Thread: Troubleshoot Driver Problems Using DPC Latency Checker

DPC Latency Checker is a complimentary tool that illustrate immediately how rapidly your system respond to the responsibilities it has to complete. DPC means Deferred Procedure Call, which is a Windows mechanism that enables urgent tasks to postpone lower-priority tasks for later on implementation. Such as, device drivers are high-priority tasks that require to be processed right away before any additional task. If a device has an inappropriate driver this process is going to take more time than normal as well as it's going to slow down the computer which will lead to stoppage in real-time audio as well as video streams. In this article I will explain you how you can make use of DPC Latency Checker to get out if you have a gadget driver problem as well as, if any, how to repair it.

First, you have to download DPC Latency checker. It's a tiny 310KB file, that doesn't even have to installation. Then download the tutorial on how to make use of DPC Latency Checker. The tutorial explains very fine how to make use of the tool, how to understand the results as well as what solutions you have in case problems are encountered.

Note: DPC Latency Checker measures the reaction time of your system. The response time is predisposed by any other software that is at present operating on your system. For an exact result, we suggest you to shut down all the software’s before launching DPC Latency Checker. If you run this utility while there are software’s running you will observe that, while you close them, the results will improve.

The screenshot below is taken on a system that doesn't have any problems.



The screenshot below is taken on a system that has a device driver problem.



Unluckily DPC Latency Checker only demonstrates if there is any driver problem, not which driver is causing the trouble. You will have to physically stop as well as after that re-enable every device driver from Device Manager. Make sure you cautiously understand the DPC Latency Checker tutorial about which drivers you should stop first as well as which drivers you must not disable.

If you know any additional tools that could help troubleshoot driver troubles don't stop thinking about to mention them in a comment. Also, if you discover any difficult drivers let us know.