# How can you keep Microsoft Teams running smoothly on an older laptop during video calls?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I'm putting together tips on keeping <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-teams/reviews">Microsoft Teams</a> running smoothly on an older laptop during video calls. Teams brings chat, meetings, screen sharing, files and AI note-taking into one window, which is exactly why people keep it open all day. Going by reviews, an older device feels the load when several chats, a meeting and high-definition video run at the same time, especially on a patchy connection, and closing the chats, meetings and apps you don't need before a call, plus trimming notifications, keeps video and screen sharing smooth.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">In <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/video-conferencing">video conferencing</a>, it depends on how much you ask one app to do at once:</p><ol>
<li>Scheduled meetings only. Older hardware copes well.</li>
<li>A full day of chat, files and calls. A quick tidy-up before important calls keeps things responsive.</li>
<li>Presenting with screen share. Closing other apps first gives the presentation the most headroom.</li>
</ol><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">People who run their whole working day in Teams get the most from having everything in one place, and a minute of preparation keeps that true on any laptop.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">What has helped most to keep your calls smooth? And for IT teams, has device age become part of rollout planning?</p>

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Closing the chats I&#39;m not using before a call has become a habit, whatever the laptop. Having chat, meetings and files in one window is why our team lives in Teams.

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