![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/e8c660f6-34c2-4550-a3a6-0c856ae2def3?platform=QnA Since 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.

I had the same problem but this video helped me out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWBr2X0Nwhk

I hope they get sued for this too. I have a power house system there is no need for efficiency mode where the browser and pointer freezes in between simple browsing. Before this mode I never had a problem browsing on my AIO cooled I9 1290k, z690, with Raid 0 on 3 NVME ssd's, ddr5 64gb ddr5. I Definitely dont need an efficiency mode. Save it for old small form factor PC's or something. This is clearly something to discourage other browser and make users try to use their Edge browser and the courts are going to get them again like they did with the search engine lawsuit!

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

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![](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.

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Hi, please try this method, it works for me:

https://techdows.com/2023/07/permanently-disable-efficiency-mode-for-chrome-in-task-manager-windows-11.html

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2025-04-23T00:57:37+00:00

I had the same problem but this video helped me out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWBr2X0Nwhk
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2025-04-22T00:00:13+00:00

I hope they get sued for this too. I have a power house system there is no need for efficiency mode where the browser and pointer freezes in between simple browsing. Before this mode I never had a problem browsing on my AIO cooled I9 1290k, z690, with Raid 0 on 3 NVME ssd's, ddr5 64gb ddr5. I Definitely dont need an efficiency mode. Save it for old small form factor PC's or something. This is clearly something to discourage other browser and make users try to use their Edge browser and the courts are going to get them again like they did with the search engine lawsuit!
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2025-04-16T14:18:18+00:00

that is no longer there is there other ways
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2025-03-29T14:51:37+00:00

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