Micro Stutters Despite Stable FPS (Patch 1.117.221)

Prior to the 8/19/25 patch my game had been running flawlessly in DX11.  Now, though, I am experiencing not only micro stutters but also much more lag with actions dropping into the queue.  My frame rate has been holding steady, even with the micro stutters.  I tried running in DX9 but that was worse for me as it caused some rippling lines, especially in two story homes when switching between floors.  I unchecked DX9 and went back to DX11.

I saw the link to the post with the suggestion to edit the GraphicsRules.sgr but I honestly don't feel comfortable with altering even a copy of that file.  That's especially true as I was left with the impression that the OP had guessed at what was edited and the values changed to.  It didn't feel like a definitive guide to me.  I was going to just take a look at it but I couldn't find the GraphicsRules.sgr file on my computer.  Perhaps a sign to me to leave it alone?  It has to be there somewhere. :)

I am attaching a dxdiag just in case it is needed for information gathering on affected systems.  I do play on PC and have never used mods or cc in my game.