It is very important for every browser to have good browsing speed and minimum response time. But after installing the browser for the first time, after some time, the speed of the browser slows down, and there are several reasons for this.
But you can speed up the browser and make it run faster. In particular, we will analyze how to speed up Google Chrome, following simple tips that anyone can follow.
I advise you to read the entire list of recommendations and decide for yourself which ones you want to try. It makes no sense to follow all the steps one by one and expect the browser to speed up rapidly. In each case, only half or more of the tips from the entire list will help speed up Google Chrome.
Speed up page loading in Google Chrome
Using hints to speed up page loading
Internet activity prediction is a well-known way to make Google Chrome faster to open web pages. This setting is located in the Advanced Settings of Google Chrome and allows you to preload the pages of all website links on your computer when you first visit the site. Further, by clicking on the links on the open page of the site, the browser will open subsequent pages not from the Internet, but from the cache.
Tips for speeding up page loading
I advise you to enable this setting, as it allows you to significantly increase the speed of loading pages of the same site.
Data Saver Extension
Cool extension Data Saver, which for page optimization allows you to reduce data loading using Google servers. Data Saver can be downloaded from here. Now, before loading pages, Chrome will compress the pages you visit using Google servers. Please note that pages accessed over a secure connection (HTTPS) or opened in incognito tabs will not be optimized by the Data Saver extension.
Data Saver Extension
Disable unwanted extensions
Most browser extensions run in the background while performing their tasks. However, they can also consume a significant amount of system resources. The only option that seems viable is to disable unnecessary extensions. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Press the button Settings in the top right corner of the Google Chrome browser and from the list of options, select Additional tools - > Extensions.
2. Next, a tab with installed extensions will open. To disable them, uncheck Included opposite of extension. If you want to completely remove the extension, click on Z basket icon next to him.
Google Chrome Extensions
If you don't clear your browsing data regularly, it accumulates over time and starts to slow down your browser's performance. To clear your browsing history in Google Chrome, click on the icon Settings and choose Story -> Story.
In the window that opens, click the button Clear the history. Next, select the checkboxes for the options you want to remove.
Clear the history
I advise you to uncheck the option Passwords if this is your personal computer. All other options can be checked to make cleaning as efficient as possible. Next click the button Clear the history.
You can speed up browser performance by disabling automatic loading of Flash content and only allowing it to be loaded manually. To do this, again open the Google Chrome Settings in the upper right corner of the browser and from the list of options, select Settings Personal data and click on the button Content settings...
Content settings
In the window that opens, check the box Request permission to run plugin content. Now, whenever flash content appears on the page, it will only run when you allow it by clicking on it.
Disable images
Disabling images will significantly speed up the loading of sites in the Google Chrome browser. But I don't recommend enabling this feature nowadays. Most sites have informational content consisting of pictures and photographs. If you turn them off on such sites, then there will be absolutely nothing to read there.
If you still want to turn off all images on sites, then again open Google Chrome Settings in the upper right corner of the browser and from the list of options, select Settings. Next, scroll down to the section Personal data and click on the button Content settings...
Find a section Images and check the box Do not show.
Don't show pictures
Speed up Google Chrome
Here I will list the experimental settings of the Google Chrome browser, which will speed up the browser itself in the operating system.
Close tabs faster than before
A simple but very handy feature that allows the Chrome browser to close tabs faster, which will speed up the Google Chrome browser as a whole. This option enables the "onunload" JS handler, which is executed for tabs independently of the GUI, thus speeding up the browser and not making you wait for unnecessary tabs to close.
To access this secret feature, chrome://flags and find Quick close tabs/windows and press the button Turn on below to enable this feature.
Quick close tabs/windows
Turn on Experimental Protocol QUIC
Type in Google Chrome address bar chrome://flags and find the option Experimental QUIC Protocol Included.
Experimental QUIC Protocol
QUIC experimental protocol means Q uick U D.P. I internet C connections, supports a set of multiplexed connections over UDP. QUIC was designed to provide encryption capability equivalent to TLS/SSL, lower connection and transmission latency than TCP. In short, this feature prevents multiple calls to the server to create a connection, ultimately helping speed up page loading in the browser.
Turn off smooth page scrolling
Type in Google Chrome address bar chrome://flags and find the option Smooth scrolling. Select from the drop down list Turned off.
Smooth scrolling
This will allow the browser not to use additional processor resources to smooth pages when scrolling content, which will generally speed up the browser.
