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MicrosoftStart 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 to improve browser launch time. This feature runs a set of core Microsoft Edge processes in the background, so Microsoft Edge is quickly available when you need it.
Experimentation in Stable channel, comparing Microsoft Edge with startup boost enabled vs not enabled, shows startup times improve ranging from 29% to 41% when startup boost is enabled*. This means when you launch Microsoft Edge with startup boost enabled you'll see the website you're looking for faster.
Startup boost works by keeping a few Microsoft Edge processes running when the browser is not visible. This allows Microsoft Edge to start more quickly when, for example, you click the Microsoft Edge icon, a hyperlink from another application, or search from the search box in the Task Bar. We developed heuristics based on experimentation to determine when startup boost is on by default which helps ensure the best experience. We know resource usage is important to our customers. Startup boost does not add any additional resources when Microsoft Edge browser windows are open. When Microsoft Edge is closed, a set of core Microsoft Edge processes will continue to run to enable faster launches in the future. You may see browser, GPU, Network, CrashPad, or other processes running in the background. Experimentation has shown these processes have a minimal resource footprint. In addition, we are monitoring and targeting different device classes to ensure performance is being improved, not regressed. Finally, we want to give you agency over your browser’s performance, startup boost can be enabled or disabled at any time.
We want to thank all the Insiders who have sent us feedback and shared their experience with startup boost!
Startup boost was first released in Stable channel 88.0.705.53 on Windows devices. If you experience any issue while using this feature, please let us know through Microsoft Edge by pressing Shift+Alt+I on a Windows device or going to Settings and more … > Help and feedback > Send feedback.
Please also join us here on the Microsoft Edge Insider forums or Twitter to discuss your experience or send us your feedback through the browser! If you have any questions, see our FAQ or reach out to us. We hope you enjoy this exciting new feature and look forward to hearing from you!
- The Microsoft Edge Product Team
* Startup times improved across percentiles.
- I like startup boost but the loading of the new tab page is still not fast enough. When loading from startup, no matter what you do Edge will always shine a white window before going to the dark window, and that's kind of annoying, especially when you are using a system wide dark mode.
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- The improvement is noteworthy and it's snappy.
- Andrew_NolanThanks for your response! I am so happy to hear you are enjoying the new feature!
- If only opening new tabs could be made snappier, it would be awesome.
- Andrew_Nolan
Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know we decided to temporarily disable startup boost since it was causing a frustrating issue for some users (see updated FAQ). Thank you for all of your feedback about this feature. You can still manually turn on startup boost by going to edge://settings/system. I’ll update you when we believe the issue has been resolved. We appreciate your patience and understanding!
- Andrew_NolanHi all, we have resolved the issue where some users saw the browser reopening on exit and/or showing a message about reopening tabs. Thank you to our insiders for reporting this issue!
- I sent two feedback via Edge.
1) Edge closes unexpectedly while in in-private mode.
2) Disable Edge running in the background while all browsers closes. Fast startup
- This is a very useful tool for really old PCs but totally redundant for most at the moment. I had this enabled when I was still using Edge and it cut the white splash screen a couple of milliseconds. It's a Chromium issue/bug that's not been tackled - how about finding a solution for that instead of sidestepping it with this feature?
- Hello! azrea199 I do not agree that this feature is needed for old computers! If you think so it would be enough to buy a new high-performance PC!Remember The World is also people who use devices with not great performance have access to a very slow Internet or have a small range for various complex reasons - so white light is a problem , but there is still work on improvement and already the latest stable versions work much better!
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Potwierdzam przyspieszenie ładowania Edge - jeszcze jeszcze jeszcze się do sprawywysoki na chwilowe na chwilach witrynach !
Ja zmiany bardzo lubię - podobają mi się pionowe karty w nowym Edge- doskonale i intuicyjnie !
Dziękuję za ulepszenia są potrzebne.Dodam o jakiej Wersja Edge pisze
Hello
I confirm the acceleration of loading Edge - still still up to the matter high for a while on the sites!
I like the changes very much - I like vertical cards in the new Edge- perfectly and intuitively!
