How to Fix Input Lag and Slow Performance in Google Chrome

Fixing Input Lag and Slow Chrome Performance on Windows 10/11 · Close open tabs and other programs running that aren't in use. · Disable extensions that you aren' ... 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DeviceLinksMacWindowsDeviceMissing?Formany,Chromecangetmorethanalittlesluggishattimes.Althoughthepagesmightstillloadrelativelyquickly,andwithoutincident,yourcursormightnotappearwhereitshouldonthescreen,ortextwillappeartobeenteredslowerthantyped.ThishasplaguedChromeusersforsometimenow.Whetheryou’resufferingfromimproperbrowserandOSsettings,bloatedappsandextensionshoggingresources,orinneedofafreshinstallofChrome,thesolutionisonlyafewclicksaway.Afterall,speedingupChromeisthebestwaytomakeyourbrowsingexperiencebetter,andfixinginputlagisamust.FixingInputLagandSlowChromePerformanceonWindows10/11BeforewegooveradjustingbrowsersettingsandreinstallingChrome,let’scoversomeofthebasictroubleshootingtips.Closeopentabsandotherprogramsrunningthataren’tinuse.Disableextensionsthatyouaren’tusing,youmightevenneedtodeletethem.Clearyourbrowser’scacheandcookies.TypeCtrl+Shift+DelandclickCleardata.TurnoffChromeHardwareAccelerationEventhoughit’sdesignedtoenhancebrowserperformance,issuescanarisewhenusinghardwareacceleration.OpenupChrome,clickonthemenu,andthenselectSettings.Next,clickonAdvanced>Systemtoopenupanewwindow.Now,clickthetoggleswitchtoOffforUsehardwareaccelerationwhenavailable.CheckforUpdatesYoumightbeexperiencingslowperformanceissueswithChromebecauseitneedstobeupdated.WithinChrome,gotoSettingswindowandclickonAdvanced>Resetandcleanup.Then,clickonRestoresettingstotheiroriginaldefaults.ConfirmyourdecisionbyclickingtheResetsettingsbuttoninthepop-upwindow.Whenit’sfinished,yourbrowserwillbeuptodate.ReinstallChromeIfnoneoftheabovesuggestionsworkedthenyoumightwanttoreinstallchrome.ClickontheStartmenuorSearchbar,type“addorremoveprograms“,andclickonitorhitEnter.Now,scrolldownandlocateChrome,clickonitandthenselectUninstall.Then,reinstallthemostrecentversionofit.FixingInputLagandSlowChromePerformanceonWindows7Turnsout,therearetwothingsthatcausethisirritatinglittleglitch.OneofthemislinkedtoGoogleChromeitself,theotherisasettingwithinWindows7.Inordertofixtheproblem,we’lladdressbothofthem.We’llstartwithChrome,sinceyou’vealreadygotitopen.PopopentheSettingsmenu(clicktheiconinthetoprightthatlookslikethreehorizontalbars,andselectsettingsinthedropdownmenu.Onceyou’rethere,clickonShowAdvancedSettingstowardsthebottomofthepage.Atthatpoint,you’llbepresentedwithalonglistofoptions.Oneofthoseoptionsistitledprefetchresourcestoloadpagesmorequickly.ThisisafeatureknownasDNSPre-Fetching.Whileitcertainlydoesimprovetheloadtimeofpages,it’salsoknowntocauseabitofintermittentinputlageverynowandthen,inadditiontosendingChrome’smemoryfootprintstraightthroughtheroof.Youcanlivewithoutit.Next,you’regoingtowanttoopenupInternetOptionsintheControlPanel.Fromthere,gotoconnectionsandclickonLANsettings.Oneoftheoptionsthereisautomaticallydetectsettings.Forsomereason,thisoptiontendstocausesomecrossedwireswithChromeasthedefaultbrowser.  