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Andrew_Nolan
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Mar 04, 2021

Start Microsoft Edge quickly with startup boost

Note: We are in the process of releasing this feature, so it may be a little while before you see it in your respective channel and build.   We have developed a new feature called startup boost t...
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Nancykorkinecco47
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Sep 15, 2022
How do I get the startup boost? My computer is very slow. I've done all the cleanups and dumping I know of and it's still too slow.
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dftf-wip
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Oct 03, 2022

Nancykorkinecco47 Hi Nancy.  Click this link edge://settings/system while viewing this comment in Microsoft Edge and it will open the Settings for you.  Then ensure the first one, "Startup boost", is turned on (the dot should be on the right side with a blue background, which means "on").

 

If you still find Edge slow to start, it's likely your computer has a hard-drive, not a solid-state drive, and so Edge and other apps will still be slower to start than on newer computers.  To check what drive you have, open Task Manager (hold the CONTROL and ALT keys on your keyboard, then press DELETE, then select Task Manager in the list) and then on the Performance tab, look at what it says below each "Disk" entry (for example "Disk 0 (C:)").  You will either see "SSD" which means a newer, solid-state drive, or "HDD" which means the older, slower type of disk.  Note that you will only see what I'm saying here if your computer has Windows 11, 10 or 8 installed; the older Task Manager in Windows 7, which Edge also works on, does not show you this information

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