The Microsoft Edge browser is naturally a fast browser, but sometimes the program needs a kick in the butt. Notice that Edge is slower than before? Then the tips in this article can help.
The first option is of course closing the browser once and restarting it. And we don’t mean that you just press the cross, but that you close the program completely. To do that, open Task Manager via Ctrl + Shift + Del and find Edge in the list. Right click on it and press the option To end† Open the browser again and check if it is faster. Another general option is to always check if there is an update available for the software. To do this, press the three dots on the right of the taskbar and go to Institutions† Then press on the left in the menu About Microsoft Edge and check if the system indicates if there is an update. If there is an update, it will automatically appear, as will the option to perform the update.
Speed up Microsoft Edge
The Microsoft Edge browser is a fine browser, partly thanks to the many options. For example, take the option Preload the new tab page for a faster experience† “This loads Microsoft’s New Tab page in the background for a faster experience. The content loaded may contain cookies, if you allow cookies.” That’s nice and nice, but it can also cause delays. Enter the Institutions to the part Home, Home and New tabs and scroll down until you see the heading New Tab Page sees standing. There you will see the aforementioned option, with a slider on the right. Move it to the left and restart the browser.
In addition, with Microsoft Edge you can ensure that websites do not track you online. Again, this is a very welcome addition to the browser, but the option does eat up resources that you may need for other things. You can try out whether a different setting is less heavy for your computer; and if not, turn it off and see if that helps. This is how you do that. Within the Institutions are you going to Privacy, Search and Services† Under the heading tracking you will see which setting is currently active. Strict blocks most things, but also demands a lot from your PC. Put it on Balanced and otherwise on Baseto see if Microsoft Edge gets a little faster.
It may also help to disable browser extensions. To do this, open the menu of the three dots on the taskbar and select the option Extensions. Within this overview you can manually scale out all extensions you want. Do this one at a time to see if Edge’s speed increases. Remove the problem extension, if necessary. Another tip is of course emptying the cookies and the like. Within the Institutions are you going to Cookies and Site Permissions and then to Manage and delete cookies and site data† Click now View all cookies and site data and then press the button Delete everything†
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