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
    2024-01-11T18:17:06+00:00

    I found the solution.
    Right-click on the Chrome shortcut on desktop > Properties > Target: hier add this command line after the destination:

    --disable-features=UseEcoQoSForBackgroundProcess

    It should look like this:
    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-features=UseEcoQoSForBackgroundProcess

    It is importnant to put space between the destination and the command line.

    It will work without the efficiency mode!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-08T15:09:16+00:00

    I prefer to choose my own performance settings Microsoft. Stop trying to be all Green when I need my PC to actually work as designed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-05T17:09:10+00:00

    please microsoft fix this issue, as even i am typing this reply to you it got stuck for about a minute.
    Its getting more frustrated for us
    fix the bug as soon as possible!!!!!!!

    MICROSOFT PLEASE DO CARE TO REPLY ONCE AND GIVE AS ASSURANCE THAT YOU ARE REALLY LISTTENING AND HELPING US BY GETTING THESE COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS!!!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-10T04:44:48+00:00

    Please fix.

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