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Re:The dark defaults of Microsoft Edge by numbsafari on Saturday March 18, 2023 @08:27AM (#35208527)
Having a web view loading garbage in the background consuming resources and probably leaking your data vs. …none of that?
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Re:The dark defaults of Microsoft Edge by recfab on Saturday March 18, 2023 @10:56AM (#35209585)
It consumes a fair amount of resources just idling.

I'm currently using a laptop that was mid-to-low spec when I got it a couple years ago. It was chugging, especially during video calls. Uninstalling the Widgets feature was enough to make it useable again.

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