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PAD Flow Started Running Slowly Overnight

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Posted on by ShaunR_024

I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. Literally overnight, one of my PAD flows went from taking 10-15 seconds to run, to over 5 minutes! Nothing has been updated/changed. I tested my other flows and they are all taking much longer to run. I'm not sure what happened, maybe a windows update? I'm a beginner when it comes to PAD but this change in processing time is really frustrating. Anyone have a similar experience? What could be the cause? Appreciate any help from the community.

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  • VishnuReddy1997 Profile Picture
    VishnuReddy1997 2,656 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi @ShaunR_024 ,

     

    Please try these below steps.

    1. Use Task Manager to monitor CPU, memory, and disk usage while running the flow.
    2. Close any unnecessary applications running in the background that might be competing for resources
    3. Restart your Computer and Check


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    Thanks & Regards

    Vishnu Reddy

  • Deenuji_Loganathan_ Profile Picture
    Deenuji_Loganathan_ 6,250 Moderator on at

    @ShaunR_024 

     

    Have you recently upgraded your browser? If so, for a simple test, try copying some of the steps from your flow and paste them into a new flow. Then, run the flow in a different browser to see if the slowness issue persists there as well.

     

    Other troubleshooting steps:

    1. The slowness issue is often caused by browser updates, so consider reinstalling the browser or switching to a different browser.

    2. Remove the Power Automate browser extension and reinstall it.

    3. Restart the PAD services from the registry.

    4. Restart your system.

    5. If the issue persists, try reinstalling the PAD.


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