Tech Tip – Stop Background Apps

Written by Pronetic

Pronetic is a leading provider of core IT support for ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus compliance.

June 12, 2020

If you have apps running in the background on Windows 10, they can use up more of your battery power and data.  Here’s an easy way to stop background apps from running:

Go to: Settings > Privacy > Background apps.

To stop all from running, toggle ‘Let apps run in the background’ to ‘Off’.

You also have the option of choosing which apps to run in the background by going down the list individually.

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