November 2, 2024

Google Chrome has useful performance-related features: Memory Saver and Power Saver that can be personalized based on your usage. They help in making browsing smoother and extending battery life when on a laptop. These features are only available for the Chrome desktop version.

Here is how to personalize performance settings:

Open Google Chrome, and in the address bar, type in the following:

 chrome://settings/performance

accessing Chrome performance settings

This will open the Performance page. From the Memory Saver section, enable it to free up resources from inactive tabs.

Performance and Power section in ChromeYou can also add sites to be excluded by clicking on the Add button.

add sites that always remain active even when Memory Saver is on
Add sites that always remain active even when Memory Saver is on

The excluded sites can be edited or removed anytime if needed.

edit and remove added sites from exclusion for Memory Saver

After enabling it, browsing videos and streaming will be smoother in Chrome. This is because inactive tabs are put to sleep hence freeing up system resources.

For extending battery life, there is the Energy Saver section. This is for laptops so that you can optimize battery usage in Chrome. The default threshold for activating Energy Saver is 20%. You can also change it so that it is active whenever the laptop is unplugged.

toggle Energy Saver settings in Chrome

When it is enabled, the Energy Saver icon will be displayed next to the address bar.

Energy Saver icon in Chrome

You can then toggle it on/off by clicking on that icon.

Toggle Energy Saver feature

These two performance-related features can be useful in Chrome, along with others like Per-Profile View in Task Manager and locating open tabs.

Happy browsing.

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