Inspiron 3541 micro freeze due to amd graphics r4 driver

Hello,

ever since the November Window 10 update, I have been experiencing micro-freezing (or lag). This lag happens every 2-3 seconds and lasts about a second, making any typing and video very frustrating. The lag is worse when the CPU is very active. After disabling and uninstalling the AMD Radeon Graphics r4 driver, I realized this driver was causing issues. If I uninstall it and just use the Microsoft Basic Adapter, it stops - until the computer decides to automatically reinstall the driver.

It does not matter if I am using "newest" 2015 driver that is on Dell's website, or the brand new December driver from the AMD website, neither work. I have tried:

- a reset of my computer (and keep files)

- a factory reset (wipe files)

- a clean reinstall of windows

- attempting to download an older version of the driver from the Dell website: not only does this not fix the issue, but in addition, the AMD catalyst install program freezes and crashes

What I have not tried/been able to do:

- by the time I was able to diagnose the problem (it took me weeks) it was too late to do a Windows rollback

- I have not been able to identify older versions of the driver on AMD's site (I just don't know where to look - if you put in your computer specs, it just spits out the most recent driver)

My computer is basically unusable now, and I cannot get any help from Dell because it's no longer under warranty.