Massive stutters with DF client

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NOTE: This has almost nothing to do with Blizzard. The main issue in this respect is actually the Nvidia drivers, not the game itself. Changing some settings in the game has had an effect for some people, given a debug mode was inadvertently enabled on those cards. 
"Some games and apps might experience lower than expected performance or stuttering on Windows 11, version 22H2. Affected games and apps are inadvertently enabling GPU performance debugging features not meant to be used by consumers.

Workaround: If you are already on Windows 11, version 22H2 and are experiencing this issue, you might be able to resolve it by updating your games and gaming related apps to the latest version available."

This is mostly an issue for people with newer Nvidia GPUs and the DCH driver for Windows 11 22H2. I personally have no problems as I have a different, albeit much older GPU from another brand / vendor. I didn’t have to change anything on my card, on any game for that matter.

"Lower than expected performance in some games" -> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-22h2#lower-than-expected-performance-in-some-games

I’ve noticed the majority of the reports are about Nvidia cards, which aside from that, you also have to disable the new Suggested Actions feature regardless of what card you have (accessibility feature.) At least for now, the Suggested Actions feature is not very useful in games, and creates a lot of latency in respect to UI input, or copy / paste actions.

Click to Expand: On Windows 11 22H2 for most Blizzard / Valve / EA / Epic / Ubisoft games, you could consider updating VC++, Installing the latest DirectX SDK / Runtime, other redistributables:

NOTE: On Windows 10 / 11: Right-click on the following batch file after saving it, and click “Run as administrator”.

(1.) Use Notepad to create this file on your desktop or another folder: Dependency_Auto_Updater.bat 
@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
sc config BITS start= delayed-auto
sc config EventLog start= auto
sc config UsoSvc start= auto
sc config wuauserv start= auto
net start BITS
net start EventLog
net start UsoSvc
net start wuauserv
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope CurrentUser -Force}"
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope LocalMachine -Force}"
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Set-PSReadLineOption -HistorySaveStyle SaveNothing -MaximumHistoryCount 1}"
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Write-Output 'Remove-Module PSReadline' | New-Item -Path $PROFILE -Type File -Force}"
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls13}"
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Install-PackageProvider -Name PowerShellGet -Scope AllUsers -Force}"
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Scope AllUsers -Force}"
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Install-PackageProvider -Name WinGet -Scope AllUsers -Force}"
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Register-PackageSource -Name 'Nuget Gallery' -Location https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -Trusted -Force -ProviderName NuGet}"
DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:LegacyComponents
DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:DirectPlay
DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Install-Package Microsoft.XAudio2.Redist -Scope AllUsers -Force}"
powershell -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Install-Package Microsoft.Direct3D.D3D12 -Scope AllUsers -Force}"
winget install 9NBLGGH4NNS1 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2005.x86 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2005.x64 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2008.x86 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2008.x64 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2010.x86 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2010.x64 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2012.x86 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2012.x64 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2013.x86 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2013.x64 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x86 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.DotNet.Runtime.3_1 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.DotNet.Runtime.5 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.DotNet.Runtime.6 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install Microsoft.DotNet.Runtime.Preview --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
ECHO Creating Offline Installers on the Desktop... ( Press CTRL+C to End ) && PAUSE
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Vulkan_RT"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\DirectX_End_User_Runtimes"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2005_(VC++_8.0)_SP1"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2008_(VC++_9.0)_SP1"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2010_(VC++_10.0)_SP1"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2012_(VC++_11.0)_Update_4"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2013_(VC++_12.0)"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2015_2017_2019_2022"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\Vulkan_RT"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\DirectX_End_User_Runtimes"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\Visual_Studio_2005_(VC++_8.0)_SP1"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\Visual_Studio_2008_(VC++_9.0)_SP1"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\Visual_Studio_2010_(VC++_10.0)_SP1"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\Visual_Studio_2012_(VC++_11.0)_Update_4"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\Visual_Studio_2013_(VC++_12.0)"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\Visual_Studio_2015_2017_2019_2022"
curl --parallel-immediate --parallel-max 100 --progress-bar --ssl-no-revoke --ssl-reqd --tlsv1.3 -LZRA "" "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.arm64.exe" --etag-compare "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\Visual_Studio_2015_2017_2019_2022\vc_redist.arm64.txt" --etag-save "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\Visual_Studio_2015_2017_2019_2022\vc_redist.arm64.txt" -o "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2015_2017_2019_2022\vc_redist.arm64.exe" --next ^
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curl --parallel-immediate --parallel-max 100 --progress-bar --ssl-no-revoke --ssl-reqd --tlsv1.3 -LZRA "" "https://download.microsoft.com/download/8/4/A/84A35BF1-DAFE-4AE8-82AF-AD2AE20B6B14/directx_Jun2010_redist.exe" --etag-compare "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\DirectX_End_User_Runtimes\directx_Jun2010_redist.txt" --etag-save "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\ETag_Cache\DirectX_End_User_Runtimes\directx_Jun2010_redist.txt" -o "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\DirectX_End_User_Runtimes\directx_Jun2010_redist.exe" --next ^
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ECHO Installing DirectX 9 Redistributable / Vulkan Runtime... ( Press CTRL+C to End ) && PAUSE
MKDIR "%Temp%\WinGet\Microsoft.DirectX.9.29.1974.1"
"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\DirectX_End_User_Runtimes\directx_Jun2010_redist.exe" /Q /T:"%Temp%\WinGet\Microsoft.DirectX.9.29.1974.1"
"%Temp%\WinGet\Microsoft.DirectX.9.29.1974.1\DXSETUP.exe" /silent
RMDIR /S /Q "%Temp%\WinGet\Microsoft.DirectX.9.29.1974.1"
"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Vulkan_RT\VulkanRT_Installer.exe" /S