Thank you for the improvements you need.I'll add about what version edge writes
- Andrew_NolanThanks for letting us know you are enjoying the feature!
Hi
Thank you!
Today I loaded a non-standard fix build Edge because I see that good
the direction I wrote now I write from my favorite computer that has only 2 G of RAM in this way I check edge - great method of software testing = if with such a low performance computer works with Edge it is OK!
With!I'll see what's in this compilation!
- I look forward to it. I really should log in more to Tech Community. I signed up a long time ago and don't login.
- Hello Andrew_Nolan.
I have an unknown question, Microsoft edge is enough with a completed featured browser, But why people don't like it as they like Google chrome?
Microsoft Edge is incapable of anything?
This is just a curiosity of mine.
Thank you.reddtimes Well as someone already pointed out, Edge sadly inherated a bad rep from Micrsoft's previous browser Internet Explorer, and as well as the old Edge. With the old Edge a lot of people gave it a try and ended up running into something that made them quit using it (I remember performance being poor for a while, it didn't have the gigantic extension support of new edge etc).
Also Chrome has such a large market share, it's hard to break into a market (like the browser market) when one product has SO much market share already. I think as time goes on and more people have versions of Windows 10 with the new Edge pre installed that will help a bit.
Overall whenever I look online about Edge the repsonse I see to new Edge is 99 percent positive. The people that give it a chance almost all seem to really like it. It's just getting people to give it a chance that's gonna be the hard part for Microsoft.
As for what someone said about Android integration. I have Edge as my default browser on both Windows and Android. Been that way for a long time now. I can't think of anything I miss from having Chrome as my Android browser. Actually before Edge I still wasn't using Chrome on my Android phone. I was using Samsung's Browser on Android, then moved to Edge when the chromium based version came out of beta. But that person may have been talking about the fact that Chrome comes pre installed as the default browser on Android so large majority of users don't bother looking for and installing a different browser. That's a def disadvantage Edge has on the mobile side. But those that do seem to like it, it has nearly a 5 star rating in the google play store.
It all syncs perfectly, handing off to my PC is super easy (tap a button on my phone and the same site opens in Edge on my PC). Plus Chrome on Android has no support for extensions, now neither dose Edge on Android but it dose at least come with a Ad Blocker built in. Something you'd never see Google do with Chrome on Android since advertising is how they make a lot of if not most of their money.
- Hello the answer is simple Chrome has full compatibility with Android and the easiest way is to combine it together, then wont users are decisive! The new Edge works really well 👍 - but in memory remains the former Explorer which was hopeless! Today Edge is a very modern memory-intensive product and device. Clearly there is not enough advertising confirming its quality and the development of course I'm talking about a stable version!Reading the entries here users refer to experimental versions that are tested and can not immediately work perfectly because it is not possible! Good luck
- Is there a way to clear out the background processes without rebooting or using task manager. There are times when edge is in an unstable state, usually slowdowns or odd behavior in the M365 suite of web apps. Without startup boost, simply closing the browser and relaunching clears the issue. With startup boost, this does not clear the issue and usually forces a reboot to resolve. Would be nice if there was a "restart browser" option in the menu similar to when an update is available.
Hi.
Please ask a question to the whole community (start a new discussion) you will get an answer faster.
This is an old thread, the author may be unavailable!
Best regardsAlt+Shift+I , provide feedback directly to the Edge development team + add diagnostic data!
- 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.
And have you cleared your browser's cache?
of course, you need to have up-to-date Windows.
sometimes third-party antiviruses cause a big slowdown.
remove unnecessary browser extensions.
How to Enable Startup Boost in Microsoft Edge (nirmaltv.com)
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
- Just noticed that I can't disable startup boost. The switch is not working.
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Deep regret about these change, why not leave the choice to the user rather than brute force change.
Often I placed the browser to half or quarter screen to make room with another window app. now I cannot see the horizontal tab.
Most of Tab is present for long term for many months and I know where there are since it act as a reminder.
I stick to Chrome longer for now until this put back.
