Other options that could be explored can be found in the blog post Office 2016-Problem: Extrem langsamer Excel-Start. One user reports that he had to uninstall the Logitech Setpoint software. After changing the poll rate of the mouse (poll rate below 500 polls/second, one user set the sampling rate to 125 Hz) the problem has been solved for some users.

In this longer German Microsoft Answers forum thread (and here, as well as at ) the drivers of Logitech mice (Racer Naga, and Roccat Cone mouse) are mentioned as possible root causes.

In this MS Answers forum thread there are some more options that can be disabled.

A user has solved the issue by disabling the 'Show window contents on drag-and-drop' option in the Windows performance options.

On some systems, animations and an activated hardware acceleration can be responsible for the slow moving of the windows.

In my German blog post Office 2016-Problem: Extrem langsamer Excel-Start, I addressed on the following topics: Such behavior can have various causes, from stubborn add-ins to anti-virus solutions to annoying mice. This isn't so bad because nothing else lags and i can write just fine, but its still annoying if i need to move the window.

When i move my mouse it does move but has a clear lag behind it. When i move the window it has this weird lag. which describes a similar effect in Word 2013. In Microsoft Answers there is a Tread When moving word 2013 window it drags/lags behind the mouse. Lagging Excel windowį you search the internet for 'Excel Windows lags', there are numerous hits. Maybe there are other users affected and maybe somebody know a solution. has now contacted me about the issue, which I present now within the blog. The issue is present over various hardware and has already been present in 1709, but it became almost omnipresent in 1809.Īccording to my research the problem is probably that we are not alone affected – and it's not restricted to Excel 2016 – unfortunately we haven't found a real solution.

If I now open a table and then want to drag the window, it lags massively. The window can be dragged like any other in a normal speed. We are currently using Wind(previously 1709) in combination with Excel 2016.Īs soon as you open the tool to select an excel document file, everything still works normally. I have already done a lot of research on the internet and read many 'solutions' but nothing that really helped. The error description: Windows laggs when draggingīlog reader Simon wrote me in his mail that he has a massive issue with Microsoft Excel 2016 under Windows 10, which is annoying.Įxcel windows that 'lags' at snail's pace over the desktop

Maybe someone has observed the effect before or knows a solution.

has outlined the issue to me in a mail, so that I provide it here within the blog with.

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