You can remove visual effects in Windows 10 to improve performance by disabling animations and other enhancements. Here's how:
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Open Ease of Access Center: Press the Windows logo key + U.
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Simplify and Personalize Windows: In the Ease of Access Center, look for the section titled "Simplify and personalize Windows."
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Disable Animations: Under this section, find the option "Show animations in Windows" and uncheck the box next to it. This turns off animations like window minimizing and maximizing.
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Close the Settings window: Your changes are applied immediately. Close the window.
This process disables animations, which is one of the more prominent visual effects that can impact performance. To remove more visual effects, follow these steps:
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Open System Properties: Right-click on the Start button and select System. Alternatively, press Windows logo key + Pause/Break (or Windows logo key + Fn + Pause/Break on some keyboards). Then, click on Advanced system settings on the left side.
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Performance Settings: In the System Properties window, under the Advanced tab, find the Performance section and click on the Settings... button.
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Visual Effects Tab: This opens the Performance Options window. Go to the Visual Effects tab.
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Customize Visual Effects:
- Adjust for best appearance: This is the default setting, enabling all visual effects.
- Adjust for best performance: Windows will automatically disable visual effects to prioritize performance.
- Custom: Choose specific visual effects to enable or disable. You can uncheck boxes next to effects like "Animate controls and elements inside windows," "Fade or slide menus into view," "Fade or slide tooltips into view," and "Show shadows under windows" to disable them.
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Apply Changes: Click Apply and then OK to save your changes.
Disabling visual effects can free up system resources and make Windows 10 feel faster, especially on older or less powerful computers.
