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Having bought a new car, the first thing you will do is adjust the seats, steering wheel, dashboard and other elements that you use when moving. Do this in order to get the maximum comfort and pleasure from controlling your own car.

Here is your space, everything is done for you and your requirements. If you do not do this after purchasing a vehicle, you will not be able to enjoy the ride as much as possible. With a web browser a similar situation.

After downloading, you need to configure it for yourself to stay on the Internet was comfortable and safe. Andrei Zenkov is with you and today I will tell you how to configure.

In this article I will give recommendations on how to best configure the browser. I will consider Yandex browser, but if you use Chrome or Mozilla, do not rush to leave. I have prepared for you detailed video instructions for working with these programs.

Do not think that this is a trifle process that should not be given attention, this is not at all the case. If your work is connected with being in the global network, then adjusting the functions of your browser for yourself will help.

Configure Yandex Browser

All modern browsers are similar in structure. I’ll talk about the settings of the Yandex product, since I use it most often. If you use another, then do not worry, most of the settings for modern projects are the same.

Before you begin, see what options you can configure. To do this, go to the "Settings" section:

I also advise you to watch a useful video tutorial on setting up Mozila Firefox:

Configurations are divided into two groups: main and additional. Personally, it’s not entirely clear to me by what principle in a Russian company some parameters were added to the first group and others to the second.

Synchronization

The very first parameter is synchronization. Probably, this thing in modern software for surfing the Internet, I love the most. If you do not know what it is, then after my story you will immediately begin to actively use it. In order not to go into theoretical jungle, I will explain everything in human language: let's say you have a smartphone, a PC and in Yandex. You log in to it from two devices and can view bookmarks on your phone from a PC, watch history recent visits and much more. Synchronization includes the following sections:

I use all the items. If you have it disabled, then for this in the settings there is a corresponding button “Enable Sync”. On the page that opens, select the account you want to work with. To do this, you need to authorize in the mail, and then confirm the action.

Appearance

Next come the settings appearance. Here I can’t say anything concrete at all, since the design of something is a delicate process in which everyone is guided by inner feelings. To activate this or that position, you need to left-click on the white box (there is next to each inscription) so that a checkmark appears. My settings are as follows:

Bookmarks Bar

If you often use bookmarks to quick access to the necessary resources, then the “Show bookmarks bar” settings section will be interesting to you. If it is not activated, to open bookmarks you need to go to the Scoreboard ( start page), then go to the “All bookmarks” section and look for the desired one. As follows:

Compact, cute and comfortable - this is the first thing that comes to mind when looking at it. Use the bookmarks bar in your work and you can save a lot of time. I’m personally advised: for convenience, combine several bookmarks that have something in common in one folder. This will help you find the right sites faster.

The following configurations are as follows:

You can’t say much about them because of the talking names, so I’ll tell you briefly. You can configure through which search engine search for information which tabs to open after launching the browser, which tabs to switch when closing. Indicate in which part of the screen to show the currently open pages and them. There are no definite recommendations on these parameters. They are simple, when choosing one or another option, feel free to be guided by your own preferences.

Notifications

We smoothly approached another interesting point - the display of pop-ups. A convenient thing, thanks to which you will not miss the latest news, read new letters by e-mail, etc. If something happens, a notification about this appears in the lower right corner. The user can choose from which resources to show them. To select which sites to receive information from, click on the “Configure notifications” button:

I think this is a double-edged sword. When you relax and do nothing, alerts are useful, but they are wildly distracting, which reduces productivity. Yandex Browser developers have provided for such situations a good button "Turn off all notifications for 3 hours." With one click, you remove pop-ups that distract from work. As they say, ingenious is simple.

If you use Google chrome, then I suggest you watch an interesting and useful video about the settings in it:

Profiles

The next item is user profiles. This option is useful for large families, corporate environments and any other place where several people use the same browser at once. This feature is similar to Windows Users. That is, several accounts are created inside one browser, each of which has its own history, bookmarks, configurations, etc.

