You and, I both know that. That’s not the answer I was looking for. Windows has a serious design issue with this efficiency mode. It runs when you don’t want it to. They need to fix it.
How to permanently disable Windows 11 "efficiency mode"?
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Anonymous
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?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
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Anonymous
2024-07-18T23:33:32+00:00 Having same issue, all this mode has done is make my PC unusable, turned it right off.
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Anonymous
2024-04-30T15:32:53+00:00 Why is there no switch to dissable the efiicincy mode, i dont want to have it aktivated it calls ll kind off problems
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Anonymous
2023-08-11T12:12:23+00:00 Sumit,
A couple days ago I installed the latest NVIDIA driver
The last two mornings the machine was in Recovery mode
Below are links to the updated versions of the three files I sent earlier
Lawrence
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SD - IA 179.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor2023-08-04T02:22:56+00:00 Thanks Lawrence. There are two problems here. First of all, the problem is not related to any Windows Mode, it is your GPU that is crashing. Please do a driver rollback for Nvidia, and see if the issue resolves.
0 e1 ffffbe88addca030 00000000 fffff8023040f2e0-ffffbe88b9872ab8 Success Error Cancel pending
\Driver\nvlddmkm nt!PopRequestCompletionPlease see the Display driver troubleshooting below:
Option 1: Try Rolling back the Display driver.
Right-click the Start button and select Device Manager.
Navigate to Display devices and expand it. Right-click your Display adapter.
Choose Properties.
On the Driver tab, click the Rollback Driver button to go back to the previous version.
Option 2. Remove the Display drivers completely and Install the newest copy of the driver, available from the OEM or the GPU maker. The steps for it are here:
https://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2022/02/troubl...
Eventually, after Windows restarts, check for Windows updates, or download the display driver from the computer manufacturer:
Download Intel Drivers and Software
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/downloa...
Official Drivers | NVIDIA
https://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx
AMD Drivers and Support for Radeon, Radeon Pro, FirePro, APU, CPU, Ryzen, desktops, laptops
https://www.amd.com/en/support
Afterwards, the installation, see if your issue is resolved.
Disclaimer:
The link included is a non-Microsoft website that would provide accurate and safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that are frequently classified as PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). There is no need to buy paid products to fix your computers as they sometimes do more harm than good.