Resetting the Windows 11 graphics driver using a keyboard shortcut is an option you can try when the graphics subsystem hangs in time launch games, applications, or browse the desktop.

Windows crashes, freezes, restarts or ‘death screens’ occur with varying frequency and are part of the daily life of users of Microsoft operating systems. Yes or yes, over time it will end up “degrading” due to the same use, installing / uninstalling applications or drivers, failures of some update of the same system or the introduction of some type of malware.

And that’s because Windows is today a giant ecosystem of hardware and software, and it’s not easy to guarantee absolute stability. Failures in Windows have very different degrees. 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 peripheral interaction.

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Here are keyboard shortcuts to help, and the ones available for Windows 11 are still as useful as ever. You already know that it’s a combination of two or more keys that saves time and effort when working with operating systems and applications and increases productivity by speeding up access to their functions.

But not only that, it also serves to solve problems and one of the most famous is “Control + Alt + Delete” which allows us to shut down 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 acronym that allows this restart the graphics driver Windows 11, one of those that can cause problems. It is activated by pressing four keys:

“Windows Control Shift B”

In case of problems with the graphics subsystem of running games, applications or due to crashes on the desktop, activate it, because it can return the system to the correct operating state. Check if it worked because of the screen it turns off for a moment and the computer beeps. Then the system will work properly and return to the same place where it fell without having to restart the application, the game, or turn the computer off and on.

There is no guarantee that this keyboard shortcut will solve all crashes in the graphics section and if they are serious, the shortcut will not solve them and you will definitely need to update or reinstall the drivers, these pieces of software that you also know as Driversthey are necessary for hardware support, but also often problematic for operating system operation.