For ease of perception, each can be given a name. To create a new one, click on the “Add Profile” button, enter a name and assign a picture. It’s not necessary to go into the settings each time to switch between accounts. Desktop shortcuts are automatically created for everyone.

In conclusion of this section, you can see which browser is used by default and specify the settings for Turbo mode (used for slow Internet speeds or poor connections).

Additional settings include many configurations that you need to work carefully. The degree of your security in the vastness of the global web depends on them. I suggest you watch a good video in which you can get answers to many questions:

So, you have set up your own browser for fruitful work. But often the main opponent of a person on the path to success is himself and his laziness. This must be fought. If you have already tried many methods or just want to start (but do not want to waste time), then I recommend taking a good course from Andrei Popov " The secret of productive work at the computer ". With it, you will improve your own results several times! So do not put off this matter in the long box, but look right now.

Which of all this can be concluded? First of all, it is necessary to regulate the operation of a web browser. This will not only increase your safety, but also productivity. I highly recommend you use the knowledge gained in today's article if you want to achieve your goals.

This is where my time comes to an end. Today you learned what parameters can be configured in Yandex Browser and similar programs. If you want to read interesting articles every week, then subscribe to my blog right now! A new article will be published very soon, and for today it is time for us to say goodbye.

To be able to view various Internet resources, you must special program - browser. There is a fairly large selection of such solutions, sometimes very significantly different from each other. It is impossible to say which browser is the best, since each of them has a number of features that make it popular in certain circles of users. So, from Microsoft it’s convenient because it is part of the operating room windows systems; has the greatest compatibility with old and new standards; Firefox is characterized by low memory consumption, etc.

Experienced users know that before starting to use the browser must be configured - this will solve some issues even before they arise. Today we’ll talk about the basic configuration of a very convenient browser - Opera.

Opera browser setup

There are two branches of the development of this program, one of which ends on version 12.16, and the other is already represented by version 19.0. Consider the first one performed on the Presto engine, since the browser settings in subsequent versions are similar to Google Chrome. If there is only one user, we recommend making a small change to the configuration file, thereby making the Opera portable. This setting of the Opera browser will allow you to save all data when reinstalling the operating system and immediately continue to work. Of course, the program folder should not be deleted. We believe that this is one of the most important points when setting up "for yourself." In the catalog with established program you need to find the operaprefs_default.ini file, open it in notepad and add a block

Further browser settings are as follows. In the working program, you need to press the combination Ctrl + F12 and choose which page to open at startup (if there are no special requirements, then specify SpeedDial). In the "Advanced" tab, the "Downloads" item is of particular interest, where you need to specify the desired folder. Here, unchecking the hiding types and double-clicking on the desired extension, you can select the application that will be launched from the "Opera". For example, it is so convenient to link torrent files with a client program. In the next tab - "Programs" - the settings are made by checking the checkbox next to the check item, you can tell the system to open all links using this application.

Remember everything ...

The History tab allows you to set the size of the cache: the larger it is, the fewer requests the browser sends to frequently visited pages, as part of the once downloaded data is stored on the computer. When setting up, it is worth paying attention that with the number of addresses more than 1000, malfunctions can occur. On the weak computers the item "Cache in memory" should not be set too large: it is preferable to leave it in auto mode work. Of particular interest is also the Security tab: here the user can enable or disable the protection algorithm against fraudulent Internet resources. Disabling this feature is not recommended. Here you can select the browser update mode.

Additions

But choosing the "Extensions" program main menu, you can get to the page for selecting and loading additional modules that expand the capabilities of the browser. We recommend not to ignore this opportunity, and carefully study the list of offers and add the necessary modules to the program.

Reset to initial settings

Sometimes, for one reason or another, it becomes necessary to return all the settings to their original form. To do this, delete the operaprefs.ini file. Its placement can be determined by opening the menu item "Help - About the program".

