There are some things that you can do to improve how fast your internet browsing experience. The things you can do on the internet can affect how fast it performs. Downloading is one area that you may find frustrating if the settings on your computer are not optimal for what you do.

There is a limit of the number of concurrent files you can download. The default setting is to only allow two downloads at a time. You can change that setting to up to sixteen as long as they are from the same server.

To change the setting is a registry edit found at in the key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings

Change the DWORD value by right clicking on it and changing it to no more than16.

Another thing you can do to free up system resources is to disable indexing services. Indexing can consume a significant amount of system resources. When you disable this feature you can actually free up space on your hard drive improving its performance. To change this setting is in Services in Administrative Tools in the Control Panel. Just choose Disable by right clicking on Indexing Service.

Resizing the cache of your Internet explorer settings can also keep your system free of unnecessary files. For optimal performance reduce the maximum cache size to 128 megabytes. You can change this setting in the General settings in the Tools of the Internet Options of Internet Explorer.

The display speed of menus is another setting that you can optimize. You will find this setting in the System folder in the Control Panel from the Start menu. Clear out the Slide and Fade options.