How to Speed Up Internet Explorer

In this age of super high-speed Internet, few things are more nerve wracking than a slow web browser. If you use Internet Explorer, then you know how frustrating it can be to deal with this web browser when it's crawling along at a snail's pace. Here are a few simple steps you can take to quickly speed up Internet Explorer and put an end to your frustration.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

1. Click your “Start” button and select “Run.”
2. Enter “regedit” into the text box and select “OK.”
3. Navigate to the following option in the left pane:
   
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
   
   Upon making your selection, you'll see the contents of Internet Settings.
4. Find the following two values in the right column of Regedit:
   
   MaxConnectionsPerServer
   MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
   
   If both lines are NOT present, the move on to Steps 6-7. If both lines ARE present, then proceed to Step 5.
5. Right-click on “MaxConnectionsPerServer” and choose “Modify” on the drop-down menu. Select “Decimal” and set the “Value” field to “6.” Repeat this step for the second line (MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server). Move on to Step 9.
6. Right-click somewhere in the white area of the right column, select “New”, and click on “DWORD.”
7. Type in “MaxConnectionsPerServer” as the new DWORD value and click “Enter.” Your new value will appear in the right column. Right-click this value ad choose “Modify.” Click “Decimal” and set the “Value” field to “6.”
8. Repeat Steps 6-7 using “MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server” as the name of your DWORD value.
9. Exit Regedit and open Internet Explorer to test.