Gamers have reported this issue for a long time, they further report that the following updates for Windows 8.1 fixed this error
KB2999226 available at this link:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/299922...
KB2919355 available at this link:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/291935...
I would try the top update first and see if the issue is resolved after a reboot!
Though, if your system is up to date, you should already have these updates, but I think it would be worth a try . . .