Microsoft Edge Dev can now put tabs to sleep in under a minute

Your Edge tabs can now take a quick nap to free up system resources on your PC.

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What you need to know

Microsoft Edge includes a Sleeping Tabs feature that saves system resources by resting tabs after a set period of inactivity. Now, Edge Dev includes an option to put tabs to sleep after less than a minute. This should quickly free up system resources for people who keep multiple tabs open at once.

The latest update for Microsoft Edge Dev brings the browser to version 94.0.975.1. It also includes a popup to show how much resource savings Sleeping Tabs provide and some other new features. Here’s everything that’s new, as outlined by Microsoft:

The latest build also includes a long list of fixes, changed behaviors, and known issues, which are found on aMicrosoft Tech Community post.

Getting some rest

Microsoft Edge Dev now has an option to put tabs to sleep after less than one minute of inactivity. This should free up system resources for people who keep several tabs open at once.

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