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OakleyCruz
Iron Contributor
Feb 05, 2026

Periodic Stuttering for Several Seconds After Waking from Sleep in Windows 10

After the device wakes from sleep mode, brief periods of complete system freezing (mouse cannot move) occur every few minutes, followed by all interrupted operations resuming simultaneously as if fast-forwarded. This issue can currently only be temporarily resolved by restarting the computer. I would like to know the specific causes and a permanent solution.

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  • Keikoe's avatar
    Keikoe
    Copper Contributor

    The symptoms you’re describing—brief system freezes after waking from sleep, followed by a sudden resumption of all activities—are often caused by hardware or driver conflicts, power management issues, or system resource problems.

  • Castiellm's avatar
    Castiellm
    Iron Contributor

    In Device Manager, disable the “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” option for hard drives and USB controllers, and update the motherboard chipset drivers.