Random audio stuttering and mouse freezing with normal use


  1. Posts : 13
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #1

    Random audio stuttering and mouse freezing


    Hi, my computer will always randomly freeze for 1-3 seconds when I do normal tasks (like using chrome and skype). The freezes cause audio and mouse to also freeze during that time.

    I tried to swap CPUs, get a new mobo, use different RAM and nothing works. I've got this problem since Windows 8. But its been progressively worse. Now I also sometimes have problems POSTing and the display will turn black when I boot up to the login screen.

    I used latencymon to check which drivers are causing the problem and when I disable my GPU drivers the stuttering is gone. I don't have any of these problems when using DirectX apps. My GTX 660 has the latest drivers installed.
    Last edited by jason761; 20 Jan 2016 at 19:51.
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  2. Posts : 13
    Win 10 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #2

    I posted some more info into this issue with LatencyMon. It looks like it has something to do with dxgkrnl.sys and Wdf01000.sys. They both have the highest DPC and ISR counts. Not sure what to do cause i cant reinstall DirectX.

    Code:
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    CONCLUSION
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    Your system appears to be having trouble handling real-time audio and other tasks. You are likely to experience buffer underruns appearing as drop outs, clicks or pops. One or more DPC routines that belong to a driver running in your system appear to be executing for too long. Also one or more ISR routines that belong to a driver running in your system appear to be executing for too long. One problem may be related to power management, disable CPU throttling settings in Control Panel and BIOS setup. Check for BIOS updates. 
    LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for  0:07:29  (h:mm:ss) on all processors.
    
    
    
    
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    SYSTEM INFORMATION
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    Computer name:                                        WILSON
    OS version:                                           Windows 8 , 6.2, build: 9200 (x64)
    Hardware:                                             All Series, ASUS, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC., MAXIMUS VII HERO
    CPU:                                                  GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
    Logical processors:                                   8
    Processor groups:                                     1
    RAM:                                                  16325 MB total
    
    
    
    
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    CPU SPEED
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    Reported CPU speed:                                   350 MHz
    Measured CPU speed:                                   1 MHz (approx.)
    
    
    Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.
    
    
    WARNING: the CPU speed that was measured is only a fraction of the CPU speed reported. Your CPUs may be throttled back due to variable speed settings and thermal issues. It is suggested that you run a utility which reports your actual CPU frequency and temperature. 
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES
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    The interrupt to process latency reflects the measured interval that a usermode process needed to respond to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution. This includes the scheduling and execution of a DPC routine, the signaling of an event and the waking up of a usermode thread from an idle wait state in response to that event.
    
    
    Highest measured interrupt to process latency (µs):   242067.207261
    Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs):   6.444788
    
    
    Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs):       242020.103196
    Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs):       5.050717
    
    
    
    
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     REPORTED ISRs
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    Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a hardware interrupt signal.
    
    
    Highest ISR routine execution time (µs):              264784.8560
    Driver with highest ISR routine execution time:       HDAudBus.sys - High Definition Audio Bus Driver, Microsoft Corporation
    
    
    Highest reported total ISR routine time (%):          0.250045
    Driver with highest ISR total time:                   dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation
    
    
    Total time spent in ISRs (%)                          0.277248
    
    
    ISR count (execution time <250 µs):                   288858
    ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs):                0
    ISR count (execution time 500-999 µs):                0
    ISR count (execution time 1000-1999 µs):              0
    ISR count (execution time 2000-3999 µs):              0
    ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs):                 0
    
    
    
    
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    REPORTED DPCs
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    DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.
    
    
    Highest DPC routine execution time (µs):              264873.576286
    Driver with highest DPC routine execution time:       afd.sys - Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, Microsoft Corporation
    
    
    Highest reported total DPC routine time (%):          0.057236
    Driver with highest DPC total execution time:         Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime, Microsoft Corporation
    
    
    Total time spent in DPCs (%)                          0.203717
    
    
    DPC count (execution time <250 µs):                   2641690
    DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs):                0
    DPC count (execution time 500-999 µs):                60
    DPC count (execution time 1000-1999 µs):              0
    DPC count (execution time 2000-3999 µs):              0
    DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs):                 0
    
    
    
    
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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    Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.
    
