Win8 + Chrome + 7.1 M1 = Not Working
 

I have the following environment:

Acer Aspire 5251
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 (newest driver)
Windows 8, fully updated
Laptop monitor 1
HDMI monitor 2
USB 2.0 Plugable DisplayLink monitor 3
Chrome 25.0.1364.97 m

When upgrading to driver 7.1 M1, Chrome will no longer connect to web sites. It simply sits there with the cycling arrow.

I uninstalled and re-installed all relevant drivers, including the latest updates. As long as 7.1 M1 was installed, the problem persisted - with one notable exception: when running Win8 Safe Mode w/Networking. In Safe Mode, Chrome functioned fine - probably because the video drivers weren't loaded.

When I reverted to driver 7.0 M3, the problem went away.

Now, what a graphics USB driver has to do with Chrome functioning, I'm sure I couldn't say.

By the way, I have a desktop setup at work with the same Plugable device running just fine on Win8 with driver 7.1 M1, so I suspect it is unique to my particular setup. (In fact, 7.1 M1 fixed the work machine's trouble with monitors not waking from sleep.)

As well as Windows 7 with DL 7.1M1
 

I can confirm that this is a problem with Windows 7 as well, running that same 7.1 M1 driver. Reverting one version back restores functionality.

AFAIK, this is related to another forum post I was involved in:

http://www.displaylink.org/forum/sho...=9371#post9371