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These handy tricks can speed up Windows 10 experiences
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Animations add eye candy to the clean and modern design experience that Windows 10 provides. Unfortunately, they may negatively impact some people and devices. People who need to remain focused on a task or people with certain mental/visual disabilities may be negatively affected by animations. Additionally, they slow down devices with lower or older system specs. Luckily, Windows 10 makes it easy to turn off all animations at a flick of a switch, but you can also choose to disable specific animations.
Quickly Disable Animations in Windows 10
To disable all animations, press Win + U to open the "Ease of Access Center" and click the toggle next to "Show animations in Windows" to turn it off. Individual animations can be disabled in Advanced system settings in the Control Panel.
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Disabling All Animations via Settings
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Click the toggle next to "Show animations in Windows" to disable it. The switch will be grey and pointing left when off.
- Not all animations you see while using your computer will be disabled. For example, animations on websites you visit will not be affected.
- Although most websites and desktop programs do not allow animations to be turned off, you can check the site/program's "Settings/Preferences/Options" page to see if there's any setting that allows animations to be turned off.
- All animations in Microsoft programs will also be disabled on your computer, including animations in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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Section 2 of 3:
Disabling Animations Individually
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Open Advanced System Settings. You can get here multiple ways:
- The easiest way is to search for advanced system settings and click the "Control Panel" result.
- You can also open Control Panel, and go to System and Security > System > Advanced system settings .
- In File Explorer, right-click My Computer/This PC > Properties > Advanced system settings . [2] X Research source
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Click Settings under the "Performance" header. This will pop out a menu so you can pick and choose which animations you want to disable.
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Select the Custom radio button. Uncheck the boxes of effects that you would like to disable, and put a check in the boxes of the ones you would like to enable.
- Animation options are the sentences that start with the following words: animate, fade, and slide.
- To enable all animations (and visual effects), click the radio button next to "Adjust for best appearance". Note that this might reduce performance on low-power devices.
- For the best performance, click the radio button next to "Adjust for best performance". All animations (and visual effects) will be turned off.
- To balance performance and appearance, click the radio button night to "Let Windows choose what's best for my computer". Windows will automatically enable or disable specific settings to balance good performance and appearance.
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Save your changes and exit. Click or tap the gray OK button at the bottom of the Performance Options window to save your new settings and close it. The new settings you chose will apply immediately.
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QuestionWhy hasn't Microsoft provided more advanced visual effects options in the Settings app instead?Community AnswerSettings are still being moved from the Control Panel to the Settings app. Microsoft is focusing on moving other more general settings first.
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