Windows users always look for a way to improve their computers performance.

One of many things you could do to help improve performance is to put apps to sleep.

Even if you end the app, it can continue to run in the background.

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Also, a sleeping app wont collect any information from your box and is a way to improve security.

Press the Windows + I keys to accessSettings.

Once in controls, go toApps, followed byInstalled Apps.

Let apps run in the background Never option in Windows 11

Here youll see a list of all the apps you have installed on your system.

pick the app you want to put to sleep and select thedots to the side.

Click onAdvanced Choicesand the dropdown menu for theLet this app run in the background; choose theNeveroption.

Sleep option from the Windows 11 Start button

Putting your machine to sleep is different than turning it off.

When you turn off your box, your Windows 11 computer needs a complete startup.

it’s possible for you to adjust these parameters at any time to change when it goes to sleep.

Windows 11 Sleep options

choose the dropdown menu for these two options.

Thats all there is to it.

Further Reading

Sometimes things dont go as planned.

For example, you want to put yourWindows 11 computer to sleep, but it wont.