Iftheboxischecked,un-checkit.Withanyluck,thatshouldbejustthetickettofixthings.FixingChromePerformanceandLagonaMacTherearemanyreasonswhyChromemighthavepoorperformanceonyourMac,we’llcoversomeofthemorelikelyculprits,startingwiththebasics.Closerunningprogramsandtabsthataren’tinuse.ClearChrome’scacheandcookies.Disablebrowserextensionsandrefreshthepage.TurnoffChromeHardwareAccelerationAsmentionedintheWindows10section,youcandisableChromehardwareaccelerationtoimproveitsperformance.GivenChrome’ssimilarityacrossdevices,youcanfollowthedirectionsabovetoaccomplishthetask.CheckforUpdatesAlthoughupdatesaresupposedtobeautomatic,thingshappen.WithinChrome,clickonMore(threeverticaldots)>Settings>Advanced.Then,selectResetsettings.ChooseRestoresettingstotheiroriginaldefaults.Whenpromptedtoconfirm,selectResetsettings.FixingChromeBrowserLagThereareseveralthingsthatcancausepoorChromeperformanceandinputlag.Regardlessofyourissue,asolutionexists.Startwiththesimplestandleastpermanentsolutions,suchasclosingunusedopentabsanddisablingunusedextensionsbeforeyouresorttoreinstallingchrome.Wereyouabletosolvetheproblem?DoyouknowofanotherwaytoimproveinputlagandperformanceonChrome?Shareyourthoughtswiththecommunitybelow. 24thoughtson“HowtoFixInputLagandSlowPerformanceinGoogleChrome” JohnIL says: March1,2022at7:06amBrowserstodayusealotofresources,Idon’tknowthatanyofthemarethatleanwithRAMandcertainlyeatupalotofitwhenopeningalotoftabs.Suretheyallhavebeguntoreelinsomeofthis.ButtheystilltakeupalotofRAMthesedays.AllofmyPC’shave16GbRAMandSSDdrives.Reply renan says: July7,2017at1:13pmThankyousomuch!!!Yousavedmylifeandmystomach(wasalreadyveryangrywiththedelays) Idon’tknowwhythesepeoplefromGoogleandMicrosoftkeepmakingourlivessodifficultateverynewversionoftheirsystems…ForalongtimealreadytheupdatesofSkypeandChromeareonlymakingthesoftwareworseandbuggier…Andit’simpossibletoturntheupdatesoff.Reply ErichNolanBertussi says: June18,2016at4:24pmnoluckheretriedallsuggestedandseveral(manymanyakatonnesmoreideas)corei768202.7 NVIDIAGTX980M8GBVM 512SSDOSdrive 64GBDDR42133ENB..//Reply DeisbelDiaz says: February19,2016at3:32pmTheonlyonevalidformewasUncheck“Settings>Showadvancedsettings>System>Usehardwareacceleration..”Reply JamesT says: August2,2020at9:13pmYep+1onthat.Icouldn’tfindthepredictionsettinganywhere.Iendedupturningoffhardwareaccelerationandeverythingisverysmoothnow.Reply GregK. says: January14,2016at5:35pmThanksforthesolution.Itworked.Verywellwrittenandexplained.Reply Andy says: January13,2016at2:31amWow.Thanksalotbro.Fixedmyproblem!!!Reply LoqqyFree says: November3,2015at9:44amNowit’scalled‘PrefetchResourcesToLoadPagesMoreQuickly’Reply moeburn says: October31,2015at3:30pm“Oneofthoseoptionsistitled“predictnetworkactionstoimprovepageloadperformance.””Nope,notanymore.Reply Nodws says: August25,2015at11:41amInstallCHROMIUMReply Josh says: April13,2015at2:12pmTheonlythingIhadtodoisuninstallandreinstallchrome.undercontrolpanelanduninstallaprogram,Inoticedthatthechromesymboldidnotappearright.Itwasmoreofanapplicationsymbol,ratherthenthelegitchromesymbol.AfterreinstallingIhadnoproblemsatall.Ihopethishelps.IwasrippingmyhairoutuntilIfoundouthoweasytheproblemwasformetofix.Reply PauloGoncalves says: March5,2015at12:44pmThanks!ItworkedReply WilliamTitus says: February9,2015at4:55pmThankyouinadvance…Ifeelconfidentthisisgoingtohelp!WilliamReply Ewandro says: January5,2015at9:15amThankyou!!!Itdidfixtheproblem! EwandroReply Clem says: November17,2014at12:58pmWorksforme!Giveitatry! –openInternetExplorer –gotoTools->InternetOptions –goto“Connections”tab –clickon“LANsettings”button –uncheck“Automaticallydetectsettings” –ok,ok,closeIEandgiveChromeanewchance!Reply Bog says: October22,2014at7:14amIhadthesameissuebutitwasrelatedtoMicrosoftSilverlight.AfterI’veunsinstallediteverythingwentbacktonormalReply Marc says: