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Hi,
Got a Dell Inspiron 15, 7000 series laptop with an NVidia vid card, with Windows 10 pre-installed. I've installed a few games on the system, like Mass Effect, skyrim and such. If I play these games with a mouse and keyboard, everything is fine. If I play them instead with a controller, often the games will start dropping FPS to 1 or 0 every 60 seconds exactly, and will stay that way until I press a keyboard key or click the mouse button. It doesn't always happen, but often enough to be frustrating. Also, when it happens, restarting the computer does not fix the issue. Completely shutting the computer off, then on, does.
Troubleshooting I've tried:
- Selective boot, turning off everything except microsoft processes.
- Uninstalling apps that can run in the background (such as Dell update, and Anti-virus)
- Adjusted Power settings to never turn any device off while plugged in. (and I'm always plugged in)
- Ensured Screen Saver is turned off.
At my wits end and planning to reformat if I can't find a solution, but since I've never reformatted this laptop before, (Its about 6 months old) its my last resort.
HELP!
Jon
Got a Dell Inspiron 15, 7000 series laptop with an NVidia vid card, with Windows 10 pre-installed. I've installed a few games on the system, like Mass Effect, skyrim and such. If I play these games with a mouse and keyboard, everything is fine. If I play them instead with a controller, often the games will start dropping FPS to 1 or 0 every 60 seconds exactly, and will stay that way until I press a keyboard key or click the mouse button. It doesn't always happen, but often enough to be frustrating. Also, when it happens, restarting the computer does not fix the issue. Completely shutting the computer off, then on, does.
Troubleshooting I've tried:
- Selective boot, turning off everything except microsoft processes.
- Uninstalling apps that can run in the background (such as Dell update, and Anti-virus)
- Adjusted Power settings to never turn any device off while plugged in. (and I'm always plugged in)
- Ensured Screen Saver is turned off.
At my wits end and planning to reformat if I can't find a solution, but since I've never reformatted this laptop before, (Its about 6 months old) its my last resort.
HELP!
Jon