14 DAY TRIAL // The sleeping tabs feature in Microsoft Edge helps save resources by automatically putting the tabs you don’t use to sleep, and according to the software giant, this idea is working like a charm.
In a new post whose role is specifically to brag about the sleeping tabs in Microsoft Edge, the Redmond-based software giant says the number of tabs put to sleep in September reached a record 1.38 billion.
“To help users save memory and CPU resources, Microsoft Edge automatically puts tabs to sleep until you return to them. This keeps your browser fast and responsive, even if you use a large number of tabs. Starting in Microsoft Edge 105, we automatically sleep high resource tabs when your device’s memory is near its limit. In September 2022, we slept 1.38 billion tabs to relieve memory pressure on Windows devices as a part of this update,” Microsoft explained.
The Sleeping Tabs functionality is bundled with Microsoft Edge on the desktop, and according to new data provided by the Redmond-based software giant, the performance gain is noticeable, to say the least.
This is because once the tabs are put to sleep, Microsoft Edge eats up 83 percent less memory for this tab alone.
“When memory usage is too high, many browsers discard tabs to save memory – but those pages must be fully reloaded before you can return to them. Sleeping tabs resume without reloading, so you can return to your work faster. Sleeping a tab saves 83% of its memory on average, so sleeping your high resource tabs can relieve memory pressure without slowing down your workflow in Microsoft Edge,” Microsoft says.
On a separate front, the company has recently released Microsoft Edge 108, which is now available for download on all supported desktop platforms, including Windows, Mac, and Linux.