How to Turn on or off Startup Boost in Edge using Registry or Group Policy Editor

If you do not want to wait for long to open Microsoft Edge on your PC, you can turn on the Startup Boost in Edge to speed up the process. Although it shows a user-friendly option in the Settings panel, you can do the same using the Registry Editor and the Local Group Policy Editor.

The Startup Boost feature is equipped with the cache workflow, allowing Windows 10 PC to open the browser much faster than usual. If you have an old PC, it might take some time to load everything when you open the browser. Thanks to Startup Boost, which loads processes in the background even before opening the browser so that you can find the browser window immediately after clicking the respective icon.

Precaution: It is recommended to backup all Registry files before changing values of Registry key/REG_DWORD. You can also create a System Restore point.

Turn on or off Startup Boost in Edge using Registry

To turn on or off Startup Boost in Edge using Registry, follow these steps-

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type regedit and hit the Enter button.
3. Click the Yes button.
4. Navigate to Microsoft in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
5. Right-click on Microsoft > New > Key.
6. Call it Edge.
7. Right-click on Edge > New DWORD (32-bit) Value.
8. Name it as StartupBoostEnabled.
9. Set the Value data as 1 or 0 to enable or disable.
10. Click the OK button.

Let’s check out these steps in detail.

To get started, press Win+R, type regedit, and hit the Enter button. For security reasons, the UAC prompt appears on your screen. If so, click the Yes button. Next, navigate to the following path-

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft

Right-click on Microsoft and select New > Key. You have to name it Edge. Then, right-click on the Edge key, and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Name it as StartupBoostEnabled.

If you want to turn on Startup Boost, you have to set the Value data as 1 and vice versa.

In other words, double-click on StartupBoostEnabled REG_DWORD value and set the Value data as 1 to enable Startup Boost.

However, if you want to disable this feature, set it as 0 or do not change the default value data.

At last, click the OK button to save all the changes.

Enable or Disable Startup Boost in Edge using Group Policy

To enable or disable Startup Boost in Edge using Group Policy, follow these steps-

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type gpedit.msc and hit the Enter button.
3. Navigate to Performance in Computer Configuration.
4. Double-click on Enable startup boost setting.
5. Choose the Enabled option to turn on and the Disabled option to turn off.
6. Click the OK button.

To learn more about these steps in detail, keep reading.

Before getting started, you must download Group Policy Templates for Edge. Otherwise, you will not find Microsoft Edge settings in the Local Group Policy Editor on Windows 10.

Press Win+R to open the Run prompt, type gpedit.msc, and hit the Enter button. Next, navigate to the following path-

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Classic Administrative Templates > Microsoft Edge > Performance

Here you can see a setting called Enable startup boost. Double-click on it and select the Enabled option to turn on and Disabled option to turn off Startup boost in Microsoft Edge.

At last, click the OK button to save the change.

To verify whether you have successfully enabled or disabled Startup Boost in Microsoft Edge, you can enter this in the address bar: edge://settings/system and press the Enter button.

Here it shows if it is turned on or off. Also, you might find it grayed out after changing it from the Registry Editor or Local Group Policy Editor.

TIP: This post may help you if Startup Boost is grayed out or turned off.

Hope it helps.