Found solution to pixelsearch and pixelgetcolor being slow in windows 7, 8 and 10
Posted: 22 Jul 2016, 16:35
I was suffering with pixelsearch and pixelgetcolor being very very slow in windows 7 and 10. So I did some research, tests and benchmarks and found that the cause is windows desktop theme effects...
Performance improves in the same script from 1300 ms to 15 ms
Solution for Windows Vista. and 7
Open the script in compatibility mode with windows XP. Or use windows classic theme.
Windows 8 and 10:
Since is not possible to use windows classic theme if you install the classic shell app and use classic style you are good to go.
Performance improves in the same script from 1300 ms to 15 ms
Solution for Windows Vista. and 7
Open the script in compatibility mode with windows XP. Or use windows classic theme.
Windows 8 and 10:
Since is not possible to use windows classic theme if you install the classic shell app and use classic style you are good to go.