[[ SOLVED ]] Moving my mouse causes KiCad PCB Editor to Flicker

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Hi there!
This is annoying, I don’t even know if this is the right place or if I should open a bug…
Nevertheless, I just switched my computer over from a Surface Book 2 to a Lenovo Slim 7 PRO-X, then downloaded and installed KiCad 8.0.6, then restored the project files from the old computer.
Both laptops have two graphic cards (Intel + Nvidia on the Surface and ATI Radeon + Nvidia on the Lenovo), which I left running on the default (the first one).
Problem is, in the new laptop whenever I open any file, the schematics editor works just fine, but the PCB Editor gets flickering every time the mouse makes a move. If I force the display settings to use Nvidia with Kicad, it works fine.
Any ideas on why?
Thanks!

Here’s my Kicad version:

Application: KiCad PCB Editor x64 on x64

Version: 8.0.6, release build

Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.6
FreeType 2.13.2
HarfBuzz 9.0.0
FontConfig 2.14.2
libcurl/8.8.0-DEV Schannel zlib/1.3.1

Platform: Windows 11 (build 22631), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
OpenGL: ATI Technologies Inc., AMD Radeon™ Graphics, 4.6.0 Compatibility Profile Context 23.10.24.02.230811

Build Info:
Date: Oct 14 2024 01:02:33
wxWidgets: 3.2.6 (wchar_t,wx containers)
Boost: 1.85.0
OCC: 7.8.1
Curl: 8.8.0-DEV
ngspice: 43
Compiler: Visual C++ 1939 without C++ ABI

Build settings:

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I think it’s best to report this to AMD.

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I’ve had similar problems with some things on Linux. My system is old. They seem to clear up at some point for reasons unknown. One in particular was on a website that I couldn’t put the mouse over one particular thing without it causing the item under the cursor to ‘shake’. Hard to add things to the cart. :wink:

I never knew if the fix came on my end or theirs.

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Indeed, after downloading the AMD driver from Lenovo’s website and installing it, all got normal.
Thanks!

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