Make Web Pages Load Faster


I’ve started using Internet Explorer again as the majority of my readers use IE, so I need to make sure my pages look ok. I found an old page I’d bookmarked which gives clear instructions via video on how to make web pages load faster in both Internet Explorer and Firefox.

If you want to implement the Firefox and Internet Explorer tips quickly without watching the video, then do the following:

Firefox users:

  1. Open firefox
  2. type ‘about:config’ in the address bar
  3. Type ‘network’ in the filter bar
  4. Double click ‘network.http.pipelining’ and set it to ‘TRUE’
  5. Double click ‘pipelining.maxrequests’ and change to a higher value like ‘10′
  6. Close Firefox and your pages should now load faster

Internet Explorer users:

  1. Go to ‘Start/Run’ and type ‘regedit’
  2. Select ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER’
  3. Expand ‘Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Internet Settings’
  4. ‘MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server’ and ‘MaxConnectionsPerServer’ indicate the maximum no. of connections per page. Increase the values (DECIMAL) to a higher value, say ‘10′
  5. Close IE and your pages should now load faster

To watch the full video, click here

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About the Author: Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 8 News, Windows 8 News and One Tip A Day.

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  1. Vincent says:

    I thought it was a trick to make website load faster instead of tweaking browser’s settings. Maybe you should eliminate the word “Your” on your entry title.

  2. NLP Master says:

    Websites load exceedingly fast especially when you disable images.

    Just don’t do this when you visit porn sites- or you’ll miss all the fun.

  3. maktaduai says:

    I can’t find these words ‘MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server’ help

  4. Selbourne says:

    If this setting is gonna make your page loading faster, then why was it not set that way? Is some other function compromised in anyway?

  5. Kirby says:

    Hi Everton, I use IE 6 and when I tweaked,per your instructions above,my web pages load faster than fast!! I played with it a bit and decided to leave both settings on 24. Talk about fast! Thanks for being here with the info.
    Kind regards,
    Kirby

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