As soon as you have a computer, already then a browser was preinstalled on it. Windows NT already had the famous IE. Another thing is that you may not have used it due to lack of internet. Now everything is different - any personal Computer It can be easily connected to a virtual network, and through specialized browser programs receive data from the World Wide Web.

But Explorer is just the “parent” of all browsers, and using it, many users began to acutely feel the need to improve it. Some optimized its work with various "tricks" in its configuration (you can configure some options for this article), others created their own programs that allow faster, easier and more efficient use of Internet resources. Appeared and successfully developed such browsers like Opera, Mozilla firefox and Google Chrome.

In this article we will figure out how to work even more efficiently in these programs using unknown options.

Opera

Famous Norwegian product became an excellent replacement for a regular Windows browser, embodying many wishes of various users. The browser was paid (however, it is now in the free-zone) and perfectly replaced braking and crashed IE. However, many users did not know even half of the interesting options for working with the program. In this article, we will try to figure out how effectively you can use the tools of the Opera browser.

1) Off bookmarks! In Opera, now you should not go into the point Bookmark Menu, everything is much simpler - just put your favorite site on Express panelto get quick and easy access to it. This is done like this - a new tab is created, opens Express panel. Click on the plus sign on it, and, depending on whether this page is open / saved, select either the already saved one or fill in the data yourself. For ease of use, Opera will load part of the page to make it easier for you to navigate.

2) Accidentally closed the page? And then it happened again, again and again many, many times? Tired of it? It doesn’t matter - you can either lock tabs (right-click on the tab and Lock tab) or go to Settings - Advanced - Move and tick Confirm exit. Now the browser will constantly ask you whether it is worth closing the current window, or if you made a mistake.

3) Have a good Internet connection and want to increase the speed of your browser? You do not need to download specialized programs for this - just go Settings - Advanced - Network and increase the number in points of the highest total number of connections and the largest number of connections to the server two or more times.

4) If you need to be anonymous, or simply do not want to reveal your personal data to others, go Tools - Delete personal data and clicking on Details, select exactly what you do not want to see on your computer.

Of the additionally downloaded add-ons that are installed through the Extensions item, you can advise AdBlock, which will save you from annoying contextual advertising. The utility is very well organized - few sites do not work with this extension, basically everything is fine.

Mozilla firefox

This is a California competitor. opera browser and a good replacement for the regular IE program.
Fire Fox is the first multi-platform browser - it can be found both on a Windows PC and with a free one software (Linux, UNIX). The browser was created on a free basis, that is, again, Linux is optimized for Windows, although it was originally created specifically for free software. The settings for this browser are pretty unusual - it's an open source browser. So, the settings are stored in a separate file, access to which can be opened by entering in address bar about: config. Let's look at what exactly can change us a given item of settings.

1) browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone - this item gives the program permission to scan files downloaded from the Internet using the antivirus. The parameter has two parameters - false and true, prohibiting and allowing verification, respectively.

2) browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab - Often you had to swear that after closing the last tab the browser itself was closed? Change the parameter to false and the program will create when you close the last tab just a new tab.

3) general.warnOnAboutConfig - when you open the configuration window, you receive a message that you must be careful? The false parameter at this point removes this window.

4) plugins.click_to_play - How long have you seen a window with flash content that you did not need? Set the parameter true and windows with such content will turn on only after an additional click on it.

Of the additions here you can advise the same Adblock to hide contextual advertising, but it works a little worse than in Opera.

