That's my conspiracy-theorist explanation.)Īlthough Chrome itself would open quickly, tabs seemed to take forever to load. (I can't be positive, but I think the timing coincided with Microsoft's required update to Windows 8.1 from Windows 8, which happened in October. For a while.īut in the past few months, I've noticed that my Web browser, Google Chrome, has really gotten slow. Usually I point the finger at Windows, because whenever I've taken the drastic step of wiping my hard drive and reinstalling the OS from scratch, I get a blissfully speedy system again. I've had it about 18 months, and I know from years of experience that, over time, PCs slow down. I run a Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook with a Core i5 processor and Windows 8.1. Is using Chrome like watching paint dry? This tweak might help.Ĭalling all Chrome users: Does your browser seem slow of late? I may have a solution for you.įirst, a little back-story.
