# Progressive delay of card loading on Anki 2.1.37 Desktop - FIXED

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/progressive-delay-of-card-loading-on-anki-2-1-37-desktop-fixed/6115>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 30, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/progressive-delay-of-card-loading-on-anki-2-1-37-desktop-fixed/6115 "2020-12-30T01:17:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![sherlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@sherlock](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sherlock)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/progressive-delay-of-card-loading-on-anki-2-1-37-desktop-fixed/6115/1 "2020-12-30T01:17:43Z")

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Hi all,

To make a very long story short: I have noticed that within ~50 reviews (or roughly ~7 minutes) that the loading time increases significantly between reviews. When I initially complete reviews, cards load instantaneously (\<0.5 s). When they’re lagging, it can take up to 10 seconds for a card to load. This only began roughly a month ago. I’ve never encountered this issue before.

The problem only resolves if I close and re-open the desktop program. I noticed that I do not encounter this issue on the website version. However, the “lag” returns within a few minutes.

What I’ve done so far, but still no fix:

- Re-installed 2.1.35 twice
- Installed 2.1.37
- Opened Anki in Safe Mode (+Shift) and disabled Add-ons (both versions)
- Changed firewall settings through McAfee to permit unrestricted internet access
- Uninstalled McAfee (also disabled Windows Defender)

My laptop isn’t particularly ancient. I have an i7 processor @1.3 GHz with 16.0 GB RAM. If you guys have any advice, I would be ultra grateful! I’m preparing for a 3 month study bender for a board exam, so I need anki to be tip-top.

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/progressive-delay-of-card-loading-on-anki-2-1-37-desktop-fixed/6115/2 "2020-12-30T04:42:16Z")

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Maybe the auto or angle driver will help: [Anki Changes](https://changes.ankiweb.net/#/known-issues)

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**Author:** ![sherlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@sherlock](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sherlock)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/progressive-delay-of-card-loading-on-anki-2-1-37-desktop-fixed/6115/3 "2020-12-31T00:12:34Z")

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It worked! Thank you so much! I used the angle driver.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/progressive-delay-of-card-loading-on-anki-2-1-37-desktop-fixed/6115/4 "2023-05-01T05:19:03Z")

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