Windows 10: system is microstuttering every few seconds

I installed the 1803 update a few days ago, and as soon as it had rebooted, I found that YouTube videos would "stutter" every few seconds. For a fraction of a second, everything freezes up and the audio makes a buzzing sound, like a cell phone on vibrate but lower pitched. What I think is happening is that the computer is doing the Max Headroom stutter (remember when computers did that when they tried to play videos?) but extremely fast. I've experienced that before, playing games on a computer whose video card was failing. I then attempted to play a game and listen to an MP3 in Winamp, and they both had the same issue. It's not just the audio; by smooth-scrolling a long webpage while an MP3 was playing, I've confirmed that the screen also freezes during these hiccups. It's almost as if something is stealing CPU clock cycles, but that sounds ridiculous even to me.

I know the issue is specific to Windows somehow, because this computer is a dual-boot with Linux, and I'm able to watch videos, listen to music, and play games in Linux just fine.

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After 1803, AV system is microstuttering every few seconds


Things that have not helped so far:

• Installing the official Realtek audio driver (I was relying on the built-in one before)
• Updating my video driver again
• Running sfc /scannow to check if the file was corrupted (no issues were reported)
• Downloading a program called TweakBit Driver Updater, which turned out to be pretty much a scam—it'll tell you literally all your drivers are out of date, even the ones you just downloaded the newest version for (like my Realtek), and then demand you upgrade to the paid version to actually do anything about it.

The only thing I've seen recommended that I haven't already done is to update my BIOS. I'm sure that would be a good idea in general, because in the ten years I've owned this machine I've never done that. But I don't even know the exact model of my motherboard (it's an off-the-shelf computer) and System Information just says "BaseBoard Model: Not Available".

 

After 1803, AV system is microstuttering every few seconds


I installed the 1803 update a few days ago, and as soon as it had rebooted, I found that YouTube videos would "stutter" every few seconds. For a fraction of a second, everything freezes up and the audio makes a buzzing sound, like a cell phone on vibrate but lower pitched. What I think is happening is that the computer is doing the Max Headroom stutter (remember when computers did that when they tried to play videos?) but extremely fast. I've experienced that before, playing games on a computer whose video card was failing. I then attempted to play a game and listen to an MP3 in Winamp, and they both had the same issue. It's not just the audio; by smooth-scrolling a long webpage while an MP3 was playing, I've confirmed that the screen also freezes during these hiccups. It's almost as if something is stealing CPU clock cycles, but that sounds ridiculous even to me.

I know the issue is specific to Windows somehow, because this computer is a dual-boot with Linux, and I'm able to watch videos, listen to music, and play games in Linux just fine.

 

After 1803, AV system is microstuttering every few seconds


Hi, it may be that you are experiencing latency problems with a new set of drivers following the upgrade to 1803.

Try Resplendence's LatencyMon (free) to check for latency.

Posts here on stutter and LatencyMon refer- but not easy to resolve.