How to permanently disable Windows 11 "efficiency mode"?

Anonymous
2023-08-01T12:40:29+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-29T22:40:09+00:00

    I was experiencing trouble accessing particular streaming platforms in Chrome or Edge on Windows 11. Those green leaves popped up instantly and I couldn't get to the log-on pages at all. This was with only a single tab open in the browser, no other programmes/apps running in the foreground of my machine.

    After weeks of just thinking I was doing something wrong or my ISP was trash, I came across this thread and used your suggested solution. Finally - the green leaves are no more! Or for now at least. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-28T22:02:44+00:00

    This piece of **** keeps restarting on my VPN app, so i have to manually close it every 15 minutes. Problem is i work with a lot of money in time sensitive markets, and until now it´s been a matter of luck of not getting screwed whenever everything freezes for 5 or 6 seconds due to this PIECE OF EFFING **** being on.

    Having to close it is bad enough, but RESTARTING AFTER MANUALLY CLOSING IT? It´s got to be the worst joke in programming history. Really, F everyone that worked or even suggested this ****!

    The nerve to force this on people that pay for this pile of dong.

    FIX THIS MOTHER EFFING **** YOU INCOMPETENT BASTARDS!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-24T05:01:44+00:00

    I have never regretted upgrading Windows as much as I do right now. Now, all my programs and apps do nothing but freeze and lock up. I have tried so many things to disable this so that I can actually work and not have to restart due to my computer freezing up every 10-15min... and absolutely NOTHING works. On top of my laptop now being in expensive paperweight mode, I cannot revert to Windows 10 for some reason.

    This is even worse than Cortana.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-15T09:27:42+00:00

    Hello Robert Raio,

    Thank you for your attention, but your solution is a palliative, by activating the performance mode the processor core works at maximum frequency and we don't want to damage it right!, we need a definitive solution using it in balanced mode and allowing the deactivation of this absurd feature in the manager of tasks, otherwise I will be compromising my equipment and having the hassle of activating and deactivating the power mode several times, think a little with me please...

    solve the problem in a definitive and non-paleative way...

    Um, it does help and it will only run at 100% if the user lets it happen right!

    Go into the advanced power management settings, scroll down to Process power management, expand minimum processor state and change the value from 100% to whatever you want right!

    I have it set to 70% (no particular reason) and my i7-10700K will drop below the base 3.8ghz.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-12-08T15:21:44+00:00

    Maybe a BudLight exec got fired and went to work for Microsoft - they don't learn...

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