    
    NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs were hit.
    
    
    Process with highest pagefault count:                 svchost.exe
    
    
    Total number of hard pagefaults                       15574
    Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process:          1854
    Highest hard pagefault resolution time (µs):          2040063.752571
    Total time spent in hard pagefaults (%):              2.586330
    Number of processes hit:                              57
    
    
    
    
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     PER CPU DATA
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    CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       18.793149
    CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs):                264784.8560
    CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s):                   9.934213
    CPU 0 ISR count:                                      283528
    CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs):                264873.576286
    CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s):                   5.703187
    CPU 0 DPC count:                                      2323319
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       2.410136
    CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs):                93.955714
    CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.036585
    CPU 1 ISR count:                                      4985
    CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs):                193411.469714
    CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.392468
    CPU 1 DPC count:                                      34476
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       2.175473
    CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs):                48.293429
    CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.000689
    CPU 2 ISR count:                                      348
    CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs):                241848.274857
    CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.621636
    CPU 2 DPC count:                                      116809
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    CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       1.708408
    CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs):                7.505714
    CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.000092
    CPU 3 ISR count:                                      49
    CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs):                24177.428857
    CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.095917
    CPU 3 DPC count:                                      25211
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    CPU 4 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       1.881968
    CPU 4 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0.0
    CPU 4 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.0
    CPU 4 ISR count:                                      0
    CPU 4 DPC highest execution time (µs):                69.730286
    CPU 4 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.157892
    CPU 4 DPC count:                                      54841
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    CPU 5 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       1.888952
    CPU 5 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0.0
    CPU 5 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.0
    CPU 5 ISR count:                                      0
    CPU 5 DPC highest execution time (µs):                67.582857
    CPU 5 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.071719
    CPU 5 DPC count:                                      23230
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    CPU 6 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       1.966075
    CPU 6 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0.0
    CPU 6 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.0
    CPU 6 ISR count:                                      0
    CPU 6 DPC highest execution time (µs):                24173.393143
    CPU 6 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.178401
    CPU 6 DPC count:                                      35350
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    CPU 7 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       1.818963
    CPU 7 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0.0
    CPU 7 ISR total execution time (s):                   0.0
    CPU 7 ISR count:                                      0
    CPU 7 DPC highest execution time (µs):                94.936286
    CPU 7 DPC total execution time (s):                   0.105729
    CPU 7 DPC count:                                      28526
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    Random audio stuttering and mouse freezing with normal use Attached Files
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  3. Posts : 13
    Win 10 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Can anyone help me out?

    I just done a clean install of my Nvidia gpu drivers and also reinserted the gpu into the slot. The issue still appears.
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  4. Posts : 26
    Windows 10 Home (x64)
       #4

    Then it's not the Nvidia card, or drivers. It's either the chipset drivers, RAM, CPU, BIOS, mouse drivers, or audio drivers. OR, OR it'ss the fact that the Nvidia drivers are not compatible with Win 10/win8 or are not optimized for specific hardware, or something is bottle necking your system. If you have a 660, that specific card is old, so that too could be an issue where it doesn't go well with the latest drivers due to it being an older card
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  5. Posts : 2,585
    Win 11
       #5

    The stuttering sound is probably only a byproduct of whatever is causing the mouse problem. I would eliminate the sound as a problem and focus on what is causing the intermittent mouse no response.

    Dig deeper into the Latency Mon report and see if you can find anything Latency Mon overwhelms (most) with data so it may take some time to digest it all.
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  6. Posts : 13
    Win 10 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    eastman said:
    Then it's not the Nvidia card, or drivers. It's either the chipset drivers, RAM, CPU, BIOS, mouse drivers, or audio drivers. OR, OR it'ss the fact that the Nvidia drivers are not compatible with Win 10/win8 or are not optimized for specific hardware, or something is bottle necking your system. If you have a 660, that specific card is old, so that too could be an issue where it doesn't go well with the latest drivers due to it being an older card
    fireberd said:
    The stuttering sound is probably only a byproduct of whatever is causing the mouse problem. I would eliminate the sound as a problem and focus on what is causing the intermittent mouse no response.

