How to disable efficiency mode in task manager? Windows efficiency mode is making apps like Google Chrome unusable.

Anonymous
2023-03-29T15:51:03+00:00

![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/e8c660f6-34c2-4550-a3a6-0c856ae2def3?platform=QnASince yesterday (28 March) Google chrome is unusable. Task manager on my windows desktop  says that efficiency mode is active for several but not all sub-processes of google chrome and I believe that is the reason for the drop in performance.

I am able to disable efficiency mode for each individual sub-process, but *it returns a few minutes later. I cannot permanently disable it.*Simple actions such as changing a tab or moving the window causes it to freeze for several minutes. 

  • I have no recent or current updates to install. Everything is up to date.- There are no other demanding processes / apps running on my pc- I have tried altering Chrome's performance and memory settings. Nothing changed.- This problem is the same with Edge and some other applications.- Efficiency mode is greyed out for the entire application. Only certain sub-processes of chrome are in efficiency mode.

The only difference between yesterday and today, is that efficiency mode is active non-stop.

I do not want efficiency mode running at all for google chrome as it is the main browser I use for work and school.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-16T17:12:15+00:00

    i notice if you go to task manager detail tab and right click all the chrome until you find the ones that are set to low priority and change it to anything else, you will get a pop up saying this will remove it from efficiency mode. this could be the reason why. not sure if this will help. but i have been seeing less of these after changing the low priority ones to another one. not sure what is trigging the system to set these chrome as low priority.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-06T16:10:31+00:00

    So I upgraded to an SSD, upped my RAM and now this shambles sets all of my browsers to "low" priority. This is a disgrace; I am an online teacher, making doing my job impossible. I have many windows open at once, and going into each process and changing its priority is not a credible solution. Microsoft, pull your finger out. Would Tesla send out a fix for their cars which set the maximum speed to 20mph. In effect, this is what you have done to my computer. With all that money to increase its speed, with one wave of the 'update wand' I've returned to the speed of Windows 98.

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  3. Paulo GM 72,065 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-03-29T16:30:27+00:00

    Hi Jacoui, I am Paulo and I'd like to help.

    I believe it is a setting within Chrome that's enabling the Efficiency mode. You can go to Chrome Settings > Performance and turn off Memory Saver and Energy Saver and see if that helps.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-03-29T18:03:28+00:00

    Here is what the sub-processes look like

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