Desktop running painfully slow!

[amcmorron]

I have just downloaded Power BI desktop and am just finding it painfully slow to use.  Even before I connected data it was slow.  There is just a very long response time as I hover my cursor around for it to activate the element that I am hovering over.

Any ideas why this is the case?

[v-rongtiep-msft]

Hi @Alex87 ,

Thanks for your quick response.

Hi  @amcmorron ,

First of all, please upgrade to the latest version, uncheck some of the preloaded content in the data source setting, then restart powerbi destkop and observe if there is a significant speed improvement.

I have also found a similar post, please refer to it to see if it helps you.

Solved: Extremely slow to open Power BI Desktop - Microsoft Fabric Community

If the problem is still not resolved, please provide detailed error information and let me know immediately. Looking forward to your reply.

Best Regards
Community Support Team _ Rongtie

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[amcmorron]

Thanks for your response  

• Yes...I downloaded it through the MS store
• These are the spec of my laptop
  Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz
  Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.77 GB usable)
  System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
•  Yes....I just did it and now my whole PC is running slow so I suspect maybe my PC can't handle it.  

[hackcrr · Accepted solution]

Hi, @amcmorron 

Here are some of the minimum computer configuration requirements for Power BI:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/report-server/system-requirements

https://www.xlintelligence.co.uk/understanding-the-system-requirements-for-power-bi

https://www.vinsys.com/blog/microsoft-power-bi-system-requirements

You have 8GB of RAM if you have other programs running on your computer. Then Power BI Desktop may experience lagging problems. Use Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) to monitor CPU, memory, and disk usage while Power BI Desktop is running. This can help identify any bottlenecks.

Here are some possible optimization suggestions:

If possible, consider upgrading your RAM. More memory can significantly improve the performance of memory-intensive applications like Power BI Desktop. Make sure your hard drive is healthy and performing well. A slow or failing hard drive can cause performance issues.

Close any unnecessary background applications or processes that might be competing for system. resources.Perform a virus scan to ensure that your system is not infected with malware that could be affecting performance.

Best Regards,

hackcrr

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[Alex87]

Did you install it through the store ? Do you have a computer with good enough perf ? Did you restart your computer ?