How to Enable Energy Saver in Google Chrome
You enable Google Chrome’s Energy Saver to reduce background activity and extend your laptop’s battery life.
Energy Saver is a built-in Chrome feature designed to conserve power when your laptop is unplugged or its battery falls below 20%.
This mode limits what background tabs and extensions do, significantly cutting down on CPU usage and visual effects.
By activating Energy Saver, you give yourself more time away from a power outlet, making your browsing sessions more efficient on the go.
Open Chrome settings, navigate to Performance, and toggle Energy Saver on. This limits background activity and visual effects when your battery is low or unplugged. You can also access this by typing chrome://settings/performance into the address bar.
Why use Energy Saver?
Computers often run out of power quickly when many programs are open. Energy Saver helps your laptop battery last longer by limiting background activity. It automatically turns on when your battery is low.
What happens when done?
Once enabled, Chrome will use less power when your battery is low. This might slightly slow down animations or background tasks to save energy.
How to turn Energy Saver on or off in Chrome
You can turn Energy Saver on or off in Google Chrome directly from the browser’s settings menu to help save battery life when your laptop is low on power or unplugged.
- Open the Google Chrome browser.
- Click the three vertical dots in the top right corner and choose Settings.
- Click on Performance in the menu on the left side of your screen.
- Find the Energy Saver option on the right.
- Use the toggle switch to turn it On or Off.
You can also type chrome://settings/performance into your address bar to go there directly.
Advanced: Enable or Disable using the Registry
For advanced users, you can enable or disable the Energy Saver feature in Chrome using the Windows Registry, though this requires administrator access and a good understanding of system settings.
You can also use the Registry Editor to manage this setting. Before you start, it’s a good idea to back up your registry or create a System Restore point, just in case.
You might need to restart your computer for these changes to take effect.
Summary
The Energy Saver feature in Chrome is a handy tool for extending your laptop’s battery life, easily managed through the browser’s performance settings, with an advanced option available via the Windows Registry.
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