Also, a new Eco mode lets users curb greedy processes.
The latest version of Windows 10, currently rolling out to Windows Insiders, includes the ability to run Linux graphical user interfaces (GUI). It also adds an Eco mode in Task Manager, which reins in programs consuming excessive system resources and shows classifications for Edge browser components—Tabs, Browser processes (Browser, GPU Process, Crashpad), and Utility plugins (Utility: Audio Service Extensions). Task classifications and Eco Mode in Task Manager The features are considered “experimental,” and there’s no indication when they might roll out to the stable version of Windows 10. They’re now available to Windows Insiders in the Dev channel, which is more experimental than the Beta and Release Preview channels, and are not part of the 21H1 Windows 10 update expected soon. Eco mode can be applied to all of a process’ sub-processes. “You can expand the process tree to apply Eco mode on one of its child processes,» according to Microsoft’s blog post. Some apps will apply Eco mode by themselves; Chrome and Edge are testing the feature currently.
