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HotCakeX
Apr 13, 2021MVP
Introducing Performance Mode in Microsoft Edge | New feature
Updates (Version 91.0.864.1 (Official build) canary (64-bit)): This mode helps optimize your browser’s performance by saving battery and minimizing resource usage (memory, CPU). Performa...
bradavon
Apr 21, 2021Brass Contributor
The description is rather vague. We all want that performance by default, so why would we want to turn it off?
Disabling Sleep Tabs is a side effect of enabling this. You can disable Sleeping Tabs anyway.
Thanks
Disabling Sleep Tabs is a side effect of enabling this. You can disable Sleeping Tabs anyway.
Thanks
HotCakeX
Apr 21, 2021MVP
I'm sure there are more things in Performance mode other than just disabling sleeping tabs which could already be done with a toggle.
- bradavonApr 21, 2021Brass ContributorExactly, it would be nice to know what?
- HotCakeXApr 21, 2021MVP
Please see the main post above, updated it with more details.
it's the opposite actually, performance mode decreases Edge's performance in order to save battery and energy, which also has its side effects.
well, I know I will be keeping it off.
also an important thing to note about it, I believe it's related to this:
both Microsoft Edge and Chrome experimenting with lowering base priority and applying power efficiency APIs to improve performance which is similar to what Task Manager is doing to identify “Eco” efficient apps.
- bradavonApr 21, 2021Brass ContributorNice one thanks for the info and link. It does look like it can have overall benefits. The description needs work to be much clearer what it does though.