Modern computers are fast, really fast.

So it can be quite annoying when your rig.

For example, video stutter happens when the video freezes or skips frames.

The Lenovo Slim 7i Pro X laptop playing a YouTube video

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Even yourkeyboardcan “stutter” when there’s a long delay between pressing a key and the computer responding.

A common cause of DirectX 12 PC game stutter these days isshader compilation stutter.

Finally, one common cause of stutter in video games is having an unlockedframe rate.

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A Video Game Settings Page

To fix this, you should probably activate a frame limiter.

We recommend setting it to once a day if you must have the feature.

Simplyright-clickon the desktop and choose personalization or go to Start > controls > Personalization > Background.

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This might be at the root of your stutter issues.

Bad Drivers

Other common stutter culprits are bad or outdated drivers.

The stutters might just be an undiscovered “feature” that Microsoft still has to patch.

You’re Using a Mechanical Drive

This one is pretty simple.

What happens is theCPUorGPUthrottles speeds, temperatures drop, speeds go up, throttling happens again, repeat.

This can lead to a stuttering experience and can be tricky to pin down.

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