How do I identify the cause of my stuttering on my computer?

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How do I identify the cause of my stuttering on my computer?

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When I'm on my computer, after about 2-3 days of it being on. The mouse on the desktop itself will stutter when I move it, and when I play games ill notice FPS stuttering along with it. I had this issue before about 6 months ago and I decided to reformat my computer. Once that was complete I did not have any more stuttering until about 3 weeks ago. A computer restart will fix the issue but again, after a period of time, it will start again. Typically it looked like a sys32 process was running with a relatively high GPU usage but I couldn't articulate why that would be the cause. I kind of feel like it could be a graphics driver issue but I've updated and clean installed my drivers since I've had the issue.

To be clear, nothing is actually failing at the moment with errors to reference, it is just a noticeable and annoying stuttering issue.

I run Malwarebytes and Defender for anti-virus programs.

Windows 10 Home

Processor: Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor, 3901 Mhz
Board: ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
RAM: Crucial Ballistix MAX 4400 MHz DDR4 DRAM 32GB
Graphics: EVGA 3080 FTW3
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II Anniversary Edition

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Answer 1

I've uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled them. I have serious doubts that the mouse is the cause. Its a Logitech mouse and its been reinstalled with each driver update, including troubleshooting steps. The issue does not sit with only the mouse, as I stated initially, but when playing games I get FPS drops. and playing shooter-type games it seems like I get stutter when turning the character. It almost feels like a type of memory leak because it gets progressivly worse as time goes on from each computer restart.

Answer 2

Hello! My name is Mostafa; I will assist you today.

I’m sorry that you are experiencing this issue.

Check for Windows updates. Settings(Win+I) > Windows update > Check for Windows update.

Reinstall Mice driver

Press the Windows key + X and select Device Manager.

Expand the Mice and Other section.

Right-click on your Mice and select Uninstall device.

Restart your computer, and Windows will automatically reinstall the driver.

Scan your PC with Windows Security or 3rd party antimalware software

Select Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security and then Virus & threat protection.

Try another Mouse with your computer to check if the issue persists.

Perform a Clean Boot: A clean boot can help identify if any third-party software is causing the issue.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...

Press Windows + R to open Run, type msconfig in the text field, and click hit Enter.
Go to the Services tab, tick the checkbox for Hide all Microsoft services, and then click on Disable All.
Now, navigate to the Startup tab, and click on Open Task Manager.
Select any apps that read Enabled under the Status column, and click Disable.
Once done, head back to System Configuration, and click on Apply and OK.
Click on Restart in the prompt that appears.
After the PC restarts, check if the problem is fixed. If yes, one of the processes or services you disabled earlier is the underlying cause.
Now, enable the services and startup apps one at a time unless the problematic one is identified, and then make sure to disable it.

Please let me know if the above steps did not help. Thank you.

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