How to Enable or Disable Preload Pages in Chrome
Chrome’s ‘Preload pages’ feature speeds up how quickly new web pages open.
This setting tells Chrome to load web pages it guesses you might visit in the background. This makes your browsing feel snappier because links will take less time to display.
You can find this option in Chrome’s “Performance” settings. By default, Chrome uses “Standard preloading,” which guesses which pages you’re likely to click on.
Google plans to improve this feature by 2026, using smarter ‘speculation rules’ to predict pages based on more than just your browsing history.
To enable or disable page preloading in Chrome, navigate to Settings, then Performance, and select your desired preloading level from the Preloading section. You can choose from No preloading, Standard preloading, or Extended preloading.
Enable or disable “Preload pages” in Chrome
You can turn the “Preload pages” setting on or off in Chrome to control how quickly websites load and how much data you use. Turning it on can make websites load faster by guessing which pages you might visit next. Turning it off saves data by not preloading any pages.
First, open the Google Chrome browser.
Click the Customize and Control (three vertical dots) button in the top right corner. Select Settings.
On the Settings page, look at the left panel and click on Performance.
On the right side of the screen, you will see the Preloading section.
chrome://settings/preloading
- No preloading
- Standard preloading
- Extended preloading
Once you select your choice, Chrome saves the setting automatically. You can then close the tab.
This successfully manages how Chrome loads your pages.
Source: Google
Should I let Chrome preload pages?
If you toggle this off, it turns off preload pages.
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