Windows loads some apps in the background so that they can info, send notifications, receive updates, and do other things, even if you’re not using them. If you have a lot of apps running in the background, they can lead to poor performance at times. There may be some apps that you will always want to run in the background. But other apps that you don’t use at all should not be allowed to always start up and run when you have no use for them. Windows 11 allows you to disable running background apps, but one at a time. The new Windows 11 also can disable running background apps, the steps below are going to show you. You can go through your apps list, see which are important, and stay running and disable less important apps to improve your system performance. To get started with disabling running background apps in Windows 11, follow the steps below:
How to turn off running background apps in Windows 11
To disable apps from running in the background, you do that from the System settings pane. Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from its System Settings pane. To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings as shown in the image below: Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it. Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Apps, and select Apps & features on the right pane of your screen shown in the image below. On the Apps & features settings pane, under the App list, you’ll see apps that are available and running in the background. Some of these are needed, like the weather app – to get timely weather info, Alarms & Clock – to receive important event reminders, and others. So apps, not so much and can be stopped from running in the background. To stop an app from running in the background, locate the apps that you want to stop and click on the ellipsis (three vertical dots) next to them and select ‘Advanced options from the menu. In the Advanced option, under Background apps permissions, choose to Never run this app in the background. This will prevent the apps from running again in the background. You have to do that one at a time for apps you deemed not important. Keep the apps that are important so that you keep getting accurate and timely information from Windows. That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to disable or turn off background running apps in Windows 11. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
