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Reset the preferences (the manual way) and try again: https://wiki.videolan.org/VSG:ResetPrefs Thanks, this might have worked: I just did it, and VLC sits now paused at 0% CPU instead of its customary 1-2%. It might mean that the 40+% bug will never happen too, but it'll take some time to be sure. ...

I'm running an old CPU (i5 4570S) w/ no vidcard in Win10 latest update, VLC latest release version. That old PC is usually still working OK, except when VLC decides to use up all available CPU cycles even when my video is paused and its window in the background or minimized. I don't think it does it...

found the culprit: the pop-up menu (for volume adjustment, skipping to next/previous file...). As long as that menu is on-screen, video is choppy. As soon as the menu disappears, everything is OK.

my first "solution" only worked in that it prevented the menu from displaying.

Thanks, that helps. Still looking for the best one, but no more stutter already with "simple directmedia layer", though the video part kinda "exits" from the VLC window, and changing the volume and other actions becomes a pain... I'll use the hardware controls instead, if I canno...

I get choppy playback, but only when my video is playing full screen. video plays OK when not scaled. Video plays OK in full screen window, ie double_clicking the title bar. Video is only choppy when "fully full screen" (double-clicking the video itself, not the title bar) on W7x64. Video ...