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  1. Tips to improve PC performance in Windows - Microsoft Support

    Solution 5. Disable startup apps to reduce the background activity Apps that run at startup can slow boot time and increase background usage. Disable apps you do not need to start automatically. Right …

  2. 10 tips to help improve your wireless network - Microsoft Support

    Sometimes, these updates can increase your router’s performance. To receive the latest firmware updates for your router, visit your router manufacturer's website.

  3. Maximize upload and download speed - Microsoft Support

    Before you begin transferring a large amount of data, make sure your computer isn't set to go to sleep. If it goes to sleep, all uploading and downloading will stop. To test your connection speed, search the …

  4. How to speed up or slow down a video - Microsoft Support

    If you increase the speed, your video will become shorter on the timeline. If you decrease the speed, your video will become longer on the timeline and automatically become slow motion.

  5. Defragment / optimize your data drives in Windows - Microsoft Support

    You can change the schedule to Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or turn it off entirely, set it up to increase the frequency if it misses optimization three times, and select which drives the schedule applies to.

  6. 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 programmability.

  7. USB and SD storage media – ReadyBoost with a SD card or a flash drive

    This additional memory is provided as cache memory, to speed up, for example, the loading or editing of large files. Important: You need a USB flash drive or a memory card with a free storage capacity of at …

  8. Using video player settings to control playback experience

    For videos including Teams meeting recordings (TMR) saved to OneDrive and SharePoint, you can change the playback speed to 2x, 1.8x, 1.5x, 1.2x, 1x, and 0.8x. Skip forward or backward by 10 …

  9. Change mouse settings - Microsoft Support

    A mouse can be customized in various ways in Windows. For instance, the functions of the mouse buttons can be swapped, the mouse pointer can be made more visible, and the scroll speed of the …

  10. Change the OneDrive sync app upload or download rate

    When you sync files by using the sync app, you can choose how much of your network bandwidth you use. Open OneDrive settings (select the OneDrive cloud icon in your notification area, and then …