Hello,

I’m experiencing a problem where every game I launch through Steam has severe lag and stuttering (with spikes) (like its in slowmotion + the audio of the game itself 2). Task Manager shows no high CPU, RAM, or disk usage during the lag—everything looks normal. It doesn’t matter the size of the game; even small games like for example. Peak (~1.5 GB) have these spikes. This issue only happens with Steam games – other games such as Minecraft, Roblox, ... dont have this problem.

What I’ve already tried:
- Fully removed and reinstalled GPU drivers (using DDU in Safe Mode).
- Clean installation of both Intel and NVIDIA drivers.
- Disabled the Steam Overlay.
- Adjusted NVIDIA settings (Power Management, Low Latency Mode, PhysX set to GPU).
- Disabled unnecessary NVIDIA services.
- Updated both Windows and Steam to the latest version.

Unfortunately, the problem still remains, but only inside Steam. Also, if this problem occurs, I usually just restart my laptop and then the problem will mostly not occur for the rest of my gaming time. Another thing is that this "lag" is very random and can sometimes not show up.

Could you please help me resolve this issue?

My specs are (Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3):

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz, 2592 MHz, 6 core('s), 16GB RAM (single channel), Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB

Here is also the link to my reddit where you can see the video: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLaptops/comments/1mqxt2o/comment/n8uv48l/ (I don't know how to upload a video in Steam Community since its my first time)