Background
Got on my brother’s computer earlier this evening.
Noticed it running quite slow.
TroubleShooting
Outline
- Task Manager
Task Manager
Images
Task Manager – Tab – Details
Picture
Tabulate
- MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
- Memory
- 893,296 KB
- 900 MB
- Memory
- Firefox
- Memory
- 239,380 KB
- 240 MB
- Memory
- Chrome
- Memory
- 135,624 KB
- 135 MB
- Memory
Explanation
- MicrosoftEdgeCP is using too much memory, 900 MB
- Not even using Microsoft’s IE nor Edge Browser
Remediation
Outline
- Launch Settings
- Access the Search button (Â
)
- In the Search Window enter “settings” ( without the double quotes )
- Access the Search button (Â
- Settings Window
- In the Settings Window, please choose privacy
- Privacy Window
- In the Privacy window, please navigate to “App Permissions“
- Within “App Permissions”, please choose “Background Apps“
- Panel – Background Apps
- Please move the dial from On to Off
- “Let Apps in the Background” will now read off
Images
Image – Window Settings
Image – Window Settings – Privacy
Image – Window Settings – Privacy – “Background apps”
Post:- “Change from Off to On”
Reference
- ghacks.net
- Martin Brinkmann
- Block Microsoft Edge from running in the background on Windows 10
Link
- Block Microsoft Edge from running in the background on Windows 10
- Martin Brinkmann