When the network speed is slow, turn this feature off to browse the Web on browsers faster

On Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari browsers are added with features that allow you to disable (turn off) image loading when using with slow network speeds. However, this feature is very little known to users.

In the article below, Network Administrator will show you how to disable auto-loading images on Chrome and Firefox.

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1. Turn off image loading on Chrome browser

To disable automatic image loading on Chrome browser, follow the steps below:

1. Open your Chrome browser then click on the 3 dash line icon in the top right corner and select Settings .

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2. At this time on the screen you see the Settings interface (installation), you just scroll down then click Show advanced settings . (show advanced settings ).

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3. Next in Privacy section, click on the Content Settings option . (install content).

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4. At this time on the screen will appear Content Setings interface (content settings), in Images item (image) on Content Settings interface, select Do not show any images to turn off automatic image loading Your Chrome browser.

Click Done in the lower right corner to save the changes.

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From now on when you visit any Web site, Chrome will no longer automatically load images.

2. Turn off the image loading feature on Firefox browser

Firefox allows you to disable automatic loading of images on your browser without installing any additional extensions.

1. First open your Firefox browser then enter about: config in the address bar then press Enter .

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2. At this time, a warning window will appear. Just click I'll be careful, I promise! to take the next steps.

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3. Next on the screen appears permissions.default.image option. Double-click the Value field and change the default value to 0 to 2 , then click OK .

By default, the value is set to 1.

Value 1: Allows loading all images.

Value 2: Block the loading of all images

Value 3: Block the image loading process of the 3rd application

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4. Close the Settings window and open any Web page to check.

In addition, you can install additional Image Block extensions on your Firefox browser. This utility allows you to easily enable or disable automatic loading of Firefox images.

3. Turn off images during Web browsing on Internet Explorer

To turn off the image during the Web browser on Internet Explorer, all you need to do is open Internet Options, then access the Advanced tab. Scroll down to find the Multimedia section and leave the Show Pictures option unchecked.

Finally click Apply and exit the Internet Options window.

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4. On Opera browser

- On the Opera browser on your computer, click on the Opera logo in the top left corner to open the Opera Menu. Next, click on Page => Images and then select No images .

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5. On Safari browser

5.1. On Safari version 6.0 and later versions

1. Click on Safari Menu , then select Preferences .

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2. Next, click on the Advanced tab and select the Show Develop menu in the menu bar.

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3. At this time the Menu Bar appears a new option named Develop between Bookmarks and Windows . Your task is to click Develop , then click Disable Images .

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From now on when browsing the Web on Safari browser you will no longer see images appear.

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5.2. On Safari versions prior to version 6.0

1. Click Safari Menu, then select Preferences .

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2. Next, open the Appearance tab and uncheck Display images when the page opens .

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From now on when browsing the Web on Safari browser you will no longer see images appear.

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Refer to some of the following articles:

1. These are the reasons why you should use a 64-bit Chrome browser

2. Trick to turn off notifications from Facebook on Chrome browser

3. 5 Chrome extensions to help you surf the Web faster

Good luck!