Windows 10: WIN10: Stuttering on "Second screen only" mode

Discus and support WIN10: Stuttering on "Second screen only" mode in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi, everyone. My laptop is MSI GS65 with 144hz internal display and 1070MaxQ graphics card. So, I've decided to use an 144hz monitor and it's quite... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by THBird777, Sep 28, 2020.

  1. THBird777 Win User

    WIN10: Stuttering on "Second screen only" mode


    Hi, everyone. My laptop is MSI GS65 with 144hz internal display and 1070MaxQ graphics card. So, I've decided to use an 144hz monitor and it's quite good despite some manor WIN10 issues: "Duplicate", "Extend" and "PC screen only" are working excellent - 144hz, no stuttering. But when I change mode to "Second screen only" I can see stuttering while scrolling pages or moving windows across the monitor and so on frequency is still 144hz. Windows version is 2004 where presumably some multi-monitor issues are fixed Have anyone had such issue?

    :)
     
    THBird777, Sep 28, 2020
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  2. 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!
     
    BoostHungry, Sep 28, 2020
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  3. How to avoid screen stuttering ???

    Technically it IS true.

    60Hz, or 120Hz basically tells you how many times per second your monitor draws a new image.

    So a 60Hz monitor literally updates its screen 60 times per second - and a 120Hz 3D monitor (to be able to draw both the LEFT and RIGHT image to the screen at the same number of frames per second) Re draws it's screen 120 times per second in 3D mode, 1 left, then 1 right and so on.

    IF your 3D monitor supports 120Hz in 2D mode, it will continue to redraw the screen 120 times per second and will basically cause you to have 120FPS if locked to Vsync.

    More frames per second = smoother GFX for sure.

    But I have heard people saying that *SOME* monitors step back down to 60Hz when in 2D mode. This i cannot say for sure, but assuming the monitor operates in 120Hz all the time it will definitely result in more fluid gfx even in 2D mode.

    Just remember your GFX card setup needs to perform 2X as fast ALL the time now for that gfx to stay smooth - but assuming it can, and assuming the monitor also runs at a full 120Hz in 2D mode, 120HZ screen will look far smoother.
     
    BazookaJoe, Sep 28, 2020
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  4. WIN10: Stuttering on "Second screen only" mode

    Windows 10 stutters every 2 seconds

    Hi,

    Usually, when a hardware is not working as it used to, the first thing we can look at is the drivers related to its graphics and display. It can either be outdated or incompatible that is why the display stutters. For better assistance, please answer the
    following questions.

    • Does the screen still flicker when you open Task Manager?
    • What is the current build and version of your Windows 10? You may check it by following these steps: Press
      Windows key + R, type "winver" and hit
      Enter
      .

    At the same time, you can update the drivers of your device by following the steps provided in this

    article
    .

    We'll be waiting for your update.
     
    Dennis Mop, Sep 28, 2020
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