Apps on your PC or laptop always take up your RAM storage since they are set to automatically run in the background. And you may have used your computer for years before noticing this. This can quickly exhaust your memory, battery, and data bandwidth.
In this tutorial, I will tell explain how you can disable all background apps on your Windows 11 laptop.
Disable Background Apps in the Settings app
1. Launch the Windows Settings app.
2. Click “Apps” on the left sidebar, then “Apps & features.”
3. Locate the app, then click the “three-dots” button to the right of the app’s name and select “Advanced options.”
4. Under the section “Background app permissions,” select “Never” from the dropdown list.
💡If the "Advanced options" option is not available, then the app does not support managing its background app permission.
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Disable Background Apps in the Battery Settings
1. Launch the Windows Settings app.
2. Click “System” in the left sidebar.
3. Click “Power & battery” on the right side.
4. Click “Battery usage” under the “Battery” section.
5. Then, in the section “Battery usage by app” locate the app, then click the “three-dots” button to the right of the app’s name, and then choose “Manage background activity.”
💡If the "Manage background activity" option is not available, then the app does not support managing its background app permission.
6. Under the section “Background app permissions,” select “Never” from the dropdown list.
Disable Background Apps in the Battery Settings
1. Launch the Windows Settings app.
2. Click “System” in the left sidebar.
3. Click “Power & battery” on the right side.
4. Click “Battery usage” under the “Battery” section.
5. Then, in the section “Battery usage by app” locate the app, then click the “three-dots” button to the right of the app’s name, and then choose “Manage background activity.”
Applications are often automatically set to run in the background of your device. This enables them to display notifications and update their software automatically. By turning this off on apps you don’t use, you can save RAM storage.
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