How Enable or Disable Preload pages for faster Browsing and searching
Chrome helps you open webpages faster by predicting where you might go next on the page . The browser preloads the page’s data in the background, so the page can open immediately if you tap its link. Using this feature, you can browse the web faster, but it eats up data in the background. If Google Chrome and Edge Browser causes High Disk Usage on Windows 10 and Windows 11 you should try to Disable Chrome Pages Preload.
Here are the steps how to Enable or Disable Preload pages for faster Browsing
Open Google Chrome or Edge browser.
Then, click the Menu button in the upper-right corner
Select Settings in the drop-down menu.
Select the Privacy and security in the left sidebar. On the right sidebar of “Privacy and security,” click on the Cookies and other site data
then , scroll down and enable or disable the toggle switch Preload pages for faster browsing and searching.
Alternatively you can use a registry data to enable or disable switch Preload pages for faster browsing and searching feature.
Enable Preload pages for faster browsing and searching
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome] "NetworkPredictionOptions"=dword:00000000
Disable Preload pages for faster browsing and searching
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome] "NetworkPredictionOptions"=dword:00000002
What if the relevant setting is grayed out? or If you don’t know how to work with registry data here is the simle solution. We have coded a vbscript for you just doanload ans run it.
Important note: If you are an SSD user, make sure this setting (switch Preload pages for faster browsing and searching feature) is OFF.
Via .vbe script:
We have coded a script to make your job easier, just download the script at the end of the page (password:ceofix) and Unzip it. simply double-click on the Speed_up_chrome-edge.vbe fie.
Script makes chrome and edge “Preload pages for faster Browsing and searching” settings both active and inactive .