Windows 10: Extreme stuttering, Laptop Freezing every 5-10 seconds - Simple but rarely mentioned...

Hello, I am making this discussion to share a solution to a problem that drove me crazy for well over a month. When starting a game, or any program for that matter, I would suffer the worst stuttering I have ever encountered, freeze-ups every 5-10 seconds. Eventually I found discussions about battery health, switching power-saving modes, etc. And I decided to disconnect my laptop's charger. The problem was instantly fixed!Solution: Unplug your laptop!Now, I felt very stupid for taking so long to realize this fix, but I would like to discuss the root of this problem. I contacted both Micro

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PowerDVD 9 freezes on startup for 10 seconds

My problem is that my PowerDVD 9 freezes whole system for 5-10 seconds while starting. It happens on my HD monitor Samsung 240HD. But when I connect 40 inch 720p tv it works great. Please, can u suggest what the problem or give some link to fix.

 

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:

 

Stuttering Every Two Seconds

Every two seconds I get a stutter, the mouse freezes and then jumps forward. Audio stutters, games stutter, everything stutters very briefly (on the order of milliseconds) every two seconds.

This happens every two seconds like clock work. It happens on windows, it happens in browsers, it happens in games.

I've tried updating all the drivers I can find. I've tried a System restore to last month even though the problem just started today. I've tried closing out of programs and disabling various tasks.

I've tried various checks and all come back clean:

• sfc /scannow
• DISM.exe/Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
• CHKDSK /f

Please help!