- To speed up internet browsing in Google Chrome, open Settings > Performance, turn on the “Preload page,” and select the “Extended preloading” option.
- The feature will predict the sites you’re likely to visit and preload them through the Google servers.
- If you don’t want to use the feature, open Chrome Settings > Performance and turn off the “Preload page.”
In Google Chrome, the “Preload pages” feature can increase page loading speed, and in this guide, I will explain the steps to enable this feature.
“Preload pages” is a feature that improves the internet browsing experience by predicting and preloading pages you’re likely to visit through the Google servers so they load faster. You can choose the standard or extended option to preload some or more pages. The extended option usually gives you the best results.
In this guide, I will show you the easy steps to turn on or off the feature to increase your browsing speed in Google Chrome on Windows 11, 10, macOS, and supported platforms.
Enable the preloading pages feature in Chrome
To increase the loading speed of the Chrome browser, use these steps:
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Open Google Chrome.
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Click the Customize and control Google Chrome (three dots) buttons to open the main menu.
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Choose the Settings option.
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Click on Performance.
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Turn on the Preload page toggle switch.
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(Option 1) Select the “Extended preloading” option to speed up page loading time.
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(Option 2) Select the “Standard preloading” option to speed up some pages.
Once you complete the steps, the Chrome browser will predict pages you’re likely to visit and preload them through the Google servers when requested by other sites to speed up browsing and searching.
If you choose the standard preloading feature, pages will load faster, but only some will be preloaded through the Google servers.
If you’re wondering how fast pages will load when enabling this feature, you will notice that web pages will render a bit quicker. However, it helps if you already have a good internet connection and the website uses a reliable server.
In addition to enabling “Preload pages,” you can also speed up the browsing experience by closing the unused tabs, removing extensions you don’t use or are known to slow down the experience from chrome://extensions, and ending unwanted tasks from Chrome’s Task Manager (Ctrl + Esc).
Disable the preloading pages feature in Chrome
To disable page preloading on Chrome, use these steps:
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Open Google Chrome.
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Click the Customize and control Google Chrome (three dots) buttons to open the main menu.
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Choose the Settings option.
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Click on Performance.
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Turn off the Preload page toggle switch.
After you complete the steps, the browser will no longer preload pages through the Google servers, and the browsing experience will rely on the current condition of the internet connection and web server.
Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 21 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].