Google chrome

Another replacement for Explorer - development of the famous search giant Google, a convenient browser with an open source code (which, incidentally, was noticed by many, having created its own browser on its basis, for example, Yandex.Browser - the settings described here will help in that program as well). Chrome has made a lot of add-ons, and the extension store is one of the largest. However, we will only consider standard configuration methods. It’s easy to get to them, although many were confused at first - there is a button with three horizontal stripes to the right of the address bar, click on it, then click Settings. Everything, you are already in google settings Chrome

1) The first thing to do is enter personal Area . In the program, this means Sign in to Chrome. It would seem that we are already in the program, why enter it again? In fact, this is a convenient feature that allows you to save your settings not only on a computer, but also on a Google server after registration and login. This means that you can access your usual browser interface from any computer in the world, simply by clicking the Sign in to Chrome button and entering the data. Data from the browser is stored in your mail, that is, you only need to log in, as in Gmail.

2) Appearance. The Chrome window can be either ordinary white or beautiful with a superimposed image or other color scheme. Here you can choose what your browser will be like.

3) If you are reluctant to search after downloading, where did the file go, then you can not fool around with the search for the loaded object - just drag it to the desired location with a simple click and then drag it to the desired folder.

4) Basic Settings - Search. Here you can choose any search engine that you like.

5) chrome: // flags - if you like experiments, then enter this line in the address bar of your browser and go to the experimental Chrome options. It should be borne in mind that not all options are absolutely safe - you will use a lot at your own risk.

6) chrome: // memory - shows occupied by browsers random access memory, and not only ours, but also Firefox, also gives information about which extensions use the "RAM" and which do not.

All of the above settings can be used in Yandex.Browser - The settings for this browser are the same as for the one, since they are on the same engine. In addition, Yandex.Browser offers to copy all data from Chrome, and does it as efficiently as possible.

Internet explorer

This browser has long been a talk of the town.. There are legends about his unstable work, and many call him "a program for downloading browsers." However, you can work quite successfully in it if you apply several small but useful settings. Most of them, however, are hidden from the user in the registry, so open the registry editor (Start - Run ... type regedit and press Enter) and get ready to search for the necessary registry entries.

1) If you want to use Explorer in full screenyou can press F11 and use it in full screen. If you need the browser to constantly open in this mode, find the HKEY_CURRENT_ USER \\ Software \\ Microsoft \\ Internet-Explorer \\ Main parameter Fullscreen and select Yes. After that, the Explorer will start in full screen mode.

2) Service - Add-on Management. Remove all unnecessary add-ons in this window, and the browser will become much more stable. As a rule, various “bars” and add-ons load up an already slow one. Internet explorer.

3) If you accidentally close a tabTo open it is not a problem, just right-click on the tab and select Restore closed tab.

That’s probably all. We wish you good luck in setting up your browsers, and remember that you do all the settings at your own risk.

Almost every user who constantly works with one browser had to access his settings. With the help of configuration tools, you can solve problems in the work of the web browser, or simply adjust it as much as possible to your needs. Let's find out how to go to Opera browser settings.

The easiest way to go to Opera settings is to type Alt + P in the active browser window. There is only one drawback with this method - not every user is used to holding various combinations of hot keys in their heads.

Go through the menu

For those users who do not want to memorize combinations, there is a way to go to the settings is not much more difficult than the first.

We go to the main menu of the browser, and from the list that appears, select the "Settings" item.

After that, the browser moves the user to the desired section.

Settings Navigation

In the settings section itself, you can also make transitions to various subsections through the menu in the left part of the window.

In the "Basic" subsection all general browser settings are collected.

In the Browser subsection, there are settings for the appearance and some features of the web browser, such as language, interface, synchronization, etc.

In the “Sites” section, there are settings for displaying web resources: plugins, JavaScript, image processing, etc.

In the “Security” subsection there are settings related to Internet security and user privacy: ad blocking, auto-completion of forms, connection of anonymity tools, etc.

In addition, in each section there are additional settings that are marked with a gray dot. But, by default they are invisible. In order to enable their visibility, you need to put a check mark next to the item “Show advanced settings”.

Hidden settings

Also, in the Opera browser, there are so-called,. These are browser settings that are still only being tested, and open access to them through the menu is not provided. But, users who want to experiment, and feel the presence of the necessary experience and knowledge to work with such parameters, can go into these hidden settings. To do this, just type in the address bar of the browser the expression “opera: flags”, and press the Enter button on the keyboard, after which the experimental settings page will open.

