Windows 10: Windows 10's Photos App Is Too Slow

Hello,For the last week, every time I try to share a picture online it takes forever, like watching paint dry. How can I fix this issue, please?Thanks,Lourdes

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Photo app in Windows 10 is extremely slow

Rebuilding the search index in your computer may help speed-up the loading of photos in the app. The search index is like a directory of files and media in your computer. Follow the steps below:

• Click Start.
• On the search bar, type Indexing Options, and click on Indexing Options from the results.
• Click Advanced.
• Under Troubleshooting, click Rebuild.

We also suggest that you download and install any pending updates that needs to be installed on the computer through Windows Update and check if it helps resolve the issue.

If the issue persists, you may reinstall the Photos app. For steps on how to uninstall and reinstall the Photos app, follow the steps provided by Anil Madishetty on this thread:

Why won't my Photos app load on Windows 10.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

WINDOWS 10 MICROSOFT PHOTO APP

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

The Photos app brings together pictures from all your devices using OneDrive, so that you can browse them by date, album or folder. It also automatically enhances photos, and creates albums for you, to showcase your best shots.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it helps:

Method 1:

I suggest you to change the Default apps in the setting app and verify the result. You may follow the steps in the below:

• Go to settings and system.
  
• Click on Default Apps and select the appropriately.
  

Method 2:

I suggest you to reinstall Photo app using the PowerShell command
and reinstall using the Windows store. Follow the below steps.

• Open the　Start　menu, type　Windows PowerShell　in the search bar.
  
• Right click on the　Windows　PowerShell　and select　Run as　administrator.
  
• Enter the below command to uninstall the Photo app.
  

• 　　get-appxpackage　　*Microsoft.Windows.Photos* | remove-appxpackage
  

More reference:

Photos help - Microsoft Support

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

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The Windows 10 "Photos" App is really slow.

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums



We understand your concern as the Photo app is responding slow, while accessing the photos from the backup location.



In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

• Where are these pictures saved/backed up?
  
• Do you face the lag issue when accessing pictures that are saved on desktop/Pictures folder in C drive?

Try copying few pictures randomly on the desktop folder and access them using the Photo app. If you still face the same issue, then reset Photos app and check.

1. Press Windows + I key to launch
   Windows settings.
   
2. Click on Apps and select
   Apps & feature from the left pane.
   
3. Scroll down and select
   Photos App on the right pane.
   
4. Click on Advanced option and then click on
   Reset.
   
5. Restart the PC and check.

We appreciate your interest on Photo Viewer app, this could be a valuable suggestion as there may be other users with a similar requirement. Hence, I suggest you to leave a

Feedback for this product so that our developer team can look into this and check if it can be implemented in the future updates.



Let us know how it goes.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator