Items in CAS have no shine since update

I have sort of fixed the "no shine" issue, only to encounter a much worse problem. I fear it may be related to NVIDIA. I decided to try the video card update, even though it was specifically for a different game. Lo and behold, the shine problem was fixed! Unfortunately, now my game crashes after about 10 minutes of play time, regardless of whether or not mods are installed.

The game sort of crashes to desktop. The game's icon remains on the bottom menu bar, but I am unable to open it. Not only that, but I am unable to open anything on the computer's desktop. The only solution to get my computer back, is to force a shut off, by shutting it off manually, then restarting it.

I am going to also contact NVIDIA, since I honestly believe it's related to the update, and nothing to do with EA, especially since it also effects my computer's desktop, not just the game. If I can figure out a way to uninstall the update, I'll do it. I'd rather live with no shine, then not be able to play the game at all.

I just want to warn people not to install the latest NVIDIA  update, unless you need it for the game it was intended for. Hopefully, NVIDIA will have another update soon, to fix this problem.

If, however, anyone has any other solutions to offer, I'm willing to try it...as long as it doesn't risk breaking the game or computer, worse then it already is.