What Is Windows Efficiency Mode? - The Green Leaf Icon and How to Turn It Off (archived 2026-07-27)

What Efficiency mode and the green leaf icon mean in Windows 11 Task Manager, how to turn it off, how to minimize it across all processes with power mode or the registry, why it sometimes cannot be disabled, and how it differs from Microsoft Edge's energy saver. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/04/13/002-windows-efficiency-mode-what-it-is-and-how-to-turn-off/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-04-13.