Graphics device lost after joining

Your graphics driver stopped responding after you joined a game, and Luduvo lost the GPU.

What you see

The game or the Studio viewport freezes. Windows may say it blocked LuduvoEditor.exe from accessing graphics hardware.

Who's affected

Seen on Intel HD 620 with the blocklist override switched on.

What to do

1. If LDV_VK_SKIP_BLOCKLIST is set, remove it first. That's almost certainly the cause.
2. Otherwise, update your graphics driver and try again. If it keeps happening, send the report below.

Don't bother with

• Disabling Windows' GPU protection or editing the registry to stop the warning.

Status

Still open as of build 45.

Linked issues

• Often caused by GPU blocklist override is switched on

How the Doctor spots it

It looks for log lines like these (patterns, not exact text):

• [nvrhi] Device Removed

Sources

• Device Removed flood forum
• What the player saw forum

Credits

• Roxubo, posted the log

Last checked 26 Sep 2026.