Speed Up Internet Explorer

Do more than 2 things at once in Internet Explorer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282402
To increase the number of files that you can download at one time to 10, follow these steps:

1. Start Registry Editor.
2. Locate the following key in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, click DWORD Value, and then add the following registry values:
   Value name: MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
   Value data: 10
   Base: Decimal
   Value Name: MaxConnectionsPerServer
   Value data: 10
   Base: Decimal
4. Exit Registry Editor.

For Internet Explorer 8.0
How to configure the connection limit by modifying a registry key
Start Registry Editor.

1. Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPERSERVER
2. On the Edit menu, point to New, click DWORD Value, and then add the following registry values:  
3. Value name: iexplore.exe
   Value data: 10
   Base: Decimal

 

Note set this value to the connection limit that you want for HTTP 1.1 connections. By setting the value to 10, you increase the connection limit to 10.

 

1. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
   HEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPER1_0SERVER
2. On the Edit menu, point to New, click DWORD Value, and then add the following registry values:
   Value name: iexplore.exe
   Value data: 10
   Base: Decimal

Note set this value to the connection limit that you want for HTTP 1.1 connections. By setting the value to 10, you increase the connection limit to 10.

Exit Registry Editor.