How to Enable or Disable Animation Effects on Windows 11?

Windows 11 brings with it many visual changes. One of them is animation effects that can slow down your PC performance. If you disable this feature, you can quickly improve the performance of your PC. Although the animation makes the Windows 11 desktop look great, you will have to accept some performance degradation. If you enable this feature, you may notice a slight delay in some activities and actions.

Windows 11 includes animation and blending effects meant to please the eye but slow your PC down with a slight delay in specific actions. If you are using an older computer with less memory or a slow processor, you can disable animations to increase the performance and speed of your PC. You will have to do without animations if you need performance on a slow PC.

This risewindows article will show you how to enable or disable animation effects on Windows 11.

How to Allow or Disallow Animations in Windows 11 using the Settings app?

To enable or disable animation effects on Windows 11, do the following steps:-

Step 1. First, press the Windows + I keys altogether from your keyboard to open the Settings app.

Alternatively, click on the Windows icon on the taskbar or press the Windows key from the keyboard and then click on the Settings gear icon.

Step 2. Now, when the Settings window opens, select the Accessibility category from the left side, and then click on the Visual effects tab on the right-hand side of it.

Step 3. Then, turn the toggle switch off or next to the Animation effects, depending on your needs.

If you turn off the animation effects, you will enjoy a snappier Windows experience. Those Windows users who love animation effects may keep this setting turned on.

If you want better performance on your PC, we recommend turning off Transparency Effects on your Windows 11 PC.

How to Enable or Disable Animation Effects in Windows 11 through Control Panel?

To enable or disable animation effects in Windows 11 using Control Panel, perform the following steps:-

Step 1. Firstly, open the Control Panel.

Step 2. In the Control Panel window, select Ease of Access.

Step 3. Then, click Ease of Access Center.

Step 4. After that, in the following window, click on either “Use the computer without a display,” “Make the computer easier to see,” or “Make it easier to focus on tasks.”

Step 5. Next, scroll down under the “Make it easier to focus on tasks” window. Check or uncheck the checkbox “Turn off all unnecessary animations (when possible).” When this option checks, all animations will be disabled by Windows 11. To enable the animations, you need to uncheck this option.

Step 6. Finally, when you complete, click the Apply and then OK button.

How to Turn On or Turn Off Animation Effects in Windows 11 via Performance Options?

Step 1. First, press Windows + R keys from the keyboard to open the Run dialog box.

Step 2. Now, in the Run box, type the following and then hit Enter from the keyboard to open the Performance Options panel:-

SystemPropertiesPerformance

Step 3. Then, navigate to the “Visual Effects” tab when the Performance Options window opens. Then check or uncheck these options to turn on or turn off Animation Effects in Windows 11:-

• Animate controls and elements inside windows
• Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing, and
• Animations in the taskbar

That’s it for the article.

I hope this post will be informative to you.

Good luck & stay healthy, guys.

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