Lately, I noticed that my PC was lagging, although I was not involved in any heavy task.

Subconsciously I opened the Task Manager and managed to find out the focal cause behind this.

It was nothing but Microsoft Teams that consumed more than 1 GB of RAM.

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Thus, it affects my entire computers performance.

So, why does Microsoft Teams Use So Much CPU and Memory?

Microsoft Teams appears to cause a spike in CPU due to its compatibility issues with other applications.

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The techniques are proven and tested by many.

yo, do not skip any section as I know this guide is enough to vanish all your doubts.

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Therefore, following the suggestions step by step may help you deal with the issue.

Lets put some light on those.

Here are the methods to fix Microsoft Teams excessive use of CPU and memory:

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To handle this, we have to customize the GPU hardware.

Here are the steps for you to disable GPU hardware acceleration:

You are done.

Disable Microsoft Outlook Add-ins

Some add-ins may affect by slowing down your computers performance.

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So, disable those from Outlook until your problem resolves.

Here are the steps to disable Microsoft Outlook add-ins:

Now, verify if the problem persists.

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Turn off Read Receipts

If any of the previous two works for you, go for this one.

Some reported that turning off read receipts efficiently clicked for them.

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Here are the steps to turn off read receipts:

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Check out our expert-recommended error fixing,Microsoft Teams Error Code 42B.

Here are the steps to close background apps:

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So, how can you clear Teams cache?

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Here are the steps to clear Teams cache memory:

You are done.

Virtual memory is also known as Pagefile.

If your PC is armed with an SSD, increasing pagefile size will undoubtedly solve your problem.

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Here are the steps on how to manually adjust your pagefile size:

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This will abate the load of GPU on your machine.

Try the methods one after another until you surely make them work.

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