REM Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable latest supported downloads ->
REM Notes: Windows XP Support: ->
REM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?#notes
REM Reset / Repair Apps:
REM Settings -> System -> Other troubleshooters -> Windows Store Apps (Run)
REM Settings -> System -> Other troubleshooters -> Windows Update (Run)
(2.) Use Notepad to create this file on your desktop or another folder: Install_VC_DirectX_Vulkan_Offline.bat 
@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
REM MKDIR "%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes\VC_8_2005_IA64"
MKDIR "%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes\VC_8_2005_64"
MKDIR "%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes\VC_8_2005_86"
MKDIR "%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes\VC_9_2008_64"
MKDIR "%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes\VC_9_2008_86"
MKDIR "%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes\VC_10_2010_64"
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REM "%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2005_(VC++_8.0)_SP1\vcredist_IA64.EXE" /Q /T:"%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes\VC_8_2005_IA64"
"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2005_(VC++_8.0)_SP1\vcredist_x64.EXE" /Q /T:"%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes\VC_8_2005_64"
"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2005_(VC++_8.0)_SP1\vcredist_x86.EXE" /Q /T:"%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes\VC_8_2005_86"
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"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2008_(VC++_9.0)_SP1\vcredist_x86.exe" /Q /T:"%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes\VC_9_2008_86"
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"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2012_(VC++_11.0)_Update_4\vcredist_x64.exe" /install /quiet /norestart
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"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2013_(VC++_12.0)\vcredist_x86.exe" /install /quiet /norestart
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"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2015_2017_2019_2022\vc_redist.x64.exe" /install /quiet /norestart
"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Visual_Studio_2015_2017_2019_2022\vc_redist.x86.exe" /install /quiet /norestart
RMDIR /S /Q "%Temp%\VC++_NET_Runtimes"
MKDIR "%Temp%\WinGet\Microsoft.DirectX.9.29.1974.1"
"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\DirectX_End_User_Runtimes\directx_Jun2010_redist.exe" /Q /T:"%Temp%\WinGet\Microsoft.DirectX.9.29.1974.1"
"%Temp%\WinGet\Microsoft.DirectX.9.29.1974.1\DXSETUP.exe" /silent
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"%UserProfile%\Desktop\VC++_NET_Runtimes\Downloads\Vulkan_RT\VulkanRT_Installer.exe" /S
957

It’s not Nvidia drivers. I’ve tested several of them across many systems, they all show same stutter, pop-in etc. Literally had same drivers from day before pre-patch and after.

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958

Same, I have tested all drivers / different Windows installs and I’ve tested it on a separate computer with identical parts too. Exact same issue on twin PC. It’s definitely an issue from WoW. Other games with much higher detail graphics are not affected. Game worked fine before the patch, then I noticed the occasional stutter (I could live with this) and extremely irritating object pop-in (I cannot live with this, lol).

Been over 20 days since Blizzard replied to us and just really hoping a 1000-comment thread garners an update from someone. They autoclosed my ticket, too. Only response I have received was from CS Twitter.

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959

Try and use dx11 legacy see if that helps

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960

Oh really? Really it doesn’t? WOW. Oh my goodness. You’re so smart, that you have diagnosed the problem even though you don’t work at blizzard! So impressed. But I do think you should quit spreading misinformation. It’s unhelpful. Thanks.

