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New system
"Efficiency Mode" to OFF
Settings to maximize performance.
Opened Edge with 9 tabs, used for 15 minutes (every tab)
19 tabs and processes in "Efficiency Mode"
Types question
30 tabs and processes in "Efficiency Mode"
Windows STOPPED
Unable to change tabs or programs
The (anti) efficiency mode is severely disrupting system performance.
WHY?
How do I STOP this?
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To fix it you can follow these directions:
With Linux Mint running the UI will be similar to Windows and you should be able to get full speed for you data updates.
I feel like we're being undervalued, i don't like being treated like this. Do you think im homeless? do you think im going to be drooling outside of your facilities? Let me know when you can change the size of the taskbar, im switching to Linux
The Windows 11 Efficiency Mode applies to any .exe program and will reduce performance of the application. There appears to be no registry setting to turn this off. BUT it appears that most modern programs honor the --disable-features=UseEcoQoSForBackgroundProcess command line option.
To stop the efficiency mode for any .exe, create a shortcut to the exe then update the TARGET to include this flag. For Example, for ESRI's ArcGIS Pro software the Target in the shortcut would become:
"C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\ArcGISPro.exe" --disable-features=UseEcoQoSForBackgroundProcess
This same pattern appears to work for a shortcut for to ANY .exe (e.g., works for your Chrome and Edge shortcuts).
The problem is so serious that no one from Microsoft responds to the topics, a shame.
The software is authored for the customer correct? No. If so, then the customer would be able to decide if they want 'efficiency mode' or ANY modifications to the operating system environment. I hate Apple by nature, but Microsoft is making it hard on me to avoid Apple products with things like this underlying their business model.
