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Di Microsoft slide app. For Windows di process na POWERPNT.EXE. GPU and embedded video matter more here pass how dem matter for Word.

Wetin you need know

PowerPoint na POWERPNT.EXE. Word no go run your slideshow.

Microsoft PowerPoint dey build decks. Embedded video, transitions, and Presenter View na why dis process fit load di GPU while WINWORD dey quiet for di same machine.

Wetin e be?
Di PowerPoint slide app
Same as Word?
No. Word na WINWORD.EXE
Why GPU?
Present mode, video, and animations
Feex tok say
If meeting deck dey stutter, I go look POWERPNT and di GPU driver before I repair Word. To end WINWORD no dey stop slideshow.

Wetin be Microsoft PowerPoint?

Microsoft PowerPoint na di slide editor for Office and Microsoft 365. Di Windows executable na POWERPNT.EXE. E no be Word and e no be di PowerPoint Web tab inside Edge.

If you never use am before

If you need slides for talk, dis na PowerPoint, no be Word. Word fit make long document. E no get Presenter View or slide master layouts di same way. Install PowerPoint with Office or Microsoft 365. .pptx dey open inside POWERPNT.EXE.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Slide decks

Titles, masters, and .pptx. Word outline no fit replace dis canvas.

Present mode

Full screen, Presenter View, and laser tools. GPU and display driver dey show up here.

Embedded video and animations

Media inside deck dey keep POWERPNT busy. Word images hard make dem do di same tin.

Na who e dey for?

  • Anybody wey dey build talk or class deck
  • Meeting rooms wey still dey talk "open di PowerPoint"
  • Users wey no suppose end WINWORD make slideshow fit stop

Current status

Dey develop am actively. Dis article na for desktop PowerPoint on top Windows, no be PowerPoint for web.

How old e be?

PowerPoint start for Forethought inside 1987. Microsoft buy am dat same year. Current PowerPoint still dey use POWERPNT.EXE. E pass Microsoft 365 and Teams for age.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Microsoft 365 PowerPoint
PowerPoint 2024 / 2021
PowerPoint on di web

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
CPU 1.6 GHz or faster, 2-core, per Microsoft for Microsoft 365 Apps
RAM 4 GB for 64-bit, per Microsoft. Large files dey demand more
Storage 4 GB class install plus your documents
Operating system Current Windows release Microsoft list for Microsoft 365 Apps

Resource profile

CPU demand
Transitions and bad add-in
RAM demand
Embedded media
GPU demand
Present mode, animations, and video

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
POWERPNT.EXE Desktop PowerPoint

Startup components

PowerPoint dey start when you open deck. Explorer preview fit leave POWERPNT make e dey run even afta you don close di folder.

File locations

Common Microsoft PowerPoint locations
Typical Click-to-Run C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE

File formats

PPTXPPTPDFODP

Common wahala dem

Preview pane dey leave PowerPoint open

Close di Explorer preview make you take am test. Dat hang na POWERPNT, no be Word.

Stutter for present mode

Update di GPU driver and off heavy animations bifor you repair all of Office.

How to get unstuck

Use powerpnt /safe for add-ins

Office Safe Mode na di add-in test. E no be winword /safe and e no be Windows Safe Mode.

Open file location if two Office apps dey open

Office16\POWERPNT.EXE na di deck. WINWORD.EXE na di handout document.

Repair Microsoft 365 Apps if decks no gree open

No download POWERPNT.EXE from filename site.

Alternatives

Google Slides, LibreOffice Impress, and PDF export dey do some similar tins. Dem no dey give you di same Presenter View on top work PC wey need desktop PowerPoint.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Product page www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/powerpoint Wetin Microsoft dey release as PowerPoint
PowerPoint help support.microsoft.com/powerpoint Decks, present mode, and print help
Install from di web www.office.com/ Signed-in install wey include PowerPoint on top many accounts
Requirements hub www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources CPU, RAM, and OS Microsoft list

Related hardware

Working GPU driver dey matter well-well for present mode pass how e dey matter for Word. RAM still matter when di deck full of 4K video.

Technical details

Technical details

PowerPoint build numbers dey follow di Microsoft 365 channel. Dis article no pin any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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