Troubleshooting SharePoint Performance Issues

This page is meant to serve as a reference to assist with troubleshooting SharePoint performance issues.

Troubleshoot slow page loads

• Use the developer dashboard to determine if a part of the page is causing the problem. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff512745(v=office.14).aspx
• Check the Site Slowness due to SharePoint STS Certificate CRL Checking: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2625048
• Make sure there are no Certificate validation failures, for example: how long does it take to load SharePoint Management Shell?
• Check the following Wiki Article written by Gokan Ozcifci: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/14287.sharepoint-2013-how-to-improve-speed-on-first-page-load.aspx