--- title: "Microsoft Edge will let you control how much RAM it uses soon" url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-edge-will-let-you-control-how-much-ram-it-uses-soon-f4hh27qph source_url: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/4/24120867/microsoft-edge-ram-control-settings type: article source: "The Verge" published: 2024-04-04T12:30:52.705Z updated: 2024-05-09T08:39:06.345Z tags: ["gaming", "microsoft-edge"] reading_time: 1 upvotes: 1 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft Edge will let you control how much RAM it uses soon **[The Verge](https://daily.dev/sources/theverge)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Microsoft Edge is developing a new feature that allows users to limit the amount of RAM the browser consumes. This feature, aimed at PC gamers, includes a slider to adjust the RAM usage. However, setting a low limit may affect browser speed. The feature is currently in testing and no release date has been announced. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@randy** · 0 upvotes > Just in the TLDR: > > However, setting a low limit may affect browser speed. > > No!! You don't say!!! 🤦‍♂️ Sorry, this is the dumbest idea, ever. Some idiot is going to set that too low and wonder why websites and webapps stop working. Gamers just need to learn not to open a million tabs. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming), [#microsoft-edge](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft-edge) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-edge-will-let-you-control-how-much-ram-it-uses-soon-f4hh27qph)