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961

While there is indeed an acknowledged issue between Windows 11 22H2 and nVidia with regards to lower performance/stuttering in “some games”, the issue in this thread relates specifically to wow and changes rolled out in the 10.0 pre-patch. People complaining in this thread have every combination of OS, CPU platform and GPU from Windows 10/11/21H2/22H2/Intel/AMD/Nvidia. The only common variables are wow pre-patch and stutters when loading in assets. Thus the issue is solely a Blizzard problem.

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962

If it was a driver issue it would be on all games, but it’s just WoW.

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963

Okay this worked for me, after setting it to DX11 Legacy my frames are back to what they were during Shadowlands. Orgrimmar was still a little iffy but the overworld was fine for the most part.

964

Just using dx11 legacy by itself = less framerate. Regardless im happy you got rid of the stutter.

965

Yeah it is probably a net loss from Shadowlands but better than pre-patch that’s for sure.

966

I had little difference between 11 and 12, honestly, if anything switching to 11 made it kind of worse for a minute. Also for some reason the frame rate feels marginally better on my DH than on my Warlock???

967

I think that the problem is visibly with the poor optimization of some components of the new expac, it’s not a video driver, it’s not a problem with windows 10, 11 12 and windows that haven’t been made yet, the problem is Blizzard and its garage interns and period. And it’s not just the people on this topic who are going through this, a lot of people are going through this but don’t post on the forums.

And Blizzard’s disregard pisses me off more than the trolls who think they’re computer savvy and the blizzard boot-lickers who keep denying that the problem is the company’s, and the truth is that either they’ll fix it after launch maybe after 3 to 6 months after the 28th or they won’t even fix it and that’s it.

It’s unfortunate that a company is no longer well regarded around the world and they continue to throw dirt on people who still stay with the company for the love of games… but everything has limits, Ms. Blizzard.

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Didn’t the game used to have flickering/stuttering issues with DX12 and it took them months to fix that? I remember something like this around SL launch. So I think they will fix it eventually, they will just take their time doing so, especially since they haven’t commented on this massive topic about it.

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Not necessarily. Game-specific issues with cards and drivers can and do occasionally crop up. I remember when Need for Speed Shift launched and it ran like absolute crap on AMD cards. AMD users had to wait over a month for a new driver to release before enjoying the game.

Like it was mentioned before though, the fact that the issue seems to effect such a wide range of hardware makes this less likely.

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Especially when I’ve tested it on Nvidia/AMD/Intel GPUs, Win10/11, Mac and Linux.

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Yeah, you’re right, that’s namely what I’m comparing it to personally. They did eventually come out with some advice on how to fix it but it took forever. I don’t even remember what the resolution was, or I’d try it again, lol. I should also add that just switching it to DX11 didn’t do anything, but some other option they recommended involved going into the graphics card settings themselves and fiddling with it. It ran perfectly fine then.

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Working through each issue to get the desired performance out of this software, is a process of elimination, and of course DOES also include pre-patch bugs / glitches / issues.

It’s very important to separate the pre-patch issues from a 3rd-party driver issue with Windows 22H2 and Nvidia, and yes it is true that BOTH exist.

At this point, most of the AMD glitches have been fixed by driver updates, and patches for 3rd-party software like web browsers ( it’s also important to disable things like Suggested Actions, with games like this, speaking from experience. )

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I was experiencing the same issues for the past 2 weeks: the game would run fine for a few minutes then would be hit with massive stuttering/mini-freezes. Tried disabling addons/uninstalling recent windows updates/re-installing game/adjusting video settings to no avail. Via task manager I noticed that with the game running my RAM usage was often over 80% with 8GB so decided it was time for an upgrade. Since the upgrade (now at 24GB of RAM) I am no longer experiencing these issues.

What I find incredibly annoying about this is that I played the entirety of Shadowlands AND the Dragonflight beta without this issue. Anyway here are some of the specs of my computer, if you have a similar build I hope upgrading fixes your issues as well-

Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 19041)
Processor: Intel(R) Core™ i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz (6 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory: 24576MB RAM (DDR4 2666MHz)
Available OS Memory: 24504MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

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I feel like mine isn’t using RAM in an absurd way, but that’s disheartening to hear that the only solution was buying a whole new thing lol… if you weren’t having issues before, there’s gotta be some kind of leak somewhere that would make it use more than it’s supposed to, right?

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I mean I got 32 gigs of computer RAM, and 8 gigs of video RAM. Thats def not my issue lol…

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