It must be remembered that when experimenting with these settings, the user acts at his own peril and risk, as this can lead to browser crashes.

Settings in old versions of Opera

Some users continue to use older versions of the Opera browser (up to 12.18 inclusive), based on the Presto engine. Let's find out how to open the settings for such browsers.

To do this is also quite simple. In order to go to the general browser settings, just type the key combination Ctrl + F12. Or go to the main menu of the program, and go sequentially to the "Settings" and "General Settings" items.

There are five tabs in the general settings section:

Basic;
Forms
Search;
Web pages
Extended.

To go to quick settings, you can simply press the F12 function key, or go through the menu items "Settings" and "Quick Settings".

From the menu quick settings You can also go to the settings of a specific site by clicking on the "Site Settings" item.

At the same time, a window opens with the settings for the web resource on which the user is located.

As you can see, switching to the Opera browser settings is quite simple. It can be said that this is an intuitive process. In addition, advanced users, if desired, can access additional and experimental settings.

Instruction manual

Pay attention to the parameters that need to be checked: JavaScript is the language used for browser scripts, Java is a complex programming technology, pop-up windows are additional functions of some sites, cookies are files that store information about web pages.

For Internet Explorer, JavaScript is enabled in the Security tab. In the "Internet Options" menu, click on the "Internet" icon and set the default settings by clicking on the "Default" button. Check JavaScript in mozilla Browser Firefox Open the “Content” tab, adjust the resolution in the “Use JavaScript” line. To do this, uncheck or check the corresponding box.

JavaScript can be blocked by antivirus or firewall. Web browsing with JavaScript turned off will be limited or impossible.

Check for Java on the computer and the resolution of this technology in the browser itself. In order to find Java settings in Internet Explorer, go to the menu "Internet Options", then to the "Advanced" tab, where check Use JRE. In the Mozilla Firefox browser, find the “Content” tab and enable the “Use Java” option.

The function "Additional pop-ups" is necessary depending on the activity of a particular site. Pop-ups are useful, but may be responsible for some optional parameters.

In order to check these settings in internet browser Explorer, find the "Tools" tab and the line "Pop-up blocker." In the window that opens, turn on trusted sites to “allowed” - copy the name of the site in the line “Address of the website receiving permission”. To configure the Mozilla Firefox browser, go to the "Content" tab and check the box next to the "Block pop-ups" line, then click the "Exclusion" button and add the addresses of trusted sites.

Cookies are files that support the exchange of data between the browser and the server. To check cookies in Internet Explorer, go to the Internet Options menu and find the Privacy tab. To set the default values, click the line "Default". If the standard settings do not suit you, find the "Sites" button, and in the window that opens, add reliable sites to the allowed ones.

In order to check the cookie settings in the Mozilla Firefox browser, go to the "Privacy" tab. For installation standard settings check the box next to the option “Accept cookies from sites”. In order to set your settings, click the “Exceptions” button and add the addresses of reliable sites.

Tip 2: How to check your Internet connection settings

Without the Internet, it’s hard to adapt in modern life. Email, social networks, skype and ICQ, torrent trackers, all kinds of sites are an essential part of human life. But sometimes it’s difficult to use all these services, because the Internet speed is not the same as indicated in the contract with the provider.

Instruction manual

To check the tinctures connections from the internetgo to http://speedtest.net/. Click on the yellow button and the site will conduct a test where it will provide information about the speed of your Internet.

A poor internet connection will limit download speed. Go to http://pingtest.net/. In the window that appears, click on the “begin test” button. The site will check your tinctures connections Internet and give your rating. The maximum rating is A, the worst is D. If the mark issued by the site ranges from C to D, you most likely have problems with the internet. The Jitter scale indicates the likelihood of pauses when watching a video. The smaller this scale, the better the viewing quality. If the Jitter scale equals Ping by the number of digits, then the connection with the internet you have the worst. In this case, it is better to change the provider.

