Google cautions that there are a few settings and activities that may prevent tab deactivation. It's also here that you can stop Chrome from deactivating specific sites, using the Add button next to 'Always keep these sites active.' You can can control the mode at any time by clicking Settings in the three-dot menu and selecting the 'Performance' sub-menu. Restart Chrome for the changes to take effect.Īfter you've done that, Memory Saver will be working in the background to free up memory for other tasks.In the new 'Performance' menu, toggle the switch next to Memory Saver to enable it.Now paste the following into the address bar: chrome://settings/performance.Next to 'Enable the high efficiency mode feature in the settings', change the Default setting to Enabled, then restart Chrome.Launch Chrome and paste the following into the address bar: chrome://flags/#high-efficiency-mode-available.How to Enable Memory Saver Mode in Chromeīefore you proceed, be sure to bookmark any important tabs and save anything important that you're working on in Chrome, then update the browser to the latest version available (1.119 as of writing). Fortunately, if the new Settings -> Performance menu is not visible for you, you can activate it manually by using the experimental features in Chrome Flags. Google is rolling out Memory Saver mode over the next several weeks globally for Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS, but not everyone will see it yet. The company says the new performance setting is particularly good at keeping active video and gaming tabs running smoothly. Google claims the new Memory Saver feature means Chrome uses up to 40% and 10GB less memory. With Memory Saver enabled, your inactive tabs remain open, and when you access an inactive tab, it reloads automatically. The latest effort in that regard comes in the form of Memory Saver, a new feature that deactivates open tabs you haven't used in a while so that the tabs you are using offer the smoothest possible experience. Google's Chrome browser has long been criticized for being a system resource hog, which is why Chromium developers have been busy working on ways to free up memory and keep things running smoothly when users have multiple windows and tabs open.

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