![](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.

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.

Hey Paul Thanks for the reply, but as mentioned, i've already tried playing with those settings and it did not seem to help.

Hi , Jacoui •. I am Ivan, I will help you with this. Right, open the task manager click on the right button in chrome and it will have option efficiency mode click to disable. Hope this helps. If you find the answer helpful, please mark it as an answer. Independent Advisor - Community Thanks

As mentioned, i've tried this. It doesn't work for the entire application (see picture) since only a few subprocesses are being run in efficiency mode. And when I do this for those sub-processes, it will revert back to efficiency mode within a few minutes.

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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Paulo GM 72,145 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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2023-03-29T16:40:26+00:00

Hey Paul

Thanks for the reply, but as mentioned, i've already tried playing with those settings and it did not seem to help.
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Ivan B 123.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2023-03-29T17:54:56+00:00

Hi , Jacoui •.

I am Ivan, I will help you with this.

Right, open the task manager click on the right button in chrome and it will have option efficiency mode click to disable.

Hope this helps.

If you find the answer helpful, please mark it as an answer.

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2023-03-29T18:02:49+00:00

As mentioned, i've tried this. It doesn't work for the entire application (see picture) since only a few subprocesses are being run in efficiency mode.

And when I do this for those sub-processes, it will revert back to efficiency mode within a few minutes.
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