League of Legends stuttering can make LoL’s gameplay jerky and unresponsive for many players. One player said this about LoL stuttering, “League stutters… Ever since the new patch last week, I am stuttering a lot, but my frame rate is not dropping and neither is my ping. I am not stuttering in other games, and my PC seems to be running fine.” Excessive LoL stuttering is something players need to fix. These are some ways to fix League of Legends stuttering on Windows PCs.
Disable Extension Points for Exploit Protection
Many players confirm that disabling extension points for Exploit protection can fix League of Legends stuttering. Applying this possible fix will resolve program spamming requests that can cause League of Legends stuttering. You can disable extension points for LoL like this:
- Activate the tool for file searching with the Windows logo + S key combination.
- Enter Exploit protection in the search tool and select the matching result.
- Click the Program Settings tab.
- Next, click the Add program to customize > Choose exact file path options.
The Program Settings tab
- Select the LeagueofLegends.exe file in the Riot Games > League of Legends > Games folders.
- Press the Open button.
- Select the Override system settings checkbox for the Disable extension points option.
- Turn on the toggle switch just under the selected Override system settings option.
The Disable extension points option
- Press Apply to set the option.
- Restart Windows and try playing League of Legends again.
Disable the Discord Overlay
Disabling the Discord overlay has fixed League of Legends stuttering for some players. That overlay is known to cause performance issues for games when enabled. This Discord page tells you how users can enable/disable that overlay.
Discord’s overlay option
I would also recommend disabling any other gaming overlays that might be enabled on your PC. For example, the GeForce Experience overlay is widely used by players. If you have GeForce Experience installed, make sure that its overlay is disabled with that software’s settings.
Close the MSI Afterburner and Rivatuner Background Apps
Are the MSI Afterburner and Rivatuner apps on your PC? If they are, try closing those background apps before playing League of Legends. You can close those apps via Task Manager like this:
- Activate Task Manager by right-clicking Start and selecting the shortcut for that utility.
- Look for MSI Afterburner and Rivatuner on the Processes tab.
- Right-click the MSI Afterburner and Rivatuner processes to select End task.
The End task option
Disable Movement Prediction
Disabling the movement prediction setting has fixed League of Legends stuttering for some players. Movement predictions are an option for making in-game movement smoother, but they can cause stuttering at higher frame rates. These are the steps for disabling movement prediction:
- Open the Riot client software for League of Legends.
- Click the cog (settings) button at the top-right of the window.
- Select the Game tab.
- Unselect the Use movement prediction checkbox.
The Use movement prediction setting
- Click the Done button.
This option is also available within the League of Legends game. Activate the options window in LoL and select the Game tab. Then, unselect the Use movement prediction checkbox.
Perform a Clean Boot
Setting Windows to clean boot will disable many unnecessary third-party startup apps and services from automatically starting. Disabling background apps will free up system resources for your League of Legends game, which can potentially reduce stuttering. So, try applying a clean boot as covered on this Microsoft website page.
The Services tab in System Configuration
Lower Your Mouse’s Polling Rate
The mouse polling rate is the frequency of its data updates. LoL players confirm that reducing mouse polling rates has fixed their League of Legends stuttering. To apply this possible fix, open your mouse configuration software (such as Razer Synapse, for example) and look for the polling rate option in it. Select the lowest polling rate you can for that setting.
The Polling rate option
The troubleshooting methods covered here are possible fixes for League of Legends stuttering that players confirm can work. So, applying them could also make your LoL game more playable by reducing its stuttering. However, note that PC limitations can also cause stuttering when playing League of Legends on older desktops and laptops.
