How to eliminate slowness problems from your browser?

The Navigator The Internet is probably the tool we use the most when we are in front of our computer. After a while, often after opening several tabs or several pages, it may start to slow down, making navigation frustrating, even painful. Nevertheless, there are a few manipulations to be carried out to eliminate the problems of slowness or at least reduce them considerably. You must first delete all the unnecessary files, i.e. empty its cache, its temporary files and its Cookies. Then you have to deactivate the extensions or even reset your browser if the worry endures. ABSMARTHEALTH tells you how to do it.

Google Chrome

• Delete unnecessary files

First click on theicon "Customize and control Google ChromeAt the top right of the browser. A menu appears, move the cursor to "More tools". A sub-menu is displayed, click on "Clear navigation data".

On the news window , choose "All periods" from the drop-down menu and check the "Browsing history", "Cookies and other site data "and" Cached images and files ". Then click on the "Clear data" button.

Some extensions are resource intensive and can contribute to slowing down your browser. In these cases, you should delete the ones you don't need and deactivate the others. To do this, bring up the menu again by clicking on the icon "Customize and control Google Chrome ", move the cursor to" More tools "and then go to" Extensions ".

A window with all the extensions of your browser appears. Click on "Delete" to permanently delete the ones you do not use. Disable the others by clicking on the button at the bottom right of each extension box.

Now that the extensions are disabled, you will be able to see at first if your browser is faster. Then you can reactivate them one by one and observe which ones slow down your browser and which ones have no effect when Google Chromium is open.

• Reset Google Chrome settings

A more radical solution is to reset all the parameters of Google Chrome so that it finds its state and its speed of origin. First click on the "Personalize and control Google Chrome" icon then on "Settings".

You are switched to the settings page. At the very bottom of it, in the advanced settings, is the "Reset and clean up" section. Click on "Restore default settings".

Mozilla Firefox

• Delete unnecessary files

First click on the "Open menu" icon at the top right and select "Options" from the menu that appears.

On the options page, go to the " Private lifeand security ”on the left. Scroll down to "Cookies and site data" then click on "Clear data". If you want to avoid doing this regularly, you can check the box just below "Delete cookies and site data when closing Firefox". A little further down, you can click on "Clear history" and select "Never keep history". Thus, each closing of Firefox erases all unnecessary data: if your browser is slow, just quit it and reopen it to solve the problem.

• Restart with disabled modules and reset Firefox

With Firefox, it is possible to restart the browser by deactivating all installed modules (extensions and plugins ). In this way, you can see if your browser is finding a satisfactory speed and, if necessary, then try to activate and deactivate the modules one by one, in order to identify those which are problematic. To proceed, click on the? In the menu bar at the top of the browser, then select "Troubleshooting information".

On the page that appears, you can click "Restart with modules disabled" at the top right to enter safe mode and to see how your browser behaves once the modules no longer work.

In general, all extensions and all plugins can be configured if you go to "Add-ons" after clicking on the "Open menu" icon at the top right of the browser.

Then go to the “Extensions” and “Plugins” sections and choose for each module if you wish to deactivate it, delete it permanently or keep it active.

If Mozilla Firefox continues to be too slow during your next sessions, then it is probably time to restore the default settings and erase everything. For this operation, return to the “Troubleshooting information” after clicking on “? In the menu bar at the top of the browser. Then click on "Repair Firefox" at the top right in the window that has just opened.

Internet Explorer

• Delete unnecessary files

Click the gear icon in the upper right of the browser. On the menu that appears, choose "OptionsInternet"

In the window that has just appeared, go to the "General" tab (normally, this is the one that opens by default). In the "Browsing history" section, click on "Delete". In the new window, check the boxes "Internet files and temporary website files" and "Cookies and website data" (take advantage of this to check the "History" box in order to delete it). Validate by clicking on "Delete". You then have the option of configuring Internet Explorer to erase temporary files, history, cookies,Passwordssaved and web form data automatically every time you close your browser. To do this, simply check the box "Delete browsing history by leaving the browser" and confirm by clicking on "Apply" at the bottom of the window.

• Manage Add-ons

Click on the wheel icon at the top right and then on "Manage add-ons".

The list of modules is displayed. Try disabling them one after the other, starting with the most recently installed ones, to see if any of them affect your browser's speed. To do this, simply click on the left on "Toolbars and extensions", then on the modules whose status is "activated" and finally on the "Deactivate" button.

• Reset Internet Explorer settings

If your browser continues to be regularly slow despite the previous operations, it is possible to restore the default settings, that is to say reset everything (or almost). Start by clicking on the wheel icon at the top right of the browser then go to "Internet Options". Then select the "Advanced" tab at the top, and click "Reset". Confirmation is requested. Your personal settings will be kept provided that the "Delete personal settings" box is left unchecked. Click on the "Reset" button to complete the procedure.