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
    2023-12-07T18:03:11+00:00

    Removing the Efficiency Mode would violate Microsoft's fundamental strategic goals of (a) coddling the West Coast Liberals who think that reducing a laptop's power consumption by 0.2 mWatt will save the Amazon Rainforest, and (b) ensuring that any company which dares create a product that competes with a product Microsft copied, or wants to copy, is eliminated just like Microsoft did to CP/M and Netscape.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-08T20:00:30+00:00

    what makes me laugh the hardest about this "feature" is that Windows is currently the biggest gaming platform, and Microsoft want to do EVERYTHING they can to stop that!

    go into Settings and it suggests that you limit your refresh rate to 60Hz... that's right, they want GAMERS to drop from 150-200 FPS to 60, is that so that it looks the same as the consoles?

    I've got a tower with an i5, 64GB RAM, about 12tb SSD, and when I'm trying to run things they start to stutter - the GPU management software is suddenly in "effeciency mode" and my screen starts jittering - my second display with a browser open freezes every 15-20 seconds because all of the tabs are in "effeciency mode"

    the only thing thiis will be efficient in is driving users to Apple or Linux!

    GIVE US THE OPTION TO DISABLE IT!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-06T13:02:55+00:00

    Dear Microsoft,

    Let's do be honest. You're acting like our digital nanny state to not have an easy 'off' toggle for efficiency mode, and it's a bit disturbing.

    At best, it's condescending in the extreme, and really not the right customer service mindset.

    I know y'all think you're saving the planet, but you're really just contributing to a totalitarian moment.

    Sincerely,

    A life-long Microsoft Customer

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-08-03T12:49:03+00:00

    Per your request

    080323-6687-01.dmp

    There was another crash overnight

    Still having the "efficiency mode" issue

    Lawrence

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-07-13T12:34:15+00:00

    I did not ASK how to turn off efficiency mode in Chrome. I asked how to turn it off for EVERYTHING. This is a desktop computer and does not have a battery for the OPERATING SYSTEM to save.

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