Although most websites and desktop programs do not allow animations to be turned off, you can check the site/program’s “Settings/Preferences/Options” page to see if there’s any setting that allows animations to be turned off. The option (if it exists) will most likely be under the name “visual effects”, “animations”, or “motion”.
You can also use the keyboard shortcut. Simply press the ⊞ Win+I keyboard keys together. [4] X Research source [5] X Research source [6] X Research source
To re-enable animations, simply slide the slider to “On” (right).
As Microsoft is trying to migrate away from the Control Panel, settings are being moved and added to the Settings app. [14] X Research source [15] X Research source [16] X Research source [17] X Research source Many settings including advanced ones are still present in the Control Panel,[18] X Research source [19] X Research source such as the ability to specify which animations you see. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/e/e6/CP_to_S_Gear_Icons_with_Arrow. jpg/460px-CP_to_S_Gear_Icons_with_Arrow. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/e/e6/CP_to_S_Gear_Icons_with_Arrow. jpg/728px-CP_to_S_Gear_Icons_with_Arrow. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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If Control Panel is configured to use the icons view, choose the icon labelled as “System”[22] X Research source and skip to step #4.
For complete control, customize which animations (and visual effects) you want to see. Click the radio button next to “Custom:”. Right below, uncheck the boxes of effects that you would like to disable, and put a check in the boxes of the ones you would like to enable. Animation options are the sentences that start with the following words: animate, fade, and slide. To enable all animations (and visual effects), click the radio button next to “Adjust for best appearance”. Note that this might reduce performance on low-power devices. For the best performance, click the radio button next to “Adjust for best performance”. All animations (and visual effects) will be turned off. To balance performance and appearance, click the radio button night to “Let Windows choose what’s best for my computer”. Windows will automatically enable or disable specific settings to balance good performance and appearance.
Animation options are the sentences that start with the following words: animate, fade, and slide.