Extreme micro-stuttering & random game freeze while starting the game as "Administrator" since 2.9

[justAflankerFAN]

I encountered this issue just today after I finished updating my game to 2.9. In both single & multiplayer I encountered severe micro-stuttering with my FPS only maxing out at 60 compared to normally ~90 or so, a severe increased in GPU render latency ( 40% compared to <10% of what it used to be ) and my 1% FPS dropped down to 1-3 even though it used to always hover just ~30 FPS below my normal FPS level. Also, random 1-2s freeze while flying.

I don't have any background programs open while playing aside from softwares such as SRS & TrackIR & program for my HOTAS. I did a test in which I turned off all of the mentioned above programs and still encountered the same problem. The issue only stopped after I opened DCS without "Administrator" privilege.

I also compared my computer workload between running with "Administrator" privilege and without. It seems like aside from a massive reduction in fps, 1% fps and GPU render latency, all other metrics ( including the CPU & RAM usage ) seem to be about the same as each other

For my setup, I have a 3070, I7 12700, 64gb DDR4 3600, a 1T Samsung 970 SSD and with all of the drivers up-to-date

Can anyone help me with this or let me know what caused this issue?

Edited November 4, 2023 by justAflankerFAN

[Flappie]

I can't explain the difference in performance, but I can tell you you shouldn't run any game as an administrator.

In all systems, the administrator mode is a maintenance mode. This isn't some "god-mode" which solves all problems. On the contrary, it can cause a lot of trouble, notably with right permissions.