Windows 10: Brand New Laptop with Windows Freezing/Hiccups/Stutters every 15 or 20 seconds on Idle !!!

Hello Everyone, i just bought a brand new laptop from amazon Gigabyte Aero 5 XE4 to be precise.my PC specs are core i7 12th gen 12700H, 16gb DDR4, 1TB SSD, 4k Display HDR, Nvidia RTX 3070tiit came with windows 11, before I even start using the laptop i noticed a little hiccups/small freezes every 15/20 seconds when the computer on idle so i did what most users do when the PC is brand new and that is updating everything including: WINDOWS UPDATESDRIVER UPDATESLAPTOP COMAND CENTER UPDATESEVEN BIOS UPDATE...CLOSING ALL BACKGROUND APPSbut it didn't fix the issues that I'm having. the PC stutte

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AMD + NVIDIA Laptop Freeze Problem

I am writing a new thread to mention an issue about AMD + NVIDIA laptops using NVIDIA Optimus technology. This seems to be a very old (+8yo!) bug reported first for INTEL + NVIDIA configuration, but it was partially fixed for INTEL by cooperative work between Intel and Microsoft. It doesn't seem to be fixed for AMD though.

Observed issues:

1. Laptops utilizing NVIDIA Optimus technology have 0.5 second stutter on integrated GPU when using particular Windows UI elements:

• Clicking on wifi/speaker/battery icon
  
• Right clicking on Desktop
  
• Using "lock account" option in Start Menu / Your account name
  
• Clicking on Restart/Shutdown in Start Menu
  
• Sometimes when using browser (I can't tell exact moments)
  
• Sometimes when maximizing minimalized apps
  
• Sometimes when changing resolution or opening apps
  

2. Laptops stutter on battery power. Happens on both AMD and NVIDIA, but never on both at the same time. What does it mean:

• Hibernating a laptop and waking it up will most likely make AMD stutter entire system every 10-20 seconds. Turning on NVIDIA-powered app will make stutters disappear for that time.
  
• Turning on or restarting laptop will make NVIDIA GPU stutter every 10-20 seconds when dGPU is used. Turning off an app that requires NVIDIA GPU will make stutters disappear for that time.
  

As you can see from the observed issues, the 1st point is exactly the same issue INTEL+NVIDIA setup laptops had in the past (and partially still have).

This issue was first reported for INTEL here:

[Partially Fixed] Intel + NVIDIA Laptop Freeze Problem - Microsoft Community

dGPU Switch and Freeze Problem | NVIDIA GeForce Forums

Solved: dGPU Switch and Freeze Problem - Intel Communities

But I have also found topics speaking of similar issues on AMD+NVIDIA powered laptops:

HP Omen 15 mouse freeze on Windows 10/11 - HP Support Community - 8223478

Legion-5-15ACH6H-half-second-stutters-when-opening-certain-programs - English Community - LENOVO COMMUNITY

dGPU-wake-up-freeze - English Community - LENOVO COMMUNITY

From what I have seen Lenovo and HP brands are affected by this issue, but it might be way more spread considering this is an NVIDIA Optimus issue with AMD+NVIDIA configuration.

The 0.5 stutter looks like this:

And the stuttering every 10-20 seconds is like this:

 

Brand new Sony WH 1000 XM4 stutters on Windows 10

Hi, I have a brand new Sony headphones but unfortunately found out they stutter when playing Youtube videos on Windows. The stutter happens each 10-20 second and is very slight, but rather annoying and noticable.
I follow instructions in this thread but without success. I'm actually not sure what to download from the laptop's manufacturer site. My model is Lenovo Ideapad 700-15isk.

The sound is perfect when using my iPhone 11 to do the same.

Thanks.

 

Windows 10 Small Freezes/Hiccups/Lag Spikes

Hello,

Ever since I upgraded to windows 10, I noticed that my system would have these small hiccups where the sound would freeze and the display would stutter for a split second. Its really random and happens when I'm gaming/watching a video. If it were to happen
when I'm not doing those things, I wouldn't even notice since there is no sound or fluent display that would indicate a freeze has happened, so I can't tell for sure if it happens when idle.

It's quite annoying, even tho it's not really serious at the moment, but I fear it might be hurting my computer.

Am I the only one getting this? Is this simply a bug that could be fixed with an update? Or can I fix this myself by fiddling with a few settings?

Thanks in advance for all answers.