
Select Preferences: Options - Graph tab.If you plot a non-monotonic Y data and set the line style rather than "Solid", Origin may become sluggish or even freezing. But the speed will be improved after opening the dialog once or two times. The Plot Details and Axis dialog have many tabs which may take time to compile upon opening. Some known issues that may introduce slowness 1. If all above cannot work, try the next section. Please reset the User Files Folder to local as above. If Origin User Files folder (and possibly other Origin-related folders) is set on a cloud-syncing service such as "DropBox", "Google Drive" (Backup and Sync), or "Microsoft OneDrive", you may encounter slowness problem. Specify a new folder as User Files Folder on your local disk. Run script below in the Script Window to clear the User Folder path value in registry and then you can reset User Files folder the next time Origin starts.Find "Origin64.exe", right click on it and choose Set priority: High.In the Windows Task Manager dialog, go to the Details tab.Something we can try to improve the performance 1.
If this is not your case, try the next section.
Uncheck Turn battery saver on automatically if my battery falls below. Windows Start menu> Settings> System> Battery. The control settings varies a bit in different OS. Try plugging in your laptop to recharge and try Origin again. If you are running Origin on a laptop and the "Battery Saver" mode is turned on, some applications including Origin will get slow when the computer's battery runs low. Check if it is caused by balanced power plan of laptop If this is not your case, continue on the steps below. Go to Windows Settings > Update & Security > Check for updates and apply all available updates. Microsoft has subsequently released updates to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and applying these may resolve slowness problems. minimizing or maximizing an Explorer window). The problem is not confined to Origin and has been reported even in Windows-only operations (e.g. If you are running Origin on Windows 10 and applied Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, 2017 (Version 1709), Origin may become slow or even unresponsive while performing certain operations (e.g. Check if Windows applied Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, 2017 If it also happens when you work with a new project, continue on steps below. If it only happens in a specific project, refer to this page for solution. Try the same steps which will cause the slowness in a new project file with very simple data. Check if the slowness happens in a specific project or a general problem 5 Some known issues that may introduce slowness. 4 Something we can try to improve the performance.