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Dev channel update to 76.0.167.1 is live
EDIT: It has fixed itself! After a few hours and a reboot, I'm now getting proper 2-3% CPU usage when Edge is unfocused.
Original post:
Unfortunately, I am still getting high CPU usage when Edge is idle (i.e., unfocused)
Five identical tabs (YouTube, this forum, Edge Insider home page, browser search engine, and Slickdeals.net homepage) + unfocused state + 60 second test:
Edge has constant 2x to 3x higher CPU usage across 6 cores, even on this latest version 76.0.167.1. This higher CPU usage translates to a higher CPU boost frequency, which translates to higher temperatures, which translates to louder fans.
I've sent this via the Smiley, too. I hope MS can get this CPU usage back down to levels before the 76.0.159.0 Dev build's CPU over-usage.
It seems a different issue compare to High CPU Usage when Edge is focused with no external tabs open. In fact, it may be closer to a new feature request to make Edge completely silent when unfocused, including no disk session maintenance, despite Chrome is not really silent when unfocused with several heavy tabs open. I agree this would be a notable step forward compare to Chrome if possible.
With regards to referral to previous Edge releases, I suspect they had a lot less action going on behind the scene, i.e. much less newly enabled code. Can you open a new thread on this, so other users can join?
Thank you both for the replies. Great news: I've tested it again now twice this afternoon, with the exact same tabs, and Edge C is now back down to 2-3% consistently, just like Chrome!
I'd tested twice this morning, too, with both tests nearly identical. Perhaps I missed something this morning or there was some "freshly updated rejiggering": but, I'm happy to say it's now back to normal.
If it happens again and I can reproduce it, I'll be sure to make a separate thread to gather more input.