Boost+Internet+Explorer+Performance+with+Keep+Alive


 * Boost Internet Explorer Performance with Keep Alive**

Usually, when Internet Explorer connects to a web server, it will download the data it needs and then disconnect, until you click another link, when the process begins again. However, some sites are configured to keep a connection alive between the browser and the server, even when no data is being transferred, but this connection will be disconnected after a set period of time, by default one minute.

If you are using a web based application through your browser, you may be able to boost performance by increasing the amount of time that Internet Explorer waits before disconnecting an idle connection. To do so, first back up your registry following the steps given in my tips. Now proceed as follows:-


 * 1) Press [**Windows Key**] + [**R**], type **regedit**, and then click **OK**.
 * 2) Navigate to the following key in the registry: **HKEY_CURRENT_USER\​Software\​Microsoft\​Windows\​CurrentVersion\​InternetSettings**
 * 3) Right-click on a blank area of the right-hand panel and choose **New** > **DWORD Value**.
 * 4) Name the new key **KeepAliveTimeout**, and then press [**Enter**].
 * 5) Double-click **KeepAliveTimeout**.
 * 6) Type **120000** in the Value data field, and then click **OK**. This will increase the timeout to two minutes.
 * 7) Close the registry editor and restart Internet Explorer.