These are not tricky tips to help speed up Google Chrome and browse your favorite pages at high speed.
You can survive everything: a dollar for 30 hryvnias, the loss of your favorite football team, and even another transfer of GTA V for PC. But you must admit that the slow work of Google Chrome, so beloved by everyone, is already too much. If you manage to make yourself a coffee while the browser is launching, if you have to watch videos in 480p instead of 1080p, and you no longer have the strength to deal with “something went wrong”, our today's article is just what the doctor ordered. We analyze the causes of "brakes", get rid of them and make life a little better!
The first reason Google Chrome is slow that lies on the surface is extensions. Various add-ons not only simplify the process of finding the necessary information for cats, but also affect the speed of the browser (and not very positively). It is worth remembering that each of these installed mini-programs is allocated in a separate process that "eats" RAM. I'm not saying that you need to remove all extensions, you just need to look (Menu - Settings - Extensions), which ones you use all the time, and disable the rest. For example, I always need it so as not to miss an important letter, but some one can be useful once a month at best, so you can uncheck the box next to it. Personally, out of 11 add-ons installed, only 3 are constantly active.
You can find out which add-ons take up the most RAM for themselves in the Google Chrome Task Manager (Menu - Advanced Settings - Task Manager). If someone needs 200 MB of RAM, maybe it's better to get rid of it and get faster work in return? Therefore, I advise you to review the list of your extensions and leave only the most necessary ones enabled, and you can either disable the rest, or, having gathered your courage, delete them.
The situation is similar with plugins (or, as they are also called, plug-ins). Some of them are available by default, and some appear after installing other programs on your computer. For example, after installing Microsoft Office, in the list of plugins (to view it, you need to enter chrome://plugins in the address bar), you can find special Microsoft software that is necessary for Office Web Apps to work. If you are going to use this service, then the plugin, of course, must be activated, and if not, you can disable it.
You will have your own list of plugins, but the basic essence is the same as with extensions: you need to determine what you do not use and safely turn it off.
For very difficult cases, when it comes not only to a large number of add-ons, but also to malware (and there are also such programs for Chrome), Goolge has released a special utility that will rid your browser of unwanted software in a few clicks. It's called the Software Remove Tool (you can download it). You launch the application, wait for the scan to pass (it takes just a few seconds), and then, depending on the result, you will either see the number of “bad” add-ons, or the inscription “Everything is OK, bro.” But in any case, the browser will then open, you will be prompted to reset the settings to their original state (we are talking about the default search engine and pinned tabs). In addition, the cache will be reset and cookies will be cleared. There is no need to worry that the Software Remove Tool will affect some vital elements of the browser. The program is very loyal, so it will remain in its place.
In general, the idea to periodically delete all saved data is very correct, because over time there are so many saved files that the program itself starts to slow down. It is very easy to do this. Just go to the settings, open additional options and select "Clear history". Passwords and data for autofill can be left alone.
If you do all these actions now, your life will become better, and your favorite series will not slow down even when viewed in high quality. If you know any other secret methods to deal with slow Google Chrome, be sure to write in the comments. Just don't suggest switching to Mozilla Firefox.
From the very beginning of communication with computers I used IE. Yes, there were such times. There was simply nothing else. Then he somehow got hooked on Mozilla Firefox, although many around actively used "Opera". Then something happened to Mozila (I don’t know how now) and she became very sluggish and mowing. Deteriorated about the same as Skype is now. and so far I'm not leaving.
However, Chrome also has weaknesses, because those who use it will not be out of place to read these tips:
Some tips are banal, but I didn’t remove them - what if someone doesn’t know about it!
1. Close unnecessary tabs
The more tabs open in Chrome, the more memory it consumes. Therefore, try to close everything unnecessary.
2. Disable unnecessary extensions
A simple and obvious step. The more extensions, the slower Chrome is. So add-ons that you do not use constantly, it is better to disable or remove them altogether.
Type chrome://extensions into the search bar and disable or remove any extensions you don't need. And continue to install only those that you can not do without.
3. Clear your Chrome cache
Chrome tries to cache as many items as possible from the sites you visit. In theory, this helps speed up page loading, but if you have a fairly fast connection and not very capacious storage, then it is better to clear the overflowing cache.
Enter chrome://settings/clearBrowserData, select the All Time time range, and click Clear Data.
4. Increase Raster Threads
Raster Threads determines how fast your browser renders raster graphics, that is, photos and images on web pages. You can increase it on the Chrome hidden settings page.
