Tips to improve PC performance in Windows - Microsoft Support
If your PC is running slowly, the following suggestions might help speed things up. The tips are listed in order, so start with the first one, see if that helps, and then continue to the next one if …
USB and SD storage media – ReadyBoost with a SD card or a flash …
1. Plug the USB stick or SD card into a free slot. The storage medium is detected immediately. In the dialog box Automatic playback click on the option Speed up my system. 2. If the dialog box …
Defragment / optimize your data drives in Windows - Microsoft …
Optimizing your drives can help your PC run smoother and boot up faster. To optimize them: Select the Search bar on the taskbar and enter defrag.
How to speed up or slow down a video - Microsoft Support
Here, you can adjust the speed of your video from 0.1x to 16x speed using the speed slider. You can also enter a numeric value. If you increase the speed, your video will become shorter on …
How to use the PC Health Check app - Microsoft Support
PC Health Check app brings you up to date info on your Windows device health, helping you take action to improve your device performance and troubleshoot performance problems. It is …
Optimizing Microsoft Windows Vista Performance
To learn how to "clean" your computer's hard disk drive, refer to the following Microsoft Help and How-to article, "Delete Files Using Disk Cleanup". General Troubleshooting for Slow …
PC is charging slowly or discharging while it’s plugged in
To speed up charging, charge your PC while it’s asleep or turned off. Contact your PC manufacturer to help determine the charger to use. For Surface devices, see Surface power …
Tips for improving Excel's performance - Microsoft Support
We improved Excel’s memory allocation with Large Address Aware Excel, increased copy/paste speed, undo, conditional formatting, cell editing and selection, scrolling, filtering, file open, and …
Tips for improving the performance of your presentation
To reduce the resolution for the presentation display, and thereby increase the performance speed, do one or both of the following: Change the resolution On the Slide Show tab, in the …
How to troubleshoot performance issues in Outlook
If the computer meets only the minimum system requirements, you will not experience optimal performance in Office. Are you running the latest version of Outlook? We recommend that you …