The new Microsoft Edge browser has adopted the Chromium open-source project code base and offers better web compatibility and performance over the legacy edge. Edge browser is a cross-platform which supports all Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. If you’re currently using Microsoft Edge and want to learn how to enable or disable the new Edge startup boost feature, the steps below should show you how to do it. Microsoft Edge startup boost is there to improve the browser startup experience. Startup boost launches a set of Microsoft Edge processes in the background, so Microsoft Edge will become available more quickly when launched.
Enable Startup boost in Edge
To install Startup boost in Edge, open the Edge settings page by clicking the three horizontal dots ( … ) at the top corner of your screen. When the Settings page opens, click on System on the left side menu. To the right, under System, turn on Startup boost as shown in the image below. That’s it! If it’s already turned on and you want to disable it, click the button to turn it off.
Enable Startup boost via registry
If you’re logged in as an administrator, you can also enable Edge Startup boost via the Windows registry. To do that, use the steps below: Using the Windows registry is one way to force all users on the system to use Startup boost. There are multiple ways to do this in Windows, however, using the Windows registry is the easiest and most effective way to do it. To enable, press the Windows Key + R on your keyboard to open the run command box. Or use the search function to search for the Run app. In the command box, type the commands below and press Enter. Then the registry opens, navigate to the path below. From there, right-click on the Edge key and select the New > DWORD (32-bit) Value option to create a REG_DWORD value if you don’t see the existing StartupboostEnabled value already created. Name the new DWORD value as: After saving the DWORD above, double-click it to open. Then enter the value of 1 to enable. (delete) = Default0 = Always disabled1 = Always enabled That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to enable or disable the Microsoft Edge Startup boost feature. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
