“Visual effects” are pretty sleek. They enhance the appearance and transitions of the user interface by controlling the prominent elements such as windows, menus, and animations that appear when you interact with the system. However, for times when improving the overall performance matters more than anything else, it’s better to either manage the visual effects smartly or altogether turn them off on your Windows device. Keep reading…
Speed Up Windows 11 Performance by Managing Visual Effects
Thankfully, Windows provides a neat way to take control of the visual effects such as animation, shadows & fading, smooth scrolling, and more. Hence, you can fine-tune them in keeping with your preference to help your PC perform better on the speed and efficiency fronts.
If you are dealing with aging or less powerful hardware, this is precisely what you need to keep the sluggishness at a fair distance.
- To get started, hit the Start button on your PC and select the Settings icon. Alternatively, make use of the Windows + I keyboard shortcut to bring up the Settings app.
- Once you have got access to the Settings menu, select the System option from the left-hand side.
- After that, scroll down and choose the “About” option at the bottom. This section shows important information related to your device such as system specifications and Windows details.

- Now, head over to the Device Specifications section and click on Advanced System Settings on the right side.

- When the System Properties window appears, ensure that the Advanced tab is selected.
- Under the Performance section, hit the Settings button to bring up the Performance Options dialog.

Next up, you should see multiple preset options including:
- Let Windows choose what’s best for my computer
- Adjust for the best appearance
- Adjust for best performance
- Custom
If you want to go for the optimal performance, choose the Adjust for best performance option. Bear in mind that it will turn off most visual effects in order to boost your system speed.
However, if you would like to pick and choose the effects based on your preference, select Custom and then manually select which effects to enable or disable. Finally, hit the OK button and you are all set.

Signing off…
By taking control of the expensive visual effects, you can bolster your Windows 11 performance. For folks who are dealing with older systems, it can come in pretty handy. That said, feel free to share your feedback about this Windows feature and the sort of changes you would like to see in it.