If you had synchronization enabled, after reinstalling the system, you can access tabs that were previously open on this computer. Synchronization is tied to the device name, which, as a rule, changes during the OS reinstallation. When you sync your computer under a new name, the browser thinks it's a new device. Therefore, on the tab Other devices a folder with the old computer name appears. In this folder, you can view previously opened tabs in the Open sites section under the list of sites on the Tableau.
To view the tabs open in the browser before reinstalling the OS:
If after reinstallation the computer name remains the same, the folder will not appear, since the browser will not consider the computer to be a different device until reinstallation. Rename your computer ( Control Panel → system and safety→ System → Advanced System Settings→ Computer name) and wait a bit for the data to synchronize with the server. Go to the tab Other devices and open the folder with the old computer name.
There are several settings you can make to enhance your browser experience. This will help make it more convenient for you. We offer several basic settings to personalize the program.
Changing the start page
By default, when you start the browser, it shows you Scoreboard, which displays the most frequently visited pages by you. If you don't use Scoreboard, then you can change it to the Yandex main page or to restore all tabs that were opened last time. The last option is the most preferable, because you don’t have to open your favorite sites over and over again.
To change the start page, click on the button with three horizontal stripes, select “ Settings" and find the parameter " Where to start».
Changing the file download folder
If you often and are tired of manually specifying the path to save these files, then simply change the standard Downloads folder to another location, for example, on the desktop.
To change the file download folder, click on the button with three horizontal stripes, select “ Settings", click "" and find the option " Downloads».
Changing font size and page scale
If you are not satisfied with the font size or want to avoid increasing them each time yourself, you can do this in the settings.
To change the font and page scale, click on the button with three horizontal stripes, select " Settings", click " Show advanced settings" and find the parameter " Web Content».
Displaying the site icon in the bookmarks bar
If it is more convenient for you to focus on site icons than to read the name of the bookmark, then click on the button with three horizontal stripes and go to “ Settings", find the section " Show bookmarks bar" and check the box next to " Show icons».
Turning on Turbo mode
This mode is narrower and allows pages to load faster if you notice a slow Internet connection. To enable the mode Turbo, click on the button with three horizontal stripes, go to “ Settings", find the section " Turbo» and select the most appropriate item. If you are using a non-unlimited tariff plan, then to save traffic you can set the value to " Always on" You can also check the boxes next to the " Notify about connection speed changes" And " Compress video».
Changing your default browser
If you have previously used a different browser, but now decide to switch to Yandex.Browser, then set it as the default browser so that all links are opened through it.
To set Yandex Browser as your default browser, click on the button with three horizontal stripes and go to “ Settings", find the section " Default browser" and click the " Make Yandex the default browser».
Above this button there is another button - “ Copy bookmarks and settings from another browser" By clicking it, you can transfer all bookmarks, search history, passwords, autofill forms, etc. from your previous browser to Yandex.Browser.
Now you can add add-ons to your browser to make it even more convenient to use.
Yandex.Browser, as such, has a small store with applications, but it contains the most basic and useful things for surfing the Internet. To go to Add-ons, click on the button with three horizontal stripes and select the option “ Add-ons" Here you can familiarize yourself with the most useful applications and install the necessary ones. At the bottom of the page there is a button " Catalog of Yandex.Browser add-ons", there you can look for something useful for yourself. Well, since Yandex.Browser runs on the Google Chrome engine, all applications for this browser will also work in Yandex.Browser. Link to Google Chrome extension store.
Yandex browser has been operating for quite a long time, but despite this, many users have many questions regarding its operation. Most often, these questions come from not very experienced users who are just about to switch from any browser to Yandex.
Perhaps they are concerned that the settings will be difficult to understand, or perhaps there are some other reasons for concern. In any case, using this web browser is completely justified, and therefore there is no reason to deny yourself this pleasure. Well, for those who still doubt it, I strongly recommend reading this article to make sure that the devil is not as terrible as he is painted.
