Severe Performance Drops and System Freezes in Premiere Pro 2025 Under Heavy Workloads

[waled_1020]

I am experiencing serious performance issues in Premiere Pro 2025 during heavy editing sessions. The application becomes extremely slow, frequently freezes, and sometimes stops responding entirely. These performance problems occur even in standard workflows and make the software unstable for professional use.

[Peru Bob]

Delete the Media Cache and Media Cache files:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-how-to-clear-your-media-cache-in-30-seconds-in-premi...

If that doesn't work, try Preferences > Audio Hardware and set Input to None.

If that doesn’t work, try updating or rolling back your graphics driver directly from the video card manufacturer’s site. If NVIDIA, do a clean installation of the latest Studio Driver (NOT the Game Driver).

If that doesn't work, try creating a new project and import the old one into it.

Also, please help us help you:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-what-information-should-i-provide-when-asking-a-ques...

[jamieclarke]

Hi @waled_1020 -  Thanks for submitting your bug report. We need a few more details to try to help with the issue.
Please see, How to Report a Problem.

Please let us know if any of the suggestions from Peru Bob help your issue.

Sorry for the frustration.