nvidia-patch/win

Nvidia drivers patch for Windows

This patch removes restriction on maximum number of simultaneous NVENC video encoding sessions imposed by Nvidia to consumer-grade GPUs.

Windows support is experimental.

Requirements:

• Win10 x64
• NVENC-compatible GPU (https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-decode-gpu-support-matrix#Encoder)
• Nvidia driver. Patch availible for:
  • 417.35

Step-by-Step guide

1. Download and install latest Nvidia driver supported by this patch.
2. Download latest Win_1337_Apply_Patch tool.
3. Locate in this directory and download corresponding patch for your OS and driver version.
4. Apply patch to corresponding file in %WINDIR%\system32\ with the Win_1337_Apply_Patch tool. File name of patched object is specified in first line of .1337 patch.

E.g, for 64bit Windows 10 running driver version 417.35 use win10\_x64/417.35/nvcuvid.1337 against C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcuvid.dll.

See also

• Genesis in related issue.
• How to make Plex work with new limits.