Had a older HP Pavilion p7-1207c that I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and it was working fine. Hardware upgrades beyond stock included a 240gb SSD and a GeForce 660 ti. I also moved the innards into a new case to accommodate a larger power supply for the video card.
It was running Windows 10 fine. I did a fresh install of Windows 10 to shake off any bloatware, files, etc. that had carried over from the upgrade.
During the install of Windows 10, at the part where you have the option to customize some of the settings (like SmartScreen, etc.) I noticed this weird stuttering behavior where the computer would lock up--I could move my mouse pointer around fine, but it wouldn't immediately register any clicks. Like, if I clicked to toggle SmartScreen on/off, nothing would happen for like 20 seconds, then all of a sudden it would register all the input/clicks I made at once. This behavior persisted after the install was over. Periodically, the entire system would lock up for about 20 seconds (even though I could continue to move my mouse pointer around) and then the system would go back to normal after a flurry of processing everything I clicked during those 20 seconds. It happens every few minutes, rendering the system mostly unusable.
I tried reinstalling Windows 10 again, and I redownloaded the Windows 10 ISO just to be sure it wasn't a corruption issue, but it's doing the exact same thing after the second install.
Any idea on what is causing this? I'm guessing it's a driver issue, but it's weird that the system worked fine when I did an in-place upgrade from 8.1 to 10, but no longer works with a fresh install of 10.
It was running Windows 10 fine. I did a fresh install of Windows 10 to shake off any bloatware, files, etc. that had carried over from the upgrade.
During the install of Windows 10, at the part where you have the option to customize some of the settings (like SmartScreen, etc.) I noticed this weird stuttering behavior where the computer would lock up--I could move my mouse pointer around fine, but it wouldn't immediately register any clicks. Like, if I clicked to toggle SmartScreen on/off, nothing would happen for like 20 seconds, then all of a sudden it would register all the input/clicks I made at once. This behavior persisted after the install was over. Periodically, the entire system would lock up for about 20 seconds (even though I could continue to move my mouse pointer around) and then the system would go back to normal after a flurry of processing everything I clicked during those 20 seconds. It happens every few minutes, rendering the system mostly unusable.
I tried reinstalling Windows 10 again, and I redownloaded the Windows 10 ISO just to be sure it wasn't a corruption issue, but it's doing the exact same thing after the second install.
Any idea on what is causing this? I'm guessing it's a driver issue, but it's weird that the system worked fine when I did an in-place upgrade from 8.1 to 10, but no longer works with a fresh install of 10.
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