Windows 10 has pointer lag and freeze frequently

Hello all,

This is my first post.

Let me first say that I do really like Windows 10. I just did the upgrade from Windows 7, with the option to "keep nothing." So it's all started out fresh. I did the upgrade once before (keeping files and apps), and this pointer lag issue drove me up the wall. Basically, anytime I closed an application off, or did something in the start menu, or even just doing basic things in Google Chrome, the pointer would freeze, and remain immobile, sometimes for two seconds, sometimes for five or ten. This was happening very frequently. So used the option to go back to Windows 7. I figured it was due to me keeping apps and files, so I redid the upgrade with "keep nothing". I did notice that the laptop runs much faster than it did on the previous upgrade try, boots faster, applications open faster, so that's really nice. But the pointer lag is still there. I have tried using the drivers from windows 7 for my laptop, and they install just fine, but nothing has fixed the problem, so I just went back to the Windows 10 drivers. I also tried disabling the visual effects (no transparency, no animated window closings). This sped things up even more, but didn't get rid of the pointer lag. I have tried watching task manager while the lag is going on, and nothing unusual appears to be happening. I also upon reading in this forum disabled the "fast startup" option, as someone said it fixed their issue with mouse freezing. Didn't do anything for me, other than slow down boot-up time.

Anyway, I sure don't want to sound like a complainer. I am very happy fixing things that are broken. If there's any solution to this, that would be greatly appreciated!

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