What Consumes Fewer PC Resources: 1 Window with 250 Tabs or 5 and 50

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The discussion centers on resource consumption in Windows 10 when comparing one window with 250 tabs versus five windows with 50 tabs each. Users suggest that managing tabs through grouping can optimize resource use, as only active tabs consume memory. Restarting the browser and clearing cache are recommended practices to enhance performance. Ultimately, the consensus is that fewer windows may lead to lower resource usage, but the actual impact depends on user behavior and browser management techniques.

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Hi, just want to cut down on resource use in my Win 10 PC browsing.
Is having one window open with , say, 250 tabs open [preferable to 5 open Windows with 50 tabs each?
Hi, just want to cut down on resource use in my Win 10 PC browsing.
As a rule of thumb, Is having one window open with , say, 250 tabs open preferable to 5 open Windows10 Windows with 50 tabs each?
What setup would consume more resources? I understand there's o hard and fast rule, but any rule of thumb?
TIA.
 
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Doesn't directly answer the question, but are you using all those 250 tabs at once? If not, it might help to group them (both in Chrome and Firefox), and then clearing all browser cache and restarting the browser. Then just click on the tab groups you need. Other groups won't be loaded unless you visit them again.

I have 256 tabs open, and have grouped them separately. I open each group in a separate window when necessary.
 
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Isn't it as simple as comparing 250 tabs + 1 window vs 250 tabs + 5 windows? 4 windows more to manage in the latter case?

Wrichik Basu said:
Other groups won't be loaded unless you visit them again.
If you have multiple tabs open, close and restart the browser, each tab will reload only when you select them as well.
 
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