Review Controls (Show Answer, etc.) Lose Timing With Cards

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When I review cards, the controls become out of sync with the cards. This leads to some weird results. The answer to a card will be absent after clicking show answer, then it will flash when I click 10 min (or another command) before the next card pops up. I have also seen another problem that is ever more difficult to describe, but it results in the current card freezing (basically). I can usually remedy these problems by using ctrl-z to go to the previous card. However, I am a medical student. I am going through hundreds of cards a day. It is getting very annoying.

I am using a brand new HP Spectre. I have tried deleting Anki, clearing the card data, reinstalling it, and numerous re-starts. I also tried clicking Check Database. Nothing has worked. Help is appreciated

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have you tried temporarily disabling add-ons [1] and doing your reviews with no add-on enabled?

[1] hold shift down while starting anki

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I just tried that, and the problem still persists. I should note that sometimes I get through several cards until the problem occurs.

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Try changing the hardware acceleration setting in the preferences. See https://changes.ankiweb.net/#/known-issues?id=hardware-acceleration-and-startup-issues-on-windowslinux for more info.

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I think turning the hardware acceleration off may have solved the issue. I just stressed tested Anki by going through some review cards very quickly, and it worked well. IO cards are a little slow, but that’s a minor inconvenience. Hopefully, this will be the long term solution. Thanks guys.

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You might want to try the ‘angle’ driver to see if it gives better performance without the bugs. https://changes.ankiweb.net/#/known-issues

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That’s above my paygrade. I guess that’s why I had to come to the forum. I’m not that knowledgeable about computers.