Go to the site http://2ip.ru/speed/. Click on the “Test” button. The site will give you information about the incoming and outgoing Internet speeds. On the same site, you can find out information about the IP address, computer response time, average Internet speed for a certain period of time, check the system for security, and find out about your IP in spam databases.

Follow the link http://internet.yandex.ru/. Check the speed of your internet. The site will immediately give you information about your browser, IP address and screen resolution. If you click on "Show detailed information", you will see full information about your computer - operating system, records of your browser, etc.

The stability and delay time of traffic can be checked in the computer itself. Click the "Start" button, select "Run", in the box that appears, type "ping-n 10 google.com". Then press the “Enter” key. A series of 10 numbers will appear in the window. A good internet speed requires 100-200 milliseconds of delay. If you have more, then the speed is not at a high level.

Useful advice

You can increase the speed of your Internet connection if you disable programs that you are not currently using.

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Google created a powerful system for saving search settings, which allows you to improve the results displayed when using the search engine. However, there are times when it is not possible to save the entered queries. In this case, you need to check a number of parameters of your browser.

Make sure cookie support is enabled in your browser. If your browser does not use cookies, then settings the entered phrases for the search cannot be saved, and the next time you visit the site, all data will be reset. To enable the recording function in IE, select the Start menu - Settings - Control Panel. Click on the "Internet Options" icon and go to the "Privacy" tab. Click the "Advanced" button and check the box next to "Override automatic processing ..." in the "Privacy Settings" window. For the Basic Cookies group, select the Accept option. Set the same value in the "Third-party cookies" section. After setting all the settings, click OK. Check settings your computer. Some programs may prevent the browser from saving the files necessary for storing settings. If you have firewalls, proxies, or antiviruses installed, then possible cause dumping are precisely them. Go to the settings window of the application used and check the settings that relate to browser security. If cookies are enabled in the program for accessing the Internet, try to clear them. To clear the cache in IE, select the Tools menu and click the Delete Browsing History button. In the window that appears, select the "Temporary Internet Files" section and click on the "Delete" button. After the process is complete, click OK. For browsers such as Firefox or Chrome, enabling cookies is done in the same way. Go to the browser settings menu and select the "Privacy" or "Advanced" section. In the menu that opens, highlight the option "Accept cookies from sites" or set the value to "Allow saving data." After applying all the options, click OK. Restart the program and try again to create a search query.

Tip 4: How to check how many devices are connected to wi-fi

Often a situation arises when the Internet begins to “glitch”, for example, download speed drops sharply. Owners of wi-fi routers first of all begin to suspect that someone has connected to them and is using network resources due to the owner of the wi-fi connection. Moreover, this situation is quite real, not only when you have not closed the network connection with a password, but also when the password is weak or reliable.

Any owner of a wi-fi router can check how many devices have connected to his router. First of all, determine how many devices in the house use the Internet, turn off all computers and phones, except the one from which you will control the connection.

Then you need to look at the IP of the computer from which you are going to check the wi-fi connection, as well as the MAC address of the device. For this in command line type ipconfig / all.

After that, go to the settings of the router itself and find the section “Wireless Status”, “Wireless Statistics” or “Wireless Clients” or “Wireless Statistics”. The latter you will see if the modem is Russified. If you do not know how to find the router settings, then enter the following numbers 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 in the address bar of the browser. You can still find paper on the router and look there.
After you get into the settings, see how many devices are connected to the router. At the same time, the statistics reflect the device address, type of encryption and the number of transmitted packets.

Compare the MAC address or address of your device or devices with those found. Found extra? Set a password or change the old one. In addition, the router offers the ability to block an unwanted address by setting the Disabled parameter for it. Everything, now an uninvited guest who uses the Internet for free, will no longer bother you.