The dissatisfaction comes because some computers couldn’t manage the high requirement needed by the new feature, while the company doesn’t offer a lite solution for it. While running YouTube in dark mode, their 3D GPU usage skyrockets even after turning off Windows 11 animations feature which could potentially cause it. The answer to it is turning off the ambient mode, which can be energy and resource-consuming for some users. Introduced in October 2022 for dark mode users on both desktop and mobile, the feature uses dynamic color sampling to make the screen adapts to the video by picking up its tone in real time as glowing background. Follow along as we will show you step-by-step how to do this.
How can I fix high CPU usage when playing YouTube videos?
- With YouTube opened on your browser, click ⚙️
- Click on Ambient mode, then toggle it off. Do you find these tips helpful? Let us know in the comments!
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