Mouse often freezes for several seconds when MATLAB is open, even when not running

When MATLAB is open, my laptop often freezes for several seconds. This happens frequently, about every half a minute or more often. It happens more often when I am actively using MATLAB but it also happens often when I have MATLAB open but not running or typing anything. I tried different releases (2021b and 2024a) and reset my preferences but that didn't work. Anyone knows how to solve this?

[Piyush Kumar]

Check the MATLAB System Requirements.

Answer 1

[Piyush Kumar]

@Caroline van Calcar,

You can try the following troubleshooting steps mentioned here. It will restore the default MATLAB search path and rehash the toolbox cache. This will remove any custom paths you may have created.

[Caroline van Calcar]

That worked, thanks a lot!

[Caroline van Calcar]

@Piyush Kumar,

The problem came back. I tried the same trick but that doesn't work anymore. Do you know another solution?