It reins in background apps so your battery doesn't drain unnecessarily.

Windows 11's background processes should no longer trigger Modern Standby issues, which means your PC will not use excessive battery.

There was a bug in Windows 11 that allowed background processes to break through standby and wake the computer, causing ...

As shown on the lead-in image above, the Background processes section where the splwow64.exe process is listed, details programs that probably aren’t visible on your desktop. These include processes ...

Microsoft is investigating a new Windows 11 issue that causes the Task Manager to say there are zero running apps and background processes. However, while the Task Manager doesn't display the correct ...

Windows 11 24H2 has fixed the Modern Standby battery drain bug that caused laptops to wake unexpectedly and overheat in sleep mode, now limiting wake sources automatically.