If you’re using Internet Explorer 9 and have some add-ons installed for it, in all probability, you would have come across an annoying notification “Speed up browsing by disabling add-ons” when you start it. It is ironical that Internet Explorer 9 is supposed to be a fast browser, and when it is already giving you a reasonably fast performance, it should display such annoying messages to disable add-ons to speed up browsing. Why do we install add-ons? To improve browsing experience. Then why should we disable the add-ons? Moreover, the bigger problem is that IE9 does not offer any transparent method of disabling the aforesaid notification. Even if you click the “Ask me later” option, the Internet Explorer 9 will still start displaying the same annoying message “Speed up browsing by disabling add-ons” after some time when you start it. Here is the method to disable the above irritating message from appearing in IE 9.
This method works since, as is well known, the Internet Explorer is tightly integrated with the Windows operating system. Therefore, the method to disable the aforesaid message is also through the Windows options (and NOT through the Internet Options in Internet Explorer). Here goes the method to disable the aforesaid “Speed up browsing by disabling add-ons” in IE 9:
(1) Click Start button in Windows 7, and then enter gpedit.msc in the search box and press the ENTER key.
Starting Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 7
(2) The Local Group Policy Editor window will appear on the screen. From the left pane of this window, under the Local Computer Policy, select Computer Configuration, and then select Administrative Templates. Thereafter, select Windows Components, and then under it, select Internet Explorer. Now, from the right-pane of the above window, doubt-click the “Disable add-on performance notifications” to activate this option. See, the following snapshot for these settings:
Disable “Speed up browsing by disabling add-ons” in Internet Explorer 9
(3) A new dialog box called “Disable add-on performance notifications” will appear on the screen. It displays the following help on this option:
“This policy setting prevents Internet Explorer from displaying a notification when the average time it takes to load all the user’s enabled add-ons exceeds the threshold. The notification informs the user that add-ons are slowing their browsing and displays a button which opens the Disable Add-ons dialog box. The Disable Add-ons dialog box displays the load time for each group of add-ons enabled in the browser. It allows the user to disable add-ons and configure the threshold.
If you enable this policy setting, users will not be notified when the average time it takes to load all the user’s enabled add-ons exceeds the threshold.”
(4) Therefore, select the Enabled option in this dialog box, and then click OK button
(5) You’ll notice that in the Local Group Policy Editor window, now the “Disable add-on performance notifications” option is shown “Enabled”.
That’s it! You’ll not get the aforesaid annoying message now, when you start Internet Explorer 9. So, you can enjoy the IE9 without disabling the add-ons.
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As I do web designing I stick to Firefox.
If Internet Explorer get some spark with this trick it might make noticeable difference while surfing. Wish Microsoft would implement better features in coming releases if IE.
This is a good tip for those who are using IE9. I’ve stopped using IE because it just crashes every time I open a new tab. I don’t know what the problem is, but I am comfortable with Firefox and Chrome already.
It appears that gpedit.msc does not exist in Win7 Home Premium or less?
Twitter: Found it elsewhere
says:
no gpedit in win7 hp-got a solution for us? type more words? what the hell?
I tried to check the reason for this. It is found from Windows 7 documentation that the Local Group Policy Editor is available only in the Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. It is not included in the Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium editions. Therefore, if you’re using any of these unsupported editions of Windows 7, it will not work. Moreover, even on the supported editions of Windows 7, you’ll need to be an administrator to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
Twitter: Found it elsewhere
says:
I found the answer elsewhere and so far it works. When the balloon pops up click on “manage add ons”. There is a box which has seconds set to ,20. Change it to 1.0 or higher. This gives win7 time to load add ons w/o showing a performance lag and the balloon doesn’t pop up anymore.
I have IE9 and experienced the same annoyance again and again. But finally I noticed a drop arrow button at the right of where it said “ask me later”. I clicked the drop arrow and found another choice — don’t disable addons.
I clicked that and the popup never came back.
Just click on “Don’t Disable Addons” and you will never be prompted again.
No policy editing is needed.