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BenjiLukas
Community Member
23 days ago

Is Articulate extremely slow after the latest Windows update?

Hi, 

Is it just me? Or have other people had serious lag time using Rise and Storyline after the latest Windows updates? 

Trying to get the preview to play, hitting spacebar, adjusting CC on audio and video files, and even just opening Storyline or Rise is taking really long. 

I'm trying to figure out if this is an issue with my laptop or a wider issue. 

Thanks! 

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    • BenjiLukas's avatar
      BenjiLukas
      Community Member

      No. I stopped doing that years ago. Not worth the headaches. I'm running Windows 11 on my company's Dell Laptop.

    • BenjiLukas's avatar
      BenjiLukas
      Community Member

      I was not smart enough to open Task Manager to see what it was saying. I`ll do it next time. I think it`s a Windows problem, though. Some random delays with Windows and Office are now occurring as well. Thank you for your advice. 

  • Do you have any missing fonts. I find on some machines missing fonts makes it run like a dog. Only thing I have left to help on this. 

    • BenjiLukas's avatar
      BenjiLukas
      Community Member

      No, but I think it`s a Windows problem. Thank you for your advice. I appreciate it. 

  • mdhahm's avatar
    mdhahm
    Community Member

    One thing I have noticed with the recent Storyline 360 update (2/23) is that when I start Articulate Storyline on my desktop, it seems to get stuck in the "Reading Preferences" phase for about 5 minutes.  Storyline does get going, but it's taking longer than before.

     

    • mdhahm's avatar
      mdhahm
      Community Member

      Quick update: Storyline is starting up just fine now.  Not sure what the problem was, but there were a couple of other software updates these last few days that may have helped.  

      • KellyAuner's avatar
        KellyAuner
        Staff

        Hi, DavidBashen-522!

        I've opened a support case for you so we can better understand what's going on. One of our Support Engineers will be in touch shortly!

    • StephanieHob231's avatar
      StephanieHob231
      Community Member

      This is happening to me every time I try to open any SL file! It's very annoying! I asked ChatGPT how to fix, no solutions Chat gave me helped at all.

      Did you find a remedy?

       

  • I am having the exact same issue.  Tried uninstall and reinstall with no luck; issue persists. 

    • LaurenDuvall's avatar
      LaurenDuvall
      Staff

      Thanks for sharing this update, mdhahm! I'm glad to hear that software updates did the trick.

       

      KoltonWade-edbe, if you're still seeing this issue with the newest update then we'd want to connect you with our Support Engineers in a support case.

      • mdhahm's avatar
        mdhahm
        Community Member

        LaurenDuvall​ Update: The startup problem with "Reading preferences" step has come back again.  Not sure why this is happening!

  • OnboardingTeam's avatar
    OnboardingTeam
    Community Member

    I am getting this issue too. It is soooo slow to open. and is stuck on the Reading Preferences screen.. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling with no luck. It opened after 15 minutes but when closed the same thing happened again. I feel your pain mdhahm​ 

     

  • KWilson6's avatar
    KWilson6
    Community Member

    I have also been having this issue since the last update, and raised a case. I uninstalled then reinstalled an older version, which works fine, so that I can finish my current project.