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Power Automate Desktop Version 2.16.215.22020 - lags

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I installed the new version and when I debug, it starts and executes the first steps quickly,

then starts to have delays on many actions, as if it freezes for n seconds and then starts again.

The delay for run is set to 1 ms

  • geavgous Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @paronchi ,

     

    Can you please share more info like:

    1. How many actions do you have in your flow

    2. Are there any actions created from the recorder?

    3. If you increase the delay to 20ms (for example) does it change the behavior?

    4. If you run it from the Console, do you experience the same lagging?

     

    Thanks 

  • paronchi Profile Picture
    105 on at

    1. How many actions do you have in your flow: I have 21 flow/subflow, each with 20-70 actions

    2. Are there any actions created from the recorder? no

    3. If you increase the delay to 20ms (for example) does it change the behavior? no

    4. If you run it from the Console, do you experience the same lagging? no, in this case the flow runs whitout lags

     

     

  • yoko2020 Profile Picture
    495 on at

    @geavgous 

     

    We need this feature added in PAD.   (Run without debugger)

    ProcessRobot used to have this feature.

     

    2022-02-01_013811.jpg

  • MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    5,727 Moderator on at

    I never used ProcessRobot, but in PAD, you can run in Edit Mode, or you can just press play from the main screen:

    MichaelAnnis_0-1643655379451.png

    With this button, edit mode doesn't pop up.  Is this what you are looking for, or something else?

  • yoko2020 Profile Picture
    495 on at

    @MichaelAnnis 

    No, it is different.

     

    You can run a Process choosing the "Run Without Debugger" option. This will run the Process
    as if it was running on the target robot and not from the Process Designer. The Notification
    Window will also pop-up, exactly as it happens when a process is running on the target robot.

     

    It will still fill the variables with the value.

     

  • paronchi Profile Picture
    105 on at

    hi, I have something news,

    if the delay for run is set to 100 ms, I have no more delays or lags 😄

     

    @yoko2020  from where can I download "Process Designer"? is it still supported by microsoft?

     

    thank's

     

  • geavgous Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @paronchi ,

     

    In general, setting the delay to so low values requires a significant amount of processor power. You can adjust the delay according to your needs, but also your PC capabilites too 🙂

     

    Thanks,

    George

  • MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    5,727 Moderator on at

    That’s great news. Thank you for sharing. 

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi George,

    For me, I've never really understood the purpose of the delay because it seems to introduce problems when your tested program moves to production with 0 delay. I've been developing with 1ms for this reason. But I take your point about performance and will consider adjusting it.

    Thanks!
    Kel

  • paronchi Profile Picture
    105 on at

    😭sorry but the problem is still there.

    But I discovered that it probably depends on some process running on pc.

    If I run the process on a virtual machine (which runs on the same PC where I have the problem) the problem is not there.

    Any suggestions to find the indicted process?

     

    Thank's

     

     

     

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