So, this time we are discussing where the settings are located in the Yandex browser, and how to change them, as well as all the subcategories arising from this topic.
Browser settings
Then, before starting work, you need to find its settings, familiarize yourself with them and change if necessary. Launch the Yandex browser and pay attention to its right corner: there is a button with three parallel lines. Clicking on it will take you to your browser settings.
There are many categories and a podcast, I recommend checking out each one. So, you can set the appearance of the start page at your discretion, configure the search engine, synchronization of settings, passwords and auto-filling of forms, languages and many other aspects that are no less important. Having changed some parameters, it is natural that your hand will reach for the “Save” button, but you will not find it in the settings of this web browser. But in this case, how to save the Yandex browser settings? No extra actions are required from you; the system immediately remembers the changed settings and applies them.
How to reset settings
Sometimes it happens that your changes lead to incorrect operation of the browser, and you need to quickly return everything to its place. There is a special button for these purposes. Go to settings, and at the very bottom click “Show advanced settings”. Then scroll down the page until you see the “Reset browser settings” button. Click on it and all previous settings will be canceled.
If you were looking for a fast, secure and modern browser for a Runet user, then the best solution would be to download Yandex browser. But choosing and installing is not even half the battle, but only the beginning of an interesting journey called browser configuration.
How to set up Yandex Browser for fast Internet browsing, which add-ons and extensions are best disabled and which ones to leave; how to make your browser more stable and functional - we have selected only the most effective recommendations for you.
- Disabling add-ons and unused plugins built into Yandex Browser
- Removing toolbars
- Clear cache, history and cookies
- Increasing the speed of loading images
- Setting up faster closing of browser tabs
- Enable hardware acceleration for Yandex. Browser
So, wash your hands and start speeding up Yandex. Browser.
In the beginning, I advise you to start by disabling add-ons, since you don’t use that many, but the impact of a large number of add-ons on the speed of the browser is beyond doubt.
Step 1. Disable add-ons and plugins built into Yandex Browser.
Our example shows only the add-ons installed by default, mainly additional Yandex services. In your browser, there may be many more add-ons after the first days of working in the browser, since many of the programs strive to quietly install their own toolbar.
Go to “Menu” - “Add-ons” and disable those that you have not used in the last month or have not heard of at all.
To disable plugins, paste the text “browser://plugins” into the address bar and press “Enter”.
Of the unused plugins, I usually disable Yandex PDF Viewer, Microsoft Office and BookReader, since their functions are performed by more functional programs installed on my PC.
Use the “Disable” button for those that you do not need.
Step 2. Remove toolbars in the browser.
Toolbars, or toolbars, very often end up on a computer when installing programs whose installers contain built-in advertising modules. Toolbars are not only registered in the browser, their traces can even be found in the operating system registry and on the computer disk. Since there are quite a few options for toolbars, I advise you to use the universal Toolbar Cleaner utility to efficiently clean the remains of toolbars in the browser and in the OS.
Step 3. Clear cache, history and cookies.
A lot of lines have been written about the cache, because this data is formed in the temporary folders of the browser every time you surf the Internet. In any case, removing it significantly speeds up the work of any browser. Moreover, it is especially noticeable when cleaning has not been performed for more than several months.
In the browser, press Ctrl+Shift+Del, then in the “Clear history” window that opens, select the time interval for which we will clear the browser (it is better to select the “All” option) and check the following items.
Step 4. Increase the speed of loading images.
Another interesting setting for us, which allows you to increase the loading speed of images, and, consequently, the entire site page, by increasing the number of images loading in parallel.
Enter browser ://flags in the address bar and search for “Number of bitmap image streams”. Change the value to 4.
Step 5. Faster closing of browser tabs.
Enabling this feature will save a lot of nerves and time when open tabs freeze.
Type browser://flags into the address bar and search for #enable-fast-unload.
Step 6. Enable Yandex hardware acceleration. Browser.
By enabling this item, we allow the browser to use the hardware resources of our video