{
  "id": 2611821,
  "title": "Microsoft blames RGB peripherals for crashing Windows 11 — RGB software is causing blue screens, crashes, and game freezes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/microsoft-blames-rgb-peripherals-for-crashing-windows-11-rgb-software",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-22T16:21:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-blames-rgb-peripherals-for-crashing-windows-11-rgb-software-is-causing-blue-screens-crashes-and-game-freezes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "RGB software is reportedly wreaking havoc on Windows PCs. The drivers used by these applications can trip up anti-cheat software, causing your games or entire system to crash. For now, the only solution is to disable the driver until an official update.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "GTA 6 leaks prompt Take-Two to subpoena Microsoft for Windows device IDs of everyone in three Discord servers — daily gameplay leaks shatter cloud of secrecy around the much-hyped game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/gta-6-leaks-prompt-take-two-to-subpoena-microsoft-for-windows-device",
        "published": "2026-08-22T11:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "I run a Microsoft 365 killer suite off my laptop, and it's good enough to replace my cloud subscriptions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/i-run-a-microsoft-365-killer-suite-off-my-laptop-and-its-good-enough",
        "published": "2026-08-22T17:30:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}