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Fix: Microsoft Teams High Memory and CPU Usage

By: Waseem Patwegar

Users have reported the issue of Microsoft Teams consuming High Memory and CPU on their computers. You will find below to fix the problem of High CPU and Memory Usage by Microsoft Teams in Windows 10.

Microsoft Teams High Memory and CPU Usage

High Memory and CPU Usage by Microsoft Teams

By default, Microsoft Teams tends to start up automatically with the computer and remains active in background, ready and waiting to be used.

While it is being actively used, Microsoft Teams tries to utilize all the available resources on the computer, in an effort to bring you the best possible video streams.

However, this behavior can sometimes lead to High Memory, CPU and Battery usage in Windows 10, especially on budget computers with low RAM and CPU capacity.

1. Sign Out from Microsoft Teams

If you are not using Microsoft Teams, you cam simply Sign Out of the program and it will stop using Resources on your computer.

Open Microsoft Teams (if it is not already open) > click on your Profile Icon and select the Sign Out option in drop-down menu.

Sign Out from Microsoft Teams

Note: You can also exit Teams by right-clicking on the Teams Icon in Taskbar and clicking on the Sign-out option.

2. Disable GPU Hardware Acceleration

Open Microsoft Teams, click on your Profile Icon and select Settings in the Drop-down menu.

Open Microsoft Teams Settings

On the Settings screen, select the General Tab and uncheck Disable GPU Hardware Acceleration and Register  Teams as the Chat App for Office options.

Disable GPU Hardware Acceleration in Microsoft Teams

Exit Microsoft Teams and relaunch it back on your computer.

3. Turn OFF Read Receipts

Open Microsoft Teams, click on your Profile Icon and select Settings in the Drop-down menu.

Open Microsoft Teams Settings

On the Settings screen, select the Privacy tab and move the toggle next to Read Receipts to OFF position.

Turn OFF Read Receipts in Microsoft Teams

Exit Teams and relaunch it back on your computer.

4. Disable Microsoft Outlook Add-in

Open Microsoft Outlook on your computer > click on the Gear Icon and select Options in the drop-down menu.

Open Outlook Mail Options

On the Options screen, select the Add-ins tab in left-pane. In the right-pane, uncheck Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office and TeamViewer Meeting Add-in.

5. Adjust Visual Effects for Best Performance

Setting Visual Effects for best performance (instead of best appearance) can help in reducing the GPU load on your computer.

Right-click on the Start button and click on Run > type SystemPropertiesAdvanced in Run Command window and click on OK.

Open Advanced System Properties Using Run Command in Windows

On the next screen, select the Advanced tab and click on Settings button under “Performance” section.

Settings Option on Windows Advanced System Properties Screen

On the next screen, click on Visual Effects tab and select Adjust for best performance option.

Adjust Visual Effects For Best Performance in Windows

Click on Apply > OK to save these settings on your computer.

6. Increase Virtual Memory

Increasing Virtual Memory allows your computer to make use of Virtual memory (paging file), whenever there is a shortage of RAM on your computer.

Open File Explorer > right-click on This PC and click on Properties.

Open This PC Properties

On the System screen, click on Advanced system settings link located under “Related Settings” section. On the next screen, switch to t Advanced tab and click on Settings button under Performance section.

Advanced Performance Settings Option in Windows 10

On the next screen, switch to Advanced tab and click on the Change button located under Virtual Memory section.

Change Virtual Memory Settings Option in Windows 10

On Virtual Memory screen, uncheck Automatically manage option, select your Hard Drive and select System Managed size and click on OK.

Set System Managed Size For Virtual Memory On Windows PC

Restart the computer for above changes to be implemented.

7. Clear Teams Cache

Right-click on the Start button and click on Run > type %appdata% in Run Command window and click on OK.

Run %appdata% command

Navigate to AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Teams > Open Teams Folder and delete all files in tmp, Cache and GPUCache Folders.

Navigate to Teams Folder on Windows PC

After these changes, you should find Microsoft Teams running faster and consuming less Memory and CPU on your computer.

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