Windows 10 Task Manager now allows you to customize applications that use a lot of system resources

Specifically, starting with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21364, users will see a new option added to the context menu of the processes in Task Manager, allowing to adjust the ability to save system resources. of a particular process, thereby helping to free up memory and CPU cycles for other active tasks.

In addition, you can also easily see which applications are running in Eco mode in the Status column of the Task Manager progress list.

" This feature will be very useful when you notice an application is consuming a lot of resources and want to limit consumption so that the system can prioritize resources for other applications, " said a Microsoft expert . this will lead to response faster platform and the ability to save energy better . this feature will initially be deployed for a small group of users Insiders in Dev Channel to collect feedback on possible problems affects the system's performance and stability '.

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To enable Eco mode for any process on your system simply follow these simple steps:

1. Step 1. Open the Task Manager task manager.
2. Step 2. Click the Processes tab.
3. Step 3. Right-click on the process.
4. Step 4. Select " Eco mode " in the context menu to apply adjustments.

The Status column in the Processes tab now shows the Eco mode for the process.

With that said, this feature is being tested in Dev Channel. If you are an Insider user, you can experience and send feedback about this feature to Microsoft via the Feedback Hub app, in Desktop Environment> Task Manager .

In addition, in this Windows 10 Preview Build 21364, Microsoft has added support for Microsoft Edge process categorization to help users determine the resource consumption of Microsoft Edge processes.

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How do you feel about this change in Task Manager?

David Pac

Update 25 April 2021