I am running Windows 7 Pro, 32 bit. Every time I open IE-9, a pop-up appears,
asking me if I want to speed up browsing by disabling add-ons. How do I get rid
of this?
Unfortunately, you canât.
But we can definitely make it significantly less likely to happen.
The problem is that this isnât just a simple informative notification. Itâs
actually telling you that some of the add-ons currently loading in IE are taking
too long to load.
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The âSpeed up browsingâ notification
The âSpeed up browsing by disabling add-onsâ message isnât just a simple âhey, did you know?â kind of message that IE would display once and then never again.
Itâs actually trying to tell you something about your current configuration.
Internet Explorer actually keeps track of the amount of time each add-on takes to load when it starts up. If one or more add-ons take too long, the message is displayed.
Thereâs no way to turn that off.
HoweverâŠ
We can change the definition of âtoo long.â
Configuring the âSpeed up browsingâ message
The next time that the message appears, click the Choose add-ons button.
As you can see, itâll present a list of add-ons that were loaded when IE started.
Included is the amount of time that each add-on took to load. In my example above, you can see that while the SnagIt add-on loaded almost instantly, the LastPass Toolbar took just over two and a quarter seconds.
Of course, you can disable add-ons, which is what this whole process is designed to encourage.
However if you donât want to lose the functionality provided by the add-ons that you have, you might not want to do that. You might be willing to have an add-on take a couple of seconds to get started.
Instead of disabling add-ons, locate the time the control near the bottom of the dialog:
âTell me when the delay caused by add-ons exceeds:â is the source of our troubles. The âSpeed up browsingâ notification is Internet Explorer telling you that the amount of time taken by add-ons to get started exceeded this amount of time.
Change the default value of â0.20 secondsâ by clicking it and selecting something larger ⊠much larger.
Letâs face it, 1/5th of a second isnât a lot of time; itâs easily exceeded by add-ons that need to communicate with a service on the internet, like LastPass does.
I set mine to 10 seconds, the maximum allowed.
If an add-ons actually takes more than 10 second to load, I probably want to know about it. Otherwise, the âSpeed up browsingâ notification never appears.
Itâs not really disabled, but ⊠close enough.
After a very quick Google search with âinternet explorer 9 disable speed up browsing notificationâ as the search words, I found a way to completely disable it if you have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate.
http://www.onlinecomputertips.com/windows/ie9_addon_message.html
It requires access to âLocal Group Policy Editorâ or âgpedit.msc.â
Once in âLocal Group Policy Editor,â on the left side navigation go toâŠ
âLocal Computer Policyâ â> âComputer Configurationâ â> âAdministrative Templatesâ â> âWindows Componentsâ â> âInternet Explorerâ
⊠search for âDisable add-on performance notifications,â then double-click on it, and set it to âEnable.â
Apply all the change and you are good to go. You may have to restart or log off for the change to occur.
Thatâs really helpful â Iâve been having those blasted notifications come up all the time too. Thanks Leo
Actually, I got it to stop at the first notice by clicking on the drop-down arrow on the âAsk me laterâ button and there was a selection disabling the notification. I apologize that I canât be more specific but since it is no longer coming up, well⊠;^)
Just in time! I was tired to see this message and I never take care of it.
I like your answers: not too complicated or too long to read, and you also explain âwhyâ.
This is a sign of quality!
Thank you.
Thanks for that Leo, I usually click Ask me later, which gets rid of it for a while but, like a bad penny, it always turns up again. I shall take your advice next time it appears as the only add-ons I run are essential ones (non-essentials are disabled except for the rare occasion I need them). To check which add-ons are installed and whether they are enabled or disabled (in Internet Explorer 9) click on the cog icon at the top right corner of your browser window and then click on Manage Add-ons to see them broken down into categories. This does not however let you know how long they take to load.
MANY THANKS Leo⊠I too have had this problem and just âdisabledâ it to get rid of it but now I will go further! I appreciate your brief and to the point answers â keep it up! Mabel.
Thanks Leo, I use IE occasionally and that message was driving me nutsâŠ
Kim
Wow! I have to echol the prior comments about something that bugs you, but you just tend to ignore it after awhile. Thanks.
I donât use IE much, but this is a great tip!
Thanks.
Outstanding. Thanks for the answer to something that almost everyone wants to know. One of the attendees at my computer club meeting last Wednesday asked the question and I didnât have an answer for him. Now I do, as well as a suggeston that all of my members subscribe to Ask Leo!