How to enable or disable Network Prediction in Google Chrome
To enable or disable Network Prediction in Google Chrome, follow these steps: Let’s learn more about these above-mentioned steps. To get started, you need to open the Local Group Policy Editor on your computer. For that, search for gpedit.msc in the Taskbar search box and click on the individual search result. Then, navigate to the following path: User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Google Chrome Here you can find a setting called Enable network prediction. You need to double-click on this setting and choose the Enabled option.
Then, expand the drop-down list and select the Predict network actions on any network option. Finally, click the OK button to save the change. You might need to restart the Google Chrome browser to apply the change. Note: In case you want to turn off network predictions, you need to open the same setting and choose the Disabled option.
How to turn on or off Network Prediction in Google Chrome
To turn on or off Network Prediction in Google Chrome, follow these steps: Let’s check out these steps in detail. For getting started, search for regedit in the Taskbar search box, click on the individual search result and click the Yes button in the UAC prompt to open the Registry Editor on your computer. Once it is opened, you need to go to this path: However, if you cannot find the Google key, you need to create it manually. For that, right-click on the Policies key, select New > Key and name it as Google. Then, right-click on Google > New > Key and set the name as Chrome.
Following that, you need to create a REG_DWORD value. To do that, right-click on the Chrome key, select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it as NetworkPredictionOptions.
By default, it comes with a Value data of 0, and you need to keep that Value data.
Finally, close all windows and restart your computer. Note: If you want to revert to the original setting, you need to delete this REG_DWORD value. For that, right-click on it, select the Delete option, and click the Yes button. Read: How to prevent Bookmark Editing in Google Chrome
How do I turn off Prediction in Google Chrome?
To turn off network prediction in Google Chrome, you need to use the Local Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor. In the Group Policy, open the Enable network prediction setting in the Google Chrome path. Then, choose the Disabled option and click the OK button to save the change.
Where is Predict network actions in Chrome?
Predict network actions and Preload pages for faster browsing and searching are the same setting. Therefore, open the Google Chrome browser and enter this: chrome://settings/cookies. Then, toggle the Preload pages for faster browsing and searching button to turn it on. Alternatively, you can use the Local Group Policy Editor and Registry Editor as well. That’s all! Hope this guide helped. Read: How to enable Save As prompt in Google Chrome.
