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Discover the efficiency of Microsoft Edge's Sleeping Tabs feature, reducing resource consumption, minimizing network usage, and especially aiding those who spend extended hours on their devices.
Microsoft Edge has made a surprising comeback in the market by adopting the Chromium engine shared with Google Chrome. It not only enhances features but also introduces many new functionalities not present or updated in Google Chrome. In a recent update, Microsoft Edge added the Sleeping Tab feature to limit resource consumption on computers when not in use. The Sleeping Tab acts as a lifesaver for users who often leave their browsers open while using various applications.
Step 1: Open Microsoft Edge and select Options => Settings.
Step 2: Next, select the System section under Settings to explore the available options.
Step 3: In System settings, activate the option 'Save resources with tabs in sleep mode'.
Step 4: When enabling the Sleeping Tab feature, choose the time duration for tabs to sleep in the 'Move unused tabs to sleep after a certain period' section.
Typically, people set it to 1 hour of inactivity. After 1 hour without interaction, Edge will automatically put those tabs to sleep to reduce resource consumption.
Step 5: If you don't want a specific page to go to sleep (need continuous access), select Add in the “Never put these websites to sleep” section.
Step 6: Simply enter the name of the website you want to keep awake and press Add to complete the process.
Step 7: Once the setup is complete, close Microsoft Edge and restart the browser to experience the changes.
Step 8: During the first use of Sleeping Tabs, a notification window will appear. Simply select Understood to confirm the browser changes.
Step 9: When tabs transition to sleep mode, their color on the toolbar will darken (turn gray) to indicate this. Additionally, hovering over a tab will display the message “This tab is sleeping to save resources”.
Comparison of system resources with Sleeping Tab activated:
When the Sleeping Tabs feature is inactive, Microsoft Edge consumes approximately 6.7% CPU, 318 MB RAM, and 9.4% GPU.
After activating the Sleeping Tabs feature, Microsoft Edge has reduced CPU and GPU consumption to 0% and RAM usage to just 235 MB (a reduction of about 70MB per 4 tabs).
The Sleeping Tabs feature in Microsoft Edge proves to be truly effective, notably reducing CPU, GPU, and RAM loads. This means your computer will have more resources to handle various tasks and applications. With this feature, you can comfortably keep dozens of tabs open in Microsoft Edge without worrying about excessive resource consumption.
With just a few small tricks, you can activate the Sleeping Tabs feature in Microsoft Edge to achieve the smoothest operation for your computer. Hope this sharing helps your computer run more smoothly and stably!
