{"id":126370,"date":"2021-01-26T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=126370"},"modified":"2021-03-29T10:45:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T14:45:25","slug":"enable-sleeping-tabs-microsoft-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enable-sleeping-tabs-microsoft-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable Sleeping Tabs to save resources on Microsoft Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Microsoft Edge, &#8220;Sleeping Tabs&#8221; is a nifty feature designed to save system resources (such as memory and processor). When you enable the feature, open tabs will enter into a sleep mode after inactivity to free up resources to improve system performance and battery life. The next time you switch to the website, the tab will resume automatically.<\/p>\n<p>It is not a new idea since similar features are already available in other browsers through extensions like <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/the-great-suspender\/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Great Suspender for Chrome<\/a>. However, Microsoft has built one inside the Chromium version of <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/microsoft-edge\">Microsoft Edge<\/a>, starting with version 88 and higher releases.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a>, you will learn the steps to enable, configure, and disable the Sleeping Tabs feature in the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge to reduce resource usage on <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\">Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CAiQey5lPTE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>watch this video tutorial<\/strong><\/a> to learn how to use the feature.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#enable_sleepingtabs_edge\">Enable Sleeping Tabs on Microsoft Edge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#disable_sleepingtabs_edge\">Disable Sleeping Tabs on Microsoft Edge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#flags_sleepingtabs_edge\">Configure Sleeping Tabs flags on Microsoft Edge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"enable_sleepingtabs_edge\">Enable Sleeping Tabs on Microsoft Edge<\/h2>\n<p>To enable sleeping tabs to save memory and other resources, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Microsoft Edge <\/strong>on Windows 10.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Settings and more<\/strong> (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the <strong>Settings<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under the &#8220;Save resources&#8221; section, turn on the <strong>Save resources with sleeping tabs<\/strong> toggle switch.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_129264\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-129264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/enable-sleeping-tabs-edge.jpg?resize=827%2C304&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Enable Sleeping Tabs\" width=\"827\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/enable-sleeping-tabs-edge.jpg?w=1092&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1092w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/enable-sleeping-tabs-edge.jpg?resize=300%2C110&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/enable-sleeping-tabs-edge.jpg?resize=1020%2C375&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/enable-sleeping-tabs-edge.jpg?resize=150%2C55&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enable Sleeping Tabs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Optional) Use the drop-down menu to specify how long before the browser should put a tab to sleep to save system resources. (You can specify as little as 15 minutes to 12 hours. The default setting is 2 hours.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, open tabs will suspend after the time you specified to reduce system resources and save battery life.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"disable_sleepingtabs_edge\">Disable Sleeping Tabs on Microsoft Edge<\/h2>\n<p>To prevent tabs from sleeping on Edge, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Microsoft Edge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Settings and more<\/strong> (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the <strong>Settings<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under the &#8220;Save resources&#8221; section, turn off the <strong>Save resources with sleeping tabs<\/strong> toggle switch.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_129263\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-129263\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/disable-sleeping-tabs-edge-1.jpg?resize=827%2C304&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Disable Sleeping Tabs\" width=\"827\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/disable-sleeping-tabs-edge-1.jpg?w=1092&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1092w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/disable-sleeping-tabs-edge-1.jpg?resize=300%2C110&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/disable-sleeping-tabs-edge-1.jpg?resize=1020%2C375&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/disable-sleeping-tabs-edge-1.jpg?resize=150%2C55&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disable Sleeping Tabs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you complete the steps, open tabs will continue to consume system resources.<\/p>\n<h3>Disable Sleeping Tabs for specific sites<\/h3>\n<p>To prevent some sites from entering into the sleeping mode, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Microsoft Edge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Settings and more<\/strong> (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the <strong>Settings<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under the &#8220;Save resources&#8221; section, click the <strong>Add<\/strong> button for the <strong>Never put these sites to sleep<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Specify the website domain \u2013 for example, <code>pureinfotech.com<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_129262\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-129262\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/disable-website-sleep-edge.jpg?resize=827%2C304&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Disable tab sleep for website\" width=\"827\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/disable-website-sleep-edge.jpg?w=1092&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1092w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/disable-website-sleep-edge.jpg?resize=300%2C110&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/disable-website-sleep-edge.jpg?resize=1020%2C375&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/disable-website-sleep-edge.jpg?resize=150%2C55&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disable tab sleep for website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Add<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, Microsoft Edge will continue to put the tab to sleep, except for those websites you specified in the list.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"\">Configure Sleeping Tabs flags on Microsoft Edge<\/h2>\n<p>The feature to save system resources should be enabled by default on Microsoft Edge version 88, but if you cannot find the settings, you can enable it through the advanced flags settings page.<\/p>\n<p>To enable Sleeping Tabs through the flags settings page, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Microsoft Edge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Type the following path in the address bar and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>edge:\/\/flags\/#edge-sleeping-tabs<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Use the drop-down menu on the right of \u201cEnable Sleeping Tabs\u201d and select the <strong>Enabled<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Optional) Type the following path in the address bar and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>edge:\/\/flags\/#edge-sleeping-tabs-immediate-timeout<\/pre>\n<div id=\"tip-box\"><span><strong>Quick note:<\/strong> If you enable this option, tabs will suspend immediately, and the option to set the timeout will be grayed out.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Use the drop-down menu on the right of \u201cEnable immediate timeout for Sleeping Tabs\u201d and select the <strong>Enabled<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_129261\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-129261\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/edge-flags-enable-sleeping-tabs.jpg?resize=827%2C363&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Microsoft Edge Sleeping Tabs flags\" width=\"827\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/edge-flags-enable-sleeping-tabs.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/edge-flags-enable-sleeping-tabs.jpg?resize=300%2C132&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/edge-flags-enable-sleeping-tabs.jpg?resize=1020%2C448&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/edge-flags-enable-sleeping-tabs.jpg?resize=150%2C66&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Microsoft Edge Sleeping Tabs flags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Restart<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you complete the steps, you can use the steps outlined above to configure the browser feature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can now enable Sleeping Tabs in Microsoft Edge to save memory, processor, and other resources to improve performance and battery life on Windows 10. 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