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
    2025-01-30T01:16:10+00:00

    This was the steps presented in this article (https://web.archive.org/web/20230818164636/https://techdows.com/2023/07/permanently-disable-efficiency-mode-for-chrome-in-task-manager-windows-11.html)

    1. Close Chrome if it’s already open
    2. Right-click on the Chrome shortcut on the desktop
    3. Select “Properties”
    4. In the Target field, after Chrome.exe” give space and add the following command
      --disable-features=UseEcoQoSForBackgroundProcess
    5. Click “Apply” and then “OK”
    6. When prompted for administrator permission, click “Continue”
    7. Launch Chrome using the shortcut. Check chrome://version to verify the command line flag is appended.
    8. If the Chrome browser performs well, keep using the above command line switch.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-31T15:59:53+00:00

    Hello, I use Brave Browser. How can I disable efficiency mode for Brave?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T19:51:06+00:00

    This link does not exist anymore

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T19:53:44+00:00

    This script worked for a bit, but is no longer working.

    Anyone find a way to turn off this efficiency mode or do we just move away from windows 11?

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