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
    2023-08-16T22:22:45+00:00

    Windows is such a piece of **** lately!! I wonder why Chrome is having issues, the government should break microsoft up. I have to spend hours a year trying to fix **** they do to my computer.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-11T10:11:22+00:00

    Go to chrome.exe file location and in properties go to compatibility tab :

    → change the mode to run it in compatibility mode for Windows 8

    → confirm with "Change settings for all users"

    → apply ...

    ... sad thing to do this on Win11 machine, but this got rid of Efficiency mode for Chrome on my system !

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-24T18:38:59+00:00

    Please vote my Feedback Hub problem report so that Microsoft Engineers work on it & it reaches them.
    I have reported the same, but we need more people to upvote otherwise it will not reach engineers.
    https://aka.ms/AAkxbckhttps://aka.ms/AAkxbckfeedback-hub:?contextid=156&feedbackid=803e71b9-0dc5-4909-9cdd-2720e21bbeda&form=1&src=1^launches

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  4. Ivan B 123.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-03-30T04:40:38+00:00

    Hi , Jacoui •

    Open Google chrome paste the link below one of each and disable the options in the image.

    chrome://flags/#battery-saver-mode-available

    chrome://flags/#high-efficiency-mode-available

    Restart on Pc and test.

    Independent Advisor - Community

    Thanks

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