How to Improve Sage 50 Accounts Performance

Sage 50 released its latest version of 2025 (US and Canada) this latest version is designed with so many exceptional features and a new look that improves your work, and It is developed with a new interface that enables multi-user functioning.

You can purchase or subscribe to different versions of Sage 50 according to their need. Sage 50 Sometimes gets a few errors and one of the errors is “running slow”. The Sage 50 runs slowly which may be caused by data corruption, data being too large, network issues, antivirus applications, issues with remote data access (RDA), and many more. To troubleshoot this issue read the complete blog to learn how to improve the Sage 50 performance.

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How to Improve Sage 50 Accounts Performance

To improve the performance of Sage 50 accounting software, follow the below steps…

Way 1: Regularly Update your Windows

• Firstly, check whether you have received any Windows update notifications.
• If you have then update it by going to Control Panel > Windows Updates for any updates related to your Windows Operating System.

Way 2: Disable Windows Firewall

• Your Windows operating system generally has an in-built firewall.
• These firewalls act as a barrier to all the files it thinks as malicious files. So, temporarily disable your firewall for the time being and run your software.

Way 3: Try to Run Sage 50 as an Administrator

• Go to the Sage 50 program and click on “Run as Administrator” each time you run Sage 50 software.
• Or, Go to properties > advance and click on Set this as default.

Way 4: Internet Speed

• The speed of the network connection is supposed to be 100mbit. The speed of the network can be checked using online tools.
• Sage should have all the required updates installed on your computer.
• The ‘Opportunistic Lock’ must not be disabled.

Way 5: In the Case of the Server

The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanServerParameters path must be followed:

• Oplocks REG_DWORD 0 or 1 must be Enabled
• The Default: 1 has been Enabled by default
• Set to “0”
• the SMB signing has to be disabled
• The “Enable NetBIOS over TCP / IP” has to be enabled on the network card.
• All the versions of Sage installed on the computer systems have to be the same.
• You have to Run the Sage Check Data and Sage Compress Data Routine immediately
• A Few Printers come into conflict with Sage directly. The Printer that is set to default has to be changed
• The space on the disk should be sufficient enough on the computer systems.

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Steps to Fix Sage 50 Slow Performance Issue?

Method 1: Remove and reinstall Actian Zen/Pervasive

• To begin with, close Accounting 50
• Launch the Run command.
• Enter the control panel and then press the OK button.
• Program and Features Selection
• Uninstall Actian PSQL 13 Workgroup R2 from the list of versions.
• Turn off the Control Panel.
• Open the Run window once more.
• Enter C:\ followed by Hit ok
• If there are any, remove the pvsw and pvswarch folders.
• Now, look for a file called PSQL V[version number].
• _Install.log
• After that, navigate to C: Windows
• Delete the file pvsw.log.
• Look for the Pervasive app folder in C: ProgramData.
• Navigate to the C: Program Files directory (x86)
• Now, rename the Actian folder OLDActian.
• Find C: Program FilesCommon Files and double-click it.
• System shutdown
• Launch the Run command.
• Enter Regedit here.
• Give a right-click on the Computer and select the Export button.
• Save the registry backup to your computer’s desktop now.
• Navigate to the HKEY LOCAL MACHINESoftwareWow6432Node.
• Check to see if pervasive software and PEYX489ZK appear.
• Close the Registry editor.

Method 2: Examine the company file size

The size of the Sage 50 company file has a direct impact on its performance. This causes delays and increases loading time. As a result, use the following guidelines to double-check the company file:

• Select the Help menu option.
• Click the “Support Utilities” button.
• Select File Statistics from the drop-down menu.
• To delete irrelevant records or transactions, the larger company must be purged. This, in turn, reduces the size of the company file.

Method 3: Use the User Account Control

When User Account Control prevents Sage 50 from accessing shared program files, you must disable it and consult with Sage technicians via Sage 50 Chat. Follow the steps below:

• To begin, select the Windows Start option.
• In the search box, type UAC.
• Click the Change User Account Control Settings button.
• Now, slide the slider bar to the Never Notify option.
• When you reach this point, click OK. It will ask you if you want to allow this app to make changes.
• Hit ok.
• Restart the System to allow the changes to take effect.

Method 4: Managing Processor and Memory Speed

• The first thing you should check is whether your system meets the minimum RAM and processor requirements for the Sage version installed. Failures in system requirements frequently obstruct the smooth operation of the application and cause compatibility issues.
• The next step is to check the memory and processor in your system, or in each workstation if you’re using a multi-access feature. It is recommended that each system have at least 2GB of RAM.
• Check the performance of Sage in the server if you are running a server; if it is low, it will slow down the speed in all workstations.
• Open the run window, type MSConfig, and then press OK to allow the program to make changes.
• Click the Yes button.
• Select the Boot option.
• Select Advanced options.
• If you choose the number of processors, then clear them.
• Hit ok
• Restart the computer.

Method 5: Check Hard Drive and Virtual Memory Space

Not responding to Windows 10 errors in Sage is usually due to a lack of space. Make sure that each system hard drive has at least 1 GB of free space or three times the size of the company database. You can free up space by using commonly used utilities such as Defragmenter or Windows Disk Clean-up. The virtual memory in the System must be configured to correspond to the RAM on the machine.

Method 6: Data Entry and Background Apps

When multiple background applications are running alongside the Sage software, it is a common cause of Windows’ slow performance. So, checking out the services in the Startup items with Selective Startup is the best decision. If the problem persists, change the Action items or Global items settings. Let’s find out how.

Changing Global Options:

• Select Option, then Global.
• Select the General option.
• To improve performance, select one or more of the options listed below.
• Remove smart data entry.
• Select OK.

Action Items Settings

• Navigate to Tasks and then to Action items.
• Select the Transactions option from the Options menu.
• Delete each “create event” button.
• Select the Startup Tab.
• Delete When you open a new company file, Action items are displayed.
• Select the OK button and then the Close button.

Method 7: Increase the Connection Manager’s memory buffer size

• First, close the Sage 50.
• Select the Windows System Tray buttons.
• Select Sage 50 Connection Manager.
• Change the default size to 128 MB.
• Select Stop Service.
• Click the Restart service button.

Conclusion

These straightforward advances will guarantee total and careful investigating of the “Sage 50 opens slowly” issue that you experience on your PC framework. If you actually can’t determine this issue, reach out to us via Sage 50 Live Chat.