How to Enable Energy Saver in Google Chrome
You can enable Energy Saver in Google Chrome to reduce background activity and save battery life on your laptop.
Google Chrome’s Energy Saver mode limits how extensions and sites behave when your device is running on battery power, helping you get more usage time between charges.
This feature is especially useful for laptop users who need to extend their battery duration. You can find and activate Energy Saver within Chrome’s settings menu.
Enabling Energy Saver typically reduces CPU usage and visual effects when your device’s battery level drops below 20% or when it’s unplugged.
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 change this setting quickly through the browser menu.
- 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
Note: This method requires admin privileges.
You can also use the Registry Editor to manage this setting. Please back up your registry your registry first or create a System Restore point as a precaution before starting.
You may need to restart your computer for these changes to take effect.
Summary
The Energy Saver feature is a simple way to get more life out of your battery. You can toggle it on or off through the Chrome performance settings or use the Windows Registry for system-wide control. Keeping your browser updated ensures these tools work correctly. For more info, check out Chrome Enterprise Policy.
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