Force foreground priority for all tabs
Supported on: Microsoft Edge version 146, Windows 7 or later
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name: ForceForegroundPriorityForAllTabs
Enabled: ForceForegroundPriorityForAllTabs = 1
Disabled: ForceForegroundPriorityForAllTabs = 0
Description
This policy controls whether background web content runs at foreground priority. By default, the browser optimizes resource usage by lowering the scheduling priority of content in background tabs. This helps improve overall system responsiveness and performance for the active tab. If you enable this policy, background web content runs at the same foreground priority as the active tab, regardless of visibility state. If you disable or don't configure this policy, the browser determines the priority of web content based on standard heuristics. For example, content that is not visible, not playing audio, and not participating in video calls may be deprioritized.