August19,2014at12:28amDisablinghardwareaccelerationworkedforme.Disabling“Predictnetworkactionstoimprovepageloadperformance”hadnoeffect.Reply Lorraine says: August21,2014at9:51amThanksRyan!Disabling“Predictingnetworkactionstoimprovepageloadperformance”didn’tworkformeeitherbutyoursuggestiondidsothanks!Reply Tremble says: February1,2015at3:31pmIagree,Thedisablingofhardwareaccelerationwasthetrick.Allothersuggestionshadbeentriedwithnoeffect.Irecommendtryingthisoptionasdescribedabove.Reply Ryan says: August8,2014at9:51amIbelieveIhadthesameproblembutseemstobefixed,Gotosettingsinchrome,advancedatbottom,scrolltosystemtowardsbottomanduncheck Usehardwareaccelerationwhenavailable.HopeitworksReply sam says: August6,2014at8:48pmThankyou,buttheproblempersists.WhatshouldIdo?Reply Martin says: August7,2014at10:02amIhadasimularissuetothisrecently.However,itturnedouttobeahardwareaccelerationissue.Iwasabletoresolveditbydisablinghardwareaccelerationinthebrowsersettings.Uncheckthisoption Settings>Showadvancedsettings>System>Usehardwareacceleration..Reply Johnny says: September3,2014at11:59pmThisisDEFINITLYthefixinWindows8.Iwashavingthemosthorriblelagformonthsnow,couldn’tfigureoutwhy.ThankyouforsharingthatMartin! Toni says: February21,2015at9:02amThankyou,somuchMartin!Voila!TheURLlagjuststarted,butnotforanothersingleday-Manythankstoyou,myGoogleisrestoredtofullchromeshine,andforce!Toni HPPavillion-Intel(R)Core™[email protected](RAM)8.00GB64bitOperatingSystem,x64basedprocessor(HDD)1TB Toni says: February21,2015at9:05amThankyou,somuchMartin!Voila!TheURLlagjuststarted,butnotforanothersingleday-Manythankstoyou,myGoogleisrestoredtofullchromeshine,andforce!Toni HPPavillion-Intel(R)Core™[email protected](RAM)8.00GB64bitOperatingSystem,x64basedprocessor(HDD)1TBThankstoYOU,Nick…Youstartedthis“string”ofknowledgetobeginwith. chrisg says: July25,2014at12:46pmRockon,thisseemstohavefixedmyissuetoo.win7hexcoreintel/16gbram.thankyousir!Reply SeverinWanzenried says: July23,2014at6:29amHi–thanksforyourinformation.Ihavethesame–textinputsarelaggingwiththelastinputallthetime.Alsoscrollingactionsarelagged–textinputisjustlaggedintime,scrollingactionsarelaggeduntilIdoamouseclickoranotherscrollaction. Ihavefollowedyoursteps,neverthelessitdidn’thelp.Doesanyonehasthesameproblemsandhasasolutiontoit?Reply Ryan says: July29,2014at5:25amHiSeverin,IamhavingthisEXACTsameissue.Foundanyfixesyet?Reply Stacey says: June9,2014at10:54amThankyou,thesolutionyougivesofarhasbeenthemostpreciseandeasytofollow.IjusthopethatitsolvesmyproblemofthemouselaggingwhenIamtryingtotype.IusuallyhappensonfacebookandmessengerthemostandIhavetriednumerousfixesbeforefinallyGooglingforhelp.IamhavinganotherproblemthatIcannotfindananswerforanywhere,whenIhaveChromeopenitiscontinuallyresettingthesizeofmywebpageautomatically.IdidnotchangeanysettingsandthisstartedaboutthesametimethatChromereallystartedgivingmemajorproblems.Ithinkitislinkedsomehowbutnotsurewheretoturnorlookforsolutions.Hopingyourabovesolutionmayfixthataswell,againthanksforaneasytounderstandfix.Reply Majed says: November7,2013at8:43amiamsufferingfromthatissue iwillfollowyoursteps thanksinadvanceReply NickGreene says: December12,2013at7:02amGladtobeofassistance.Reply Tim says: August1,2014at11:01pmIfollowedtheinstructionsaboveandnoimprovement.E11workswithnolag.LeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*Comment*Name*Email*WebsiteSavemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment. 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