4.26.2 overlapping menu windows using directx12 (blacks screen with overlapping text)

If i highlight over any menu on the left or right the screen goes black with menu stats in the white boxes over lapping each other. If i click around in the area in the black that i highlighted over to make it go black it will comeback to normal until i click those areas again then it goes completely black. The only fix i know of is to go into default engine config.ini file and set dx12 to dx11

    [/Script/WindowsTargetPlatform.WindowsTargetSettings]
     DefaultGraphicsRHI=DefaultGraphicsRHI_DX11    < from DefaultGraphicsRHI_DX12 to DX11

“going black” is not a “crash”
A “crash” will have a stack trace, and stop the editor running.

That being said, menus, or even full windows, going black, is a known compatibility problem with NVIDIA drivers for the last 4-5 months. Assuming you have an NVIDIA graphics card, this fix may improve things for you:
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5157
(While it says “game ready drivers” it also happens on studio drivers.)

Just updated yesterday and for last 4 months its been the same. update the drivers every time they give a new one hoping this will be fixed.
SometImes it is crashing, i have got the close and send button and have sent it in.

@ thanks again, that solved my problem.

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Started up editor this morning and the overlap is acting up again. Had to put it back to dx11 to work. Issue still persists.