{"id":881,"date":"2016-08-05T13:59:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T13:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/?p=881"},"modified":"2025-10-31T21:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T21:17:15","slug":"speed-up-the-performance-of-microsoft-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/speed-up-the-performance-of-microsoft-edge","title":{"rendered":"Speed Up the Performance of Microsoft Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Microsoft Edge<\/b> comes exclusively for users who choose to install <b>Windows 10<\/b>, is <b>Microsoft<\/b>\u2019s latest Web browser designed to give a stiff competition to other popular web browsers available in the market.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>Edge<\/b>, unlike <b>Internet\u00a0<\/b><b>Explorer<\/b>, is said to perform at par with popular browsers like <b>Google Chrome<\/b> and <b>Mozilla Firefox<\/b>. However, due to various circumstances, it may get bogged down sometimes. This article teaches how to speed up <b>Edge<\/b> and make the most of its capabilities. For a quick fix, use the ST Cleaner software to boost Edge speed easily.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Solutions<\/h2>\n<h3>Solution 1: Update Windows<\/h3>\n<p>Since <b>Microsoft Edge<\/b> is a part of <b>Windows 10<\/b>, it can only be updated once the user opts for a <b>Windows Update<\/b>. The process is quite straightforward and usually automated unless it\u2019s stopped manually.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the <b>start<\/b> menu.<\/li>\n<li>Search for <b>Check for updates<\/b>. Open it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image06.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-883\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image06.png\" alt=\"image06\" width=\"252\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click the <b>Download<\/b> button to initiate the download.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_884\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 277px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image05.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-884\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image05.png\" alt=\"Click Download\" width=\"267\" height=\"114\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Click Download<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Once the download is over, the updates will be automatically installed. Upon successful completion, <b>Windows<\/b> will automatically restart itself.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Solution 2: Install The Latest Graphics Driver<\/h3>\n<p><b>Microsoft Edge<\/b> utilizes the <b>Graphics Card<\/b> to improve its performance. This is also quite useful when either any particular webpage contains a lot of <b>GIF<\/b> images, or when the user is watching a high definition video in the browser. To get the most out of the <b>Graphics Card<\/b>, it needs to be updated to the latest version. Follow these instructions to update it.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <b>start<\/b> button.<\/li>\n<li>Search for <b>Device Manager<\/b>.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_895\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 238px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image07.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-895\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image07.png\" alt=\"Search for Device Manager\" width=\"228\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Search for Device Manager<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Locate <b>Display adapters<\/b>. Click it to collapse its contents.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-897\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image10.png\" alt=\"image10\" width=\"213\" height=\"46\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Find the <b>Graphics Card<\/b>\u2019s name, and then download the appropriate driver from one of the following URLs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<b>Nvidia\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/Download\/index.aspx?lang=en-us\">http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/Download\/index.aspx?lang=en-us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image09.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-898\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image09-300x36.png\" alt=\"image09\" width=\"300\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image09-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image09.png 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>AMD\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/support.amd.com\/en-us\/download\">http:\/\/support.amd.com\/en-us\/download<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image12-278x300.png\" alt=\"image12\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image12-278x300.png 278w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image12.png 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Intel\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/downloadcenter.intel.com\">https:\/\/downloadcenter.intel.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-896\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image11-300x203.png\" alt=\"image11\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image11-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image11.png 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Solution 3: Clear The Browser Cache<\/h3>\n<p>Even though <b>Browser Cache<\/b> helps speed up the overall browsing experience, it can slow down the overall performance of the browser if the number of <b>Cache<\/b> files goes way too high. <b>Microsoft Edge<\/b> facilitates clearing the <b>Cache<\/b> files with a single click.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch <b>Microsoft Edge<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the three dotted button, click it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-885\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image13.png\" alt=\"image13\" width=\"44\" height=\"57\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Settings<\/b> from the menu.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_886\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 170px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-886\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image14.png\" alt=\"Click Settings\" width=\"160\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Click Settings<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Unlike other popular browsers, <b>Edge<\/b> doesn\u2019t cover the entire browser with its settings window. It simply opens the settings window as a sidebar on the right side of the browser. Scroll down a bit and locate <b>Choose what to clear<\/b> under the <b>Clear browsing data<\/b> heading.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_887\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 214px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image15.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-887\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image15.png\" alt=\"Select Choose what to clear\" width=\"204\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Select Choose what to clear<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Select the relevant options and then click the <b>Clear<\/b> button.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-888\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image16-180x300.png\" alt=\"image16\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image16-180x300.png 180w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image16.png 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Finally, restart the browser to freshen it up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Solution 4: Remove or Change Proxy<\/h3>\n<p>Proxies are used to mask the <b>IP<\/b> of the visitor, filter certain content and improve the speed of a network by caching frequently requested data. Therefore proxies are known to cause a lot of connectivity issues, performance issues depending on the nature of the proxy. If the currently active proxy is found to cause any performance issues, simply turn it off or switch to a different, better performing proxy.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <b>Microsoft Edge<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>In the browser, locate and click on the three dotted button icon.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Settings<\/b>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-886\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image14.png\" alt=\"Click Settings\" width=\"160\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Under the <b>Advanced settings<\/b> heading, click on <b>View advanced settings<\/b>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-889\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image17.png\" alt=\"image17\" width=\"203\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Open proxy settings<\/b> under <b>Proxy setup<\/b>.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_890\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 194px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image00.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-890\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image00.png\" alt=\"Click Open proxy settings\" width=\"184\" height=\"98\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Click Open proxy settings<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>In the proxy window, scroll down a bit and locate <b>Manual proxy setup<\/b>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-891\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image01.png\" alt=\"image01\" width=\"228\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>If you intend to switch to a different proxy, turn it on and then specify it\u2019s address and port (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxxxx where Xs are numbers. Maximum allowed port number is 65535, maximum allowed IP address is 255.255.255.255) in the text boxes as seen in the following screenshot.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-892\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image02-300x220.png\" alt=\"image02\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image02-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image02.png 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Once these steps have been completed, click <b>Save <\/b>to save the changes.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_893\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 130px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-893\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image03.png\" alt=\"Click Save\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Click Save<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Edge comes exclusively for users who choose to install Windows 10, is Microsoft\u2019s latest Web browser designed to give a stiff competition to other popular web browsers available in the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,55],"tags":[544,546,540,539,542,537,481,541,545,455,547,536,530,538,543,526,454,445,483],"class_list":["post-881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sorcim-articles","category-windows","tag-amd","tag-browser-cache","tag-download","tag-edge","tag-gif","tag-google-chrome","tag-graphics-card","tag-graphics-driver","tag-intel","tag-internet-explorer","tag-ip","tag-microsoft","tag-microsoft-edge","tag-mozilla-firefox","tag-nvidia","tag-proxy","tag-windows-2","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-update"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=881"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3122,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881\/revisions\/3122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}