    Dig deeper into the Latency Mon report and see if you can find anything Latency Mon overwhelms (most) with data so it may take some time to digest it all.
    I don't get any problems with the gpu bottlenecking in any games. All these problems only happen when I'm not in a game. I've already updated most of my drivers. I will be updating my audio driver again.

    I also tested with another GPU (AMD HD 7870) and I had no more boot problems or stuttering.

    The only things i can find that seems to be causing all the problems is this. These are the only ones that have very high DPC and ISR count. What should I do?
    Code:
    Driver file                Description                                                                      ISR count  DPC count  Highest execution (ms)  Total execution (ms)  Image base           Image size  Company                             Product                                                         Version                                      Path                                                                                                     
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    HDAudBus.sys               High Definition Audio Bus Driver                                                 47183      47178      264.784856              888.348491            0xFFFFF801'6D780000  106496      Microsoft Corporation               Microsoft® Windows® Operating System                            10.0.10586.0 (th2_release.151029-1700)       C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\hdaudbus.sys
    dxgkrnl.sys                DirectX Graphics Kernel                                                          82514      110432     241.764788              8512.938869           0xFFFFF801'6B0D0000  2019328     Microsoft Corporation               Microsoft® Windows® Operating System                            10.0.10586.0 (th2_release.151029-1700)       C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\dxgkrnl.sys
    Wdf01000.sys               Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime                                             132494     169825     193.411470              2037.995313           0xFFFFF801'68BB0000  806912      Microsoft Corporation               Microsoft® Windows® Operating System                            1.17.10586.0 (th2_release.151029-1700)       C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\wdf01000.sys
    nvlddmkm.sys               NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 361.43                                0          108960     0.668752                774.009812            0xFFFFF801'6CB60000  12693504    NVIDIA Corporation                  NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 361.43               10.18.13.6143                                C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\nvlddmkm.sys
    Last edited by jason761; 23 Jan 2016 at 22:54.
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  7. Posts : 2,585
    Win 11
       #7

    "High Definition Audio" suggests you only have the generic, basic function, Windows installed sound driver rather than the correct sound hardware driver. If this is the case, install the correct sound driver as step 1.
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  8. Posts : 13
    Win 10 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    fireberd said:
    "High Definition Audio" suggests you only have the generic, basic function, Windows installed sound driver rather than the correct sound hardware driver. If this is the case, install the correct sound driver as step 1.
    I installed the realtek audio driver already. Im not sure why it says that.
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  9. Posts : 12
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 10586 Multiprocessor Free
       #9

    Reviving old thread because I think I know the cause and a possible fix:

    I had this same issue (still do, now with Windows 10) with Windows 7.
    I'm not sure that this is actually it, BUT, the problem back then was coming from the nVidia drivers. I don't know why it had/has this problem and why it was never fixed, it may be related to older cards only as I'm too running an old card (Gigabyte GTX 560 SOC).
    The fix on Windows 7 was to actually install the manufacturer's drivers for the card, compatible with the version of Windows I was using and NEVER update it. As soon as I updated it, the problem with the stutter and freezes came back. I tested this by installing the same driver version, only this time provided by nVidia and the problem was once again present. The issue was not present with the manufacturer's drivers (downloaded from their website). Unfortunately Gigabyte has not released (and probably never will) a version of the drivers compatible with Windows 10. However, I suspect that the Windows 7 drivers will be compatible but I have yet to test this as the stutter is not really bothering me (except in games where the freezes are a pain and they tend to last longer, but I haven't had the time for games for a while now).
    You are welcome to try, just make sure you COMPLETELY remove the nVidia drivers (manually) before you try installing another version.
    Let me know the outcome.
    Cheers and good luck!
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