Crashing and Performance may be improved for some players with NVidia cards

Wily_Wizard

Check these articles over at Gforce forums:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/573811/nvidia-streamer-service-may-be-freezing-your-pc/

This could be related to the memory leak too:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/672846/nvstreamsvc-exe-memory-leak/


I just checked my windows services and disabled this streamer service. I'll try to play for a while and see how things go, and report back.
(NOTE: Don't disable this service if you need to use Nvidia Shield or the Nvidia streamer service)

Wily_Wizard

Quick Directions

*Type into the run/search bar: services.msc

Scroll down, look for this service



*Double-click the service, then select disable in the pop-up menu. Click Ok.

Ranique

Thanks a lot. I had this issue ever since I installed windows 10 technical preview. At first I blamed the fact that I was playing on a beta machine and ESO was just not ready for it. But then another game had the exact same issue so I had it on my to do list.

The (lesser) workaround for me was playing on windowed mode (full screen). Your solution works too and is off course much better.

Wily_Wizard wrote: »

(NOTE: Don't disable this service if you need to use Nvidia Shield or the Nvidia streamer service)

as far as I know, the Nvidia Shield (special gaming tablet) is the only device currently using the streamer service. As it seems a very serious issue, I don't think that many other devices are going to use it while these issues exist. Just to clarify to people wondering if they can live without: If you don't have a shield tablet, then don't worry and disable it.

Wily_Wizard

Thanks for the clarification on the shield tablet.

Wily_Wizard

So I played for at least 6 or 7 hours straight lastnight without crashing, that's a new record for me. I did finally crash, but it was a new type "lesser" crash, my screen just froze and I had to restart ESO...but I can definitely live with 6+ hours of un-interrupted gameplay. I'll see how it does tonight and post if there are any updates.

Romo

Wily_Wizard wrote: »

So I played for at least 6 or 7 hours straight lastnight without crashing, that's a new record for me. I did finally crash, but it was a new type "lesser" crash, my screen just froze and I had to restart ESO...but I can definitely live with 6+ hours of un-interrupted gameplay. I'll see how it does tonight and post if there are any updates.

I have the "lesser" crash too.

Only consistencys are:

1. In major town(usually doing writs and on travel from writ turn-in to the bank/or vice versa).
2. The mail from my guilds returns(I always go in and review and delete them before I start off on the writs), so I have to delete them again.

Usually happens 1x per day, very rarely 2xs.

Netswine

That streamer service bug is from 2014, I am not sure it is still an issue.

Wily_Wizard

Netswine wrote: »

That streamer service bug is from 2014, I am not sure it is still an issue.

Me either. I'm just so desperate to play that I'll try anything.

Wily_Wizard

Romo wrote: »

Wily_Wizard wrote: »

So I played for at least 6 or 7 hours straight lastnight without crashing, that's a new record for me. I did finally crash, but it was a new type "lesser" crash, my screen just froze and I had to restart ESO...but I can definitely live with 6+ hours of un-interrupted gameplay. I'll see how it does tonight and post if there are any updates.

I have the "lesser" crash too.

Only consistencys are:

1. In major town(usually doing writs and on travel from writ turn-in to the bank/or vice versa).
2. The mail from my guilds returns(I always go in and review and delete them before I start off on the writs), so I have to delete them again.

Usually happens 1x per day, very rarely 2xs.

Now that you mention it, I think it has only happened when I was in a town so far too.