diff --git a/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Win32Static.cpp b/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Win32Static.cpp
index 6939764e5e..7794149594 100644
--- a/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Win32Static.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Win32Static.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ static void InitTimer()
 	
 	g_bTimerInitialized = true;
 
+	// Set the thread scheduler to let us update every 1ms.
+	timeBeginPeriod(1);
+	
 	// Retrieve the number of ticks per second.
 	QueryPerformanceFrequency(&g_liFrequency);
 }