To see hidden Chrome settings, type chrome://flags/. The search field will help you quickly find certain Chrome settings. Just enter the name with the hashtag there.
If you have slow loading images on your pages, look for the #num -raster-threads flag. Increase it to 4 and restart Chrome.
5. Turn on tab unloading
The Tab Discarding option automatically unloads tabs from memory if it becomes insufficient. Unloaded tabs are displayed in the tab bar as always, and are loaded when you switch to them. You can view the downloaded tabs on the chrome://discards page.
7. Enable experimental rendering features
This indicator also affects the loading speed of sites, more precisely, the speed of loading transparent page elements. Look for the #enable -experimental-canvas-features setting and enable it.
8. Turn on fast closing tabs
This option speeds up the closing of Chrome tabs. It allows you to run a JavaScript handler independent of the GUI. Although the process will still continue in the background, the closed tab will be unloaded faster.
All settings on the chrome://flags/ page are experimental and may not work correctly. If the browser starts behaving strangely, click the Reset all to default button and restart it.
11. Enable prediction of finger movements when scrolling
The name of this function speaks for itself. It predicts the movement of fingers when scrolling and loads the necessary data in advance.
To enable, do the following:
In the address bar, enter: "chrome://flags/#enable -scroll-predictio n".
Next to "Turn on prediction of finger movements when scrolling", click "Enable", and then the "Restart" button.
11. Enable Cache for HTTP
A new caching system in which disk space is allocated by the file system.
To enable the feature, do the following:
Enter "chrome://flags/#enable -simple-cache-bac kend" into the Chrome address bar.
Opposite this function, click "Enable", and then click the "Restart" button.
If you did everything right, then your browser should work faster.
sources
https://lifehacker.ru/kak-uskorit-chrome
http://click-storm.com/en/articles/12405/
5 Chrome Extensions to Speed Up Your Browsing
Here are five tools to speed up your web browsing, especially useful on slow connections.
1. FasterChrome (Chrome): Speed up browsing with Smart Preload
Please note that McAfee regularly receives complaints about privacy issues, but so far no one has pointed out any shortcomings in this
5. Shut Up (Chrome): Block comments everywhere
Comments are often temporary pits that you accidentally fall into. In this way, you turn your web browsing session into a live exchange with a random Internet commentator. Shut Up blocks all comments on the network by default.
This is especially true for major news media websites, YouTube and Twitch, and other similar portals. While comments aren't necessarily bad, they are distracting, which can also negatively affect your mood. Shut Up hides all comments on any web page so you won't be tempted to see them and participate.
Important! Extensions are not a reliable solution to speed up the slow Chrome browser. In fact, extensions can also take up a lot of CPU and RAM resources, and thus slow down the entire computer.
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At one time, as soon as it appeared on the market, Google Chrome was the fastest browser. It is still positioned as the fastest browser, however, if we talk purely about performance, then the market leader has already managed to have competitors. These are both its clones, which inherited the efficiency of the Chromium platform along with Google Chrome itself, and browsers based on other engines. Keeping up with the latest web technologies may not always go unnoticed by the performance of the software. Therefore, today it would be more correct to talk about Chrome as the most advanced, functional and customizable browser than to exploit its image from the past as the most nimble web browser. However, if the performance of Chrome, which it gives out immediately after its installation, suits, so long as it is not lost over time during the operation of the browser, this is already a matter of optimization.
Browser optimization will be discussed below. How to speed up Google Chrome? Let's consider several ways.
1. Hardware upgrade
Before proceeding directly to the consideration of optimization methods, the first point is the basic and most effective way to improve the performance of even Chrome, even any other browser, even the computer as a whole. We are talking about upgrading the hardware components of the computer. For a browser from Google, it is fundamentally important to have enough RAM, because it is her browser that uses it, storing its processes in it, to ensure performance. So if the RAM is 2 GB (or even less), the first thing to do is increase it to at least 4 GB. Also, for the operation of any browser, it is desirable to have, if not the most powerful, but at least a modern processor. Older and underpowered processors often can't handle today's web technologies.
2. Pages that open with Chrome
One of the reasons for the quick launch of Google Chrome is the option preinstalled in the settings to open only one browser tab - the start page, which is also the quick access page. This alignment is inconvenient when working with the browser all the time, and many reassign the opening when starting the start page to launch previously opened tabs. It should be understood that restoring the session significantly increases the browser startup time. After all, each previously opened web page will be loaded at the same time. To speed up the launch of Chrome, you can leave the preset option to launch the start page, and the web pages you are viewing can either be bookmarked before closing the browser, or, if necessary, later opened from the "History" section.
