Turn off loading websites and content in the background to optimize performance

Policy ID
Advanced_DisablePrefetchPrerender
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 11.0
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Internet Explorer › Internet Control Panel › Advanced Page

Description

This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer preemptively loads websites and content in the background, speeding up performance such that when the user clicks a hyperlink, the background page seamlessly switches into view.

If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer doesn't load any websites or content in the background.

If you disable this policy setting, Internet Explorer preemptively loads websites and content in the background.

If you don't configure this policy setting, users can turn this behavior on or off, using Internet Explorer settings. This feature is turned on by default

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