Tips to fix slow performance of internet explorer

It has been noticed that as, time passes almost all the programs running on windows performs slow.  But, fortunately there are many tools available to take care of such issues. There are also program specific steps that must be performed to make the individual programs faster.Internet explorer is also a program that performs slowly with time.

 

If you’re facing the same issue of internet explorer running slow and want to fix it as soon as possible then here are some tricks to speed up your internet explorer.

Disable Unnecessary Add-ons:

Add-ons are necessary as they upgrade the browsing experience but, this cannot be ignored as they affect the browser’s loading time. You could disable the add-ons which aren’t used frequently.

All you need to do is,

Open Manage Add-ons from Tools dropdown menu

Enable or disable the add-ons that you want.

Usage of History folder:

The internet explorer history folder contains the links of your previously visited websites. It keeps a record of your visits. When too many links are piled up it might lead to slowing down of internet explorer. The obvious solution to this problem is clearing the records after 2-3 days.

Reset start and search pages:

Often the start and search pages are changed by spyware or adware for pointing to unwanted WebPages and sites.  Even if you remove the threat using an antivirus you need to reset the settings.

Unsecure Internet Explorer:

The performance of Internet explorer could be slow due to some virus attack. It hardly takes few minutes for a virus to infect an unprotected browser along with the entire system.  This results in various unwanted pop-ups and slowing down of the browser. However, you could fix this problem using a trustable antivirus.

Now you might have got some idea about why your internet explorer is running slowly and how to fix the problem.