The parameters of the start pages together with the browser must be consulted if the start page is changed without knowledge. If it was replaced with another third-party software, everything can be returned back in the Chrome settings section. In the browser menu, select "Settings" and then in the "Open at startup" section, check the box for the "New Tab" option.
3. Chrome Theme
The default theme with which Chrome is installed is the best option for low-powered computers. Graphics and animation of bright and spectacular themes that can be installed in the browser in its store consume system resources. The same applies to express quick access panels with visual site bookmarks that are separately embedded in Chrome. After experimenting with the coloring of the Chrome window, you can return to the default browser theme at any time. To do this, in the "Appearance" settings section, click the "Restore Default Theme" button.
4. Chrome Extensions
The potential of Google Chrome lies in its extension and app store. Some of the applications are compatible with the Android mobile platform and bring undeniable convenience to the work of users who, along with a desktop computer or laptop, also have an Android smartphone or tablet. With the help of Chrome extensions, you can get rid of ads on sites, work with foreign web resources thanks to the technical translation of web pages, optimize information search, and also introduce other functionality into the browser, and in most cases completely free. But, expanding the capabilities of the browser, along with this, we often lose its performance. Each plug-in is a separate system process that loads the processor and RAM. And if the processor load can be observed only during the activity of extensions, then they use RAM both during operation and in the background. A detailed breakdown of the system resources used by the extensions can be obtained in the Chrome Task Manager: in the Chrome menu, select "More Tools", and then - "Task Manager".
In the manager, we will see data on the use of system resources by various tasks. Among these tasks, along with open tabs and plug-ins, extensions installed in the browser will be displayed by separate processes.
And if we are talking about a low-powered computer, it would be advisable to disable rarely used extensions that consume RAM inefficiently. Wait a minute, turn it off, not delete it. It is not at all necessary to remove good extensions from the browser, so that if necessary, then you can look for them in a pile of content in the Chrome store. Going to the browser settings and going to the extensions section, we will see a list of installed extensions. The basket-shaped button next to them permanently removes extensions from the browser, and the checkmark next to the “Enabled” inscription allows you to disable temporarily unused extensions. Disabled extensions remain in the list of the "Extensions" section of the browser, and they can be reactivated at any time by ticking the "Enabled" box.
5. Max open tabs
Every open Chrome tab consumes RAM. And, of course, with a huge number of simultaneously open tabs, there will be a loss in browser performance. It is optimal that no more than 10 web pages be open in the browser at the same time.
6. Run Chrome in the background
Some Chrome-based web services can run as standalone applications. In order for these web services to interact with the Internet even after Chrome is closed, the browser is installed with the background active by default. If individual applications of such web services are not used, and all work is carried out only within the browser window, Chrome's background mode can be turned off so that its processes do not consume RAM. Of course, this makes sense, if only periodically the maximum power of the computer is required, as, for example, during games or working with hypervisors. There are two ways to turn off Chrome background work. First, you need to click on the browser icon in the system tray and in the window that appears, uncheck the box to allow Chrome to run in the background.
The second - you need to enter the browser settings, at the bottom of the window, click the link "Show advanced settings" and in the "System" section, uncheck the option "Do not disable services running in the background when the browser is closed."
7. Disable Phishing Protection
In the Google Chrome settings, if you open advanced settings, in the "Personal data" section there is an item with a pre-checked checkbox for the "Protect your device from dangerous sites" activity.
Unchecking this item will slightly speed up the loading of web pages in the browser window, since web addresses will not be checked. However, it must be understood that in case of disabling anti-phishing protection, the entire responsibility lies with the user. This method of optimizing the browser is best used only by experienced users.
8. Cleaning the cache
The browser cache - scripts, pictures, styles, other elements of web pages - is stored locally on the computer's disk and is designed to speed up the loading of sites. But when the amount of cache increases while the browser is running, it only hurts performance. It is not recommended to clear the browser cache often, but periodically, from time to time. To clear the Google Chrome cache, press Ctrl + Shift + Delete. We will see the window for clearing the browser history, the optimal parameters are set in it by default. Of all the elements of the cache, the data necessary for further work is left - saved passwords, data from autofill web forms and content licenses. Everything that is checked by default in Chrome can be deleted. To do this, click the "Clear History" button.
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