of problems with the graphics subsystem of running games, applications or crashes on the desktop, activate it, because it can return the system to a proper working state. You check if it worked because the screen it turns off for a moment and the computer beeps. After that, the system will work properly and return to the same place where it crashed without the need to restart the application, game or turn the computer on and off.

There are no guarantees that this keyboard shortcut will solve all graphics crashes, and if they are severe, the shortcut won’t solve it, and you’ll probably need to update or reinstall your drivers, those pieces of software you also know as Driversthey are necessary for hardware support, but also often problematic for operating system operation.