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EfficiencyModeEnabled

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Efficiency mode enabled

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 106 or later

Description

Enables efficiency mode which helps extend battery life by saving computer resources. By default, efficiency mode is enabled for devices with a battery and disabled otherwise.

If you enable this policy, efficiency mode will become active according to the setting chosen by the user. You can configure the efficiency mode setting using the EfficiencyMode policy. If the device does not have a battery, efficiency mode will always be active.

If you disable this policy, efficiency mode will never become active. The EfficiencyMode and EfficiencyModeOnPowerEnabled policies will have no effect.

If you don't configure this policy, efficiency mode will be enabled for devices with a battery and disabled otherwise. Users can choose the efficiency mode option they want in edge://settings/system.

Learn more about efficiency mode: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2173921

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: Yes
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: No
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: EfficiencyModeEnabled
  • GP name: Efficiency mode enabled
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Performance
  • GP path (Recommended): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)/Performance
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enabled

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
  • Value name: EfficiencyModeEnabled
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: EfficiencyModeEnabled
  • Example value:
<true/>

See also