Microsoft Edge has just got a smart feature that a few people have been very waiting for for a long time now – the ability to control how much Ram Web browser is gobbles up, with a useful page serving to players here.
Windows latest reports that resource control is now live in the finished (stable) version of Edge, after being in testing since around the middle of 2024.
This is check to limit how much ram that edge uses (certainly not the only hardware resource on a computer, but an important part of the image, especially for a web browser when running a whole lot of tabs).
The resource control panel offers a slider that can be adjusted to make all the system’s ram on your PC available to edge or as little as 1 GB.
You can also choose whether this limit applies all the time, or only when playing a PC game. The latter option allows those who are eager to play, having edge in operation usually with the full amount of RAM when performing other tasks but when a PC game runs, the browser’s allocation of system memory can be trimmed significantly to help with To make sure games run a little more smooth.
It probably won’t be a world of difference for players, but each additional framework helps to have a better gameplay experience. Google Chrome, take notes.
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You might be thinking: Why do I want Edge driving while I play anyway? Fair point, and closing the browser completely will obviously free up the maximum amount of memory resources for the PC game you are playing.
However, there may be situations where you tackle a single-player game and get stuck and need to consult a review. So in this case, you might have an edge that runs in the background with the review open so you can do all-loss between the game and the tips. You will have a minimal influence on your gaming session so you can turn edge right down to use just a small amount of RAM.
Of course, Edge may also be limited to the general use of your computer, giving more of your RAM to the other apps you’ve run on your PC, but I’ll be very careful about being too cunning with memory allocation to Microsoft’s browser. Turning it down to the absolute minimum of 1 GB RAM (or near there) is likely to make Edge Chug as a rusty old steamboat, especially if you have multiple tabs open.
My advice is therefore not to go too far to the left (minimum) page with the RAM slider and start with a more intermediate surrounding surroundings to test the water. As you might imagine, it will be a bit of a trial and error in terms of exactly where it might be best to place the slider for your special system.
In general, the new resource controls are a smart move to give Kant something extra over his big rival. Google’s browser has performance warnings along with a memory savings feature (making tabs that have not been used for a while inactive to save RAM), but this does not provide something as the same control level as this fresh introduction to the edge.
I have to say that I am more tempted than ever to switch to Kant at this time. I use Microsoft’s browser as a secondary option right now, here and there, but maybe it’s time to start thinking about adopting it as a primary candidate – or at least giving it a vortex for a time.
