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 …

Surface devices have an adjustable power mode to allow you to balance your preference between best battery life and best performance. Select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery.

Learn how to use Manage and Optimize Drives to keep your disk and data drives defragmented and at top performance in Windows.

Directions for turning off memory integrity and the Virtual Machine Platform to improve gaming performance, and the risks of doing so.

For a guided walkthrough of how each of the power and battery settings can improve your device's performance, click the button to open the Get Help app: Guided walkthrough in Get Help

Here are some ways to free up space so you can keep your PC up to date and running smoothly. These suggestions are listed in order, so start with the first one, see if that helps, and then …

Use these tips from the Excel team to improve performance and stability in your workbooks.

Learn how to use a health report in Windows Security to manage your device performance and keep your device secure.

Choose a power mode for the best battery life and performance Select Start > Settings > System > Battery, and then See which apps are affecting your battery life.

Performance issues may increase when Outlook is running in Online mode. Such performance issues occur because running Outlook in Online mode increases the load on the Exchange …