Apart from the upcoming Sun Valley update, Microsoft will also introduce some quality of life improvements to Windows 10. The Redmond giant has rolled out a new Eco mode to Windows 10 beta testers to improve battery life and reduce thermal throttling on the CPU. If you own a Windows 10 computer that lags or has slowed down recently, this feature will make things much better for you. So without any delay, let’s go ahead and find out how to enable Eco mode for apps on Windows 10.
Here, we will explain what is Eco mode in complete detail and mention how to enable or disable it on your Windows 10 PC. You can expand the table attached below and move to the relevant section with ease.
- What is Eco Mode on Windows 10?
- Enable or Disable Eco Mode on Windows 10
What is Eco Mode on Windows 10?
Eco Mode is an experimental feature on Windows 10, aiming to improve battery life and thermal performance, primarily on laptops. It restricts apps and processes that are significantly hogging system resources in the background. There are times when you are reading an article online with only one tab open, but the system goes rogue all of a sudden, and the fans start spinning at max speed. It happens mainly because other apps start eating the system resources for activities that may not be necessary at that moment.
Microsoft explains the process behind it. It reduces the process priority of a task under a new framework called EcoQoS, which minimizes the stress on the CPU. T. The framework sets out to improve the responsiveness of active tasks, reduce fan noise and thermal throttling, and improve battery efficiency. Keep in mind that the framework is only limited to the CPU at the moment.
Note that the Eco mode feature is currently only available to Windows Insider build 21364 or higher on the Dev channel. In the coming months, it will be available to stable users.
- Right-click on the Taskbar and open Task Manager. You can also use the Windows 10 keyboard shortcut ‘Ctrl + Shift + Esc’ to open the Task Manager.
