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Efficiency mode can not be disabled
TairikuOkami Hi! I just reached out to the team and they were able to provide some additional insight! They explained that Windows (OS) has an efficiency mode feature and MS Edge (browser) has a separate efficiency mode feature. The screenshot you've provided showing the Task Manager is showing the Windows efficiency mode and the MS Edge settings and policy cannot control the Windows feature.
-Kelly
MicrosoftTairikuOkami Hello! Just to confirm, you mentioned the EfficiencyModeEnabled policy introduced in v106. If you use the EfficiencyMode policy from v96 (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#efficiencymode) and set to 'NeverActive', does that work as expected?
-Kelly
- Hi. That policy never worked either and a few people mentioned it on reddit too.
- Kelly_Y
TairikuOkami Hi! I just reached out to the team and they were able to provide some additional insight! They explained that Windows (OS) has an efficiency mode feature and MS Edge (browser) has a separate efficiency mode feature. The screenshot you've provided showing the Task Manager is showing the Windows efficiency mode and the MS Edge settings and policy cannot control the Windows feature.
-Kelly
- Can this Windows OS efficiency mode be disabled then for Edge? It allows me to disable it for pretty much any other app in Task Manager but not Edge, and I don't see a reason why a user shouldn't be allowed this basic level of control over their experience with Edge. At this point, I might just have to switch back to Chrome.
