Although windows are able to power optimize and manage the background apps, these apps can still increase the load on your memory, CPU and battery. Here are the various methods through which you can stop the background apps in Windows 11. Read More: Stop Background Running Apps from ruining your Device’s Battery Life
How to stop background apps in windows 11 via Settings
Windows Microsoft store allows the users to stop individual apps running in the background. All you have to do is go to your settings page and follow the further steps:
You can open the settings using Win+IGo to the left pane > click on ‘Apps’ tab
Go to the right pane > Tap on ‘Apps and features’Find out the app you want to stop from running in the background
Tap on the three dots icon beside the application > now tap on ‘Advanced options’Alt means ‘background app advanced options’
Scroll down and go to the ‘Background apps permission’
Again click Alt means ‘Background App permission never’Tap on the drop-down menu > now choose option ‘Never’ (It will disable the app from running in the background)
How to stop background apps in windows 11 via Battery and power settings
The other way to stop apps from running in the background is by checking battery usage of individual apps. Windows 11 has a Power and battery page, in its settings. Where the whole stat related to apps and their battery usage is available. This way you will be able to disable the background apps solely on the basis of their battery consumption. Follow the following steps
You can open the settings using Win+IGo to the system tab > scroll down > tap on ‘Power & Battery’
Scroll down and go to the battery sectionTap on ‘Battery Usage’Tap on the drop-down menu > go to the battery levelschoose last 7 days (Windows will show you all the applications along with their battery usage in the last week)Now go to the individual app (whose background activity you want to change) > tap on the three-dots icon beside the applicationChoose ‘Manage Background Productivity’ (this option will work for Microsoft store apps only)
Now tap on the Power optimized (drop-down) (available below the Background apps permission section)Now choose ‘Never’ (it will stop the background running application)
Or if you choose ‘Always’ the application will keep running in the background, even if your power is offRepeat the same process for all the applications which you think are draining your system’s battery and performance.
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How to stop background apps in windows for the individual user
in case you share your PC with many users (at office or home). Then obviously there will be multiple choices of applications on a single PC. There is a solution for this as well. In this case you can make a registry file and then use it with administrative privilege. Follow the following steps:
Go to the Run dialog using Win +RPress Alt means ‘reg file content background app disable’Type ‘notepad’ then tap ‘OK’ (it will open the text editor application)Now copy and paste the following content on the notepad file
Now open the Save dialog using Win + SOnce done then name the current file as Turn_On_Background_Apps_for_current_user.reg.Now, tap on Save as then type drop-down > select All FilesPress Alt means ‘save reg file background app disable’Save this file using the Save buttonGo to the new reg file, right-click > choose ‘Open’Now hit ‘Yes’ to confirm > further change the entries on the registry (so that you can disable background apps)Press Alt means ‘open reg file disable background apps’If there is no error on script > restart your system > and your PC is ready with new changes
The above-mentioned methods can help you to stop background running apps in Windows 11. These methods are only applicable for Microsoft Store Apps. Disabling these apps can save your system from extra battery consumption and extra workload on the CPU and memory. But disabling background apps can not solve the slow performance issue. In that case you have to rearrange your OS, or check your storage device and try to reform your hardware. Read More: 4 Different Ways to Take A Screenshot On Windows 11
