Please Wait Circle after update to Kodi17

No problems at all using Kodi 16.1 on my MiniMXlll.
Updated from Kodi 16.1 to Kodi 17.0.
Experienced video stutter on HD videos and TV streaming.
Turned off hardware decoding which has got rid of the stuttering problem.
Now I keep seeing the ‘Please Wait’ circle following inputs such as go back up one level, the circle appears after any input choice, I am thinking it is a performance issue while Kodi 17.0 decodes what I have asked it to do.
Any way to improve my system to reduce the occurrence of the ‘Please Wait’ circle?