Gaming Turn On or Off PC Gaming Boost in Microsoft Edge

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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off use Efficiency mode for PC Gaming in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Microsoft Edge is the AI-powered browser. A smarter way to browse. As the only browser built and optimized for Windows, it’s AI-powered tools are designed to help you make the most of your time online. Whether you’re searching, shopping or gaming, AI-powered tools and a security-first approach help you stay productive, save money, and get things done your way.

When playing a game on your Windows PC, gamers want and deserve the best performance possible and that requires maximizing their PC resources for the gameplay experience. Through a new setting in Efficiency mode, Microsoft Edge helps improve gaming performance on Windows 10 and 11 to help keep games running fast and smooth by automatically reducing browser resource usage when a PC game is launched. With this feature, you do not need to close the browser to play and reopen it when you are done. As soon as you close the game, Microsoft Edge will exit Efficiency mode and get you right back to where you left off.

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Enhance your PC gaming experience with Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge offers features that help minimize browser resource usage during PC gameplay, supporting a more consistent and enjoyable experience.
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Here's How:

1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)

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3 Click/tap on the System and performance tab in the left pane, and click/tap on Performance. (see screenshot below)

If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.


Microsoft_Edge_performance-1.webp

4 Under Gaming, turn On (default) or Off Enable PC gaming boost for what you want. (see screenshot below)

Microsoft_Edge_PC_gaming_boost.webp


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Hm. Mine just says "Turn on efficiency mode" and nothing about games. Is this the same thing? I also don't have that drop-down menu next to "Efficiency mode".
 

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Hm. Mine just says "Turn on efficiency mode" and nothing about games. Is this the same thing? I also don't have that drop-down menu next to "Efficiency mode".
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It should be available in the new Microsoft Edge Stable 103.0.1264.37 version just released.

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