Ever since the creation of the Internet, one thing that people have been trying to improve is speed. Developers have been focused on making web experiences faster by adding or tweaking features to affect the speed at which we access material from the web. Many things come into play regarding the speeds you experience online, from connection speeds to how long it takes for a web browser to load or respond. Microsoft believes they have improved some of the time it takes Edge Chromium to simply load, reporting that enabling a simple feature will increase your browser startup time by making it between 29% and 47% faster. If your job or daily life includes web browsing, a 47% increase in load speed can make a significant difference. This speed-enhancing feature in Edge is called Startup Boost. As with most features found within Edge, Startup Boost can be enabled quickly.
When you enable Startup Boost, you are allowing Edge to load core processes in the background when you start your system. While this adds to the startup time for your system, the increase to system startup is nominal at best, to where you shouldn't even notice it.
To enable Startup Boost:
Once enabled, you should see a reduction in the amount of time it takes for Edge to start the next time you launch the browser.
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