Windows 10: Gaming PC suddenly has horrible lag spikes in games

I haven't had this pc for too long, but for about the first month I had it my games never experienced any lag in the slightest bit. Then the problem just occurred out of nowhere, I've tried many methods to try and fix this issue but all failed. I know my internet is fully capable of running games as my download speeds are 220 mbps, and an upload speed of 42 mbps.I am using a Wi-Fi adapter that has the latest drivers. Inside of my games, it's just constantly jolting from 60 MS to 4000+ MS every single second making it completely unpleasant. If there are any solutions to this, I am all ears.

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Lag spike causes lag in a game

So the story is very simple, from time to time I have a huge "lag" in the game and it lasts for like 1 second. This is very annoying. I've done some investigating and it turns out that during the lag, there's a huge spike on a disk usage caused by the same game. Is there any way to avoid the lag? Or is it just a game issue? I send an image showing performance analysis.

 

Lag spike causes lag in a game

If an application suddenly spikes disk usage, it's usually an indication that a file it needs is either corrupted or fragmented. The "lag" you experience is because there's a problem either reading a file or writing to on, and the thread holds execution until it's finished loading the data to prevent an unstable application state.

If this is a Steam game, verify the application cache or local files.

If this is on an HDD, run a disk defragmenter. Don't use the one embedded in Windows, as it's actually a stripped-down and rebranded demo of another application. Instead, use something like the Auslogics Disk Defragmenter.

Antivirus utilities can also cause read spikes. If something about your application is triggering sandboxing of any kind, this will happen. If temporarily disabling your network security suite solves the problem, you should run a full system scan to make sure that your AV hasn't got a reason to be suspicious. Software cracks can also trigger this.

 

Weird "lag spikes" in game

Hello Vuk5002,

I am Jaspreet Singh.

Put the taskmanager in always on the top view and run a game. Check if there is any app interfering when you get the lag spike.