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Fix Excel ‘Not responding’ in Windows 10

October 25, 2016 by Gary 6 Comments

Learn how to fix the problem where Microsoft Excel becomes very slow on Windows 10.I love Microsoft Windows 10 but one thing that was really getting on my nerves was that Excel was taking ages to open and save files. I also noticed that even when trying to add a formula, Excel would ‘freeze’ for awhile and would display the message Not Responding.

What causes the slow performance of Excel?

There seems to be some sort of conflict between Cortana and Excel. I don’t use Cortana as I prefer the various Google tools so the steps as below have no negative outcomes for me. I also seem to be using Google Sheets alot more these days but I still use Excel for large data-sets (e.g. when working with large lists of Mailchimp subscriber data).

Although I use Excel 2016, the steps below should work for other versions too.

Instructions to solve Excel being slow in Windows 10

I found the solution on the web however can’t find the link to the fix. Below are the steps that worked for me in speeding up Excel.

  1. Log in to Windows 10.
  2. On your keyboard press the Windows key + I (to get to Settings).
  3. Type Cortana.
  4. Click Cortana and Search settings.
  5. Change the Hey Cortana setting to Off.
  6. Restart your PC.

Excel will now run far more quickly.

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Comments

  1. Morris Edwards says

    May 9, 2017 at 7:23 pm

    Great Post thanks for sharing this. i am facing same problem with Microsoft Excel and was looking for an solution. This post is a saviour for me.

    Reply
  2. Michael Abegg says

    July 25, 2017 at 7:50 am

    Not the only problem, since I”m having the slowness issues and Hey Cortana is already off.

    Reply
  3. GM says

    August 16, 2018 at 9:57 pm

    Same problem for me and also no Cortana. Seems like this issue has been going for some while…..good old Microsoft

    Reply
  4. BarbS says

    October 20, 2018 at 10:10 am

    I am so frustrated with excel and windows 10. Makes it virtually unusable and Cortana is off.

    Reply
  5. Jim Greene says

    October 26, 2018 at 2:14 am

    I’ve had this problem for a long time and tried everything that’s been suggested. After rereading this thread and some other threads, I tried logging out of my Microsoft account and since then every file has been opening with no delay. Who knows if this will last, but it seems more concrete than anything else I have tried before. It aligns with the behavior I’ve experienced where sometimes if I was on the hard wire network in the office it would be slow and if I unplugged and went on the wireless network it would be better, or vice versa. Maybe each time Excel was opening it was first checking my online credentials and if there were network delays Excel waited until it got a response? I haven’t had a single delay in opening an Excel file since logging out of Microsoft two days ago. I think I’m able to declare victory!

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  6. N says

    January 10, 2019 at 9:11 pm

    I experience this issue and have already set “Hey Cortana” to off. So this isn’t a fix for me.

    Reply

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