diff --git a/dlls/win32u/sysparams.c b/dlls/win32u/sysparams.c
index 11111111111..11111111111 100644
--- a/dlls/win32u/sysparams.c
+++ b/dlls/win32u/sysparams.c
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include "ntstatus.h"
 #define WIN32_NO_STATUS
+#include "windef.h"
+#include "winbase.h"
+#include "winternl.h"
+#include "ddk/wdm.h"
 #include "ntgdi_private.h"
 #include "ntuser_private.h"
 #include "devpropdef.h"
@@ -1679,12 +1684,31 @@ static void clear_display_devices(void)
     }
 }
 
+static ULONGLONG last_update = 0;
+
+#define user_shared_data ((volatile const struct _KUSER_SHARED_DATA *)0x7ffe0000)
+
+static ULONGLONG get_tick_count(void)
+{
+    ULONG high, low;
+
+    do
+    {
+        high = user_shared_data->TickCount.High1Time;
+        low = user_shared_data->TickCount.LowPart;
+    }
+    while (high != user_shared_data->TickCount.High2Time);
+    /* note: we ignore TickCountMultiplier */
+    return (ULONGLONG)high << 32 | low;
+}
+
 static BOOL update_display_cache_from_registry(void)
 {
     DWORD adapter_id, monitor_id, monitor_count = 0, size;
     KEY_BASIC_INFORMATION key;
     struct adapter *adapter;
     struct monitor *monitor, *monitor2;
+    ULONGLONG tick_count;
     HANDLE mutex = NULL;
     NTSTATUS status;
     BOOL ret;
@@ -1694,12 +1718,18 @@ static BOOL update_display_cache_from_registry(void)
                                                   sizeof(devicemap_video_keyW) )))
         return FALSE;
 
+    if ((tick_count = get_tick_count()) - last_update < 1000) return TRUE;
+
     status = NtQueryKey( video_key, KeyBasicInformation, &key,
                          offsetof(KEY_BASIC_INFORMATION, Name), &size );
     if (status && status != STATUS_BUFFER_OVERFLOW)
         return FALSE;
 
-    if (key.LastWriteTime.QuadPart <= last_query_display_time) return TRUE;
+    if (key.LastWriteTime.QuadPart <= last_query_display_time)
+    {
+        last_update = tick_count;
+        return TRUE;
+    }
 
     mutex = get_display_device_init_mutex();
     pthread_mutex_lock( &display_lock );
@@ -1746,7 +1776,10 @@ static BOOL update_display_cache_from_registry(void)
     }
 
     if ((ret = !list_empty( &adapters ) && !list_empty( &monitors )))
+    {
         last_query_display_time = key.LastWriteTime.QuadPart;
+        last_update = tick_count;
+    }
     pthread_mutex_unlock( &display_lock );
     release_display_device_init_mutex( mutex );
     return ret;