Users reported the problem that Microsoft Teams is consuming a lot of memory and CPU on their computers. Below is how to fix Microsoft Teams high CPU and memory usage issue in Windows 10.
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High memory and CPU usage by Microsoft Teams
By default, Microsoft Teams tends to start automatically with the computer and stays active in the background, ready and waiting to be used.
While it is actively used, Microsoft Teams tries to use all available resources on the computer to provide you with 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 of Microsoft Teams
If you don’t use Microsoft Teams, simply log out of the program and it will stop using resources on your computer.
Open Microsoft Teams (if it’s not already open) > click yours profile icon and select that Deliver option in the drop down menu.
Note: You can also end Teams by right-clicking teams icon in the taskbar and click on the log out Possibility.
2. Disable GPU hardware acceleration
Open Microsoft Teams, click yours profile icon and select settings in the drop down menu.
On the settings screen, select the General Tab and disable Disable GPU hardware acceleration and Register Teams as a chat app for Office options.
Quit Microsoft Teams and start it again on your computer.
3. Disable read receipts
Open Microsoft Teams, click yours profile icon and select settings in the drop down menu.
On the settings screen, select the privacy Tab and move the toggle next to it read receipts to OUT Position.
Quit Teams and start it again on your computer.
4. Disable the Microsoft Outlook add-in
Open MicrosoftOutlook on your computer > click the gear icon and select options in the drop down menu.
On the Options screen, select the add-ins tab in the left pane. In the right pane, clear the check box Microsoft Teams Meetings 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 reduce the GPU load on your computer.
Right click on the beginning click and click To run > enter System PropertiesAdvanced in the Run Command window and click OK.
On the next screen, select the Progressive tab and click settings button under the Performance section.
On the next screen, click Visual effects tap and select Adjust for best performance Possibility.
Click on Apply > OK to save these settings on your computer.
6. Increase virtual memory
Increasing virtual memory allows your computer to use virtual memory (page file) when your computer is running out of RAM.
Open file manager > Right click on This PC and click Characteristics.
On the system screen, click Advanced system settings Link in the Related Settings section. On the next screen, go to t Progressive tab and click settings button in the performance section.
Switch to on the next screen Progressive tab and click on the change button in the Virtual Memory section.
On the Virtual Memory screen, turn off. Manage automatically Option, choose your hard journey and select System managed size and click OK.
Start anew the computer to implement the above changes.
7. Clear the Teams cache
Right click on the beginning click and click To run > enter %Application Data% in the Run Command window and click OK.
Navigate to AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Teams > Open Teams folder and delete all files in it temperature, cache and GPU cache Binder.
After making these changes, you should notice that Microsoft Teams runs faster and consumes less memory and CPU on your computer.
