Windows 10: how to disable background apps? on windows 11

I dont have a power/ apps features. I dont know how to disable them on windows 11 plzzzz help

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Windows 11 Background Apps Problem

Hi Evrim.&&,

Thank you for reaching Microsoft Community. I understand the importance of having this additional feature/option of your Windows 11 device clarified as soon as possible. Let’s us check on this together and sort this out. Rest assured, we will do anything in our capability to assist you with your concern.

This is interesting, normally all device under Windows 11 OS usually have the same features/options. Regarding about your case, for us to make sure that we are in the same picture kindly send us a screen recording in what specific part of the settings your referring about this problem.

Meanwhile follow the steps below how to locate Background apps permission:

1. Open settings under Start Menu
   
2. Open Settings then on the left side click Apps
   
3. Select Apps & Features then you need to select a specific Background App (ex. Alarm & Clock/ Calculator)
   
4. Click the 3 Dots on the right then select Advance Options
   

From there you will locate the Background apps permission feature and you have 3 options to Let this app run in background:

• Always
  
• Power optimized (recommended
  
• Never
  

Hope this simple steps help you! We look forward to your response. If you have other clarifications about this matter, you can get back to us by replying to this post.

Sincerely,

 

Apps running in Background

Hi JonBlann,

Windows 10 allows some apps to run in the background even if you never open it. This would let the applications to update itself or to get you notified with what's new with the app. However, this would consume most of your battery, bandwidth, and system
resources.

You can refer to the steps below on how to disable apps from running in the background:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Background apps.
   
2. Under Background apps, toggle off the Let apps run in the background switch to disable all apps that come from Microsoft Store. If you want to disable only a specific app, then you can toggle off the switch next to the
   app under Choose which app can run in the background.

Let us know how it goes and we'll assist you further if needed.

 

Is it bad idea to disable apps from running in the background?

Keep in mind that most apps aren't even capable to be run in the background, yet, they still also appear on that list that lets you choose to disable them from running in the background. In fact the Microsoft Store app that appears on that list is just nothing more than the GUI element so disabling it from running in the background does exactly nothing. It is perfectly safe to disable ALL apps from running in the background. Only if you want specific things like Mail app checking for new incoming e-mail messages giving you Toast notifications in Action Center and the like, then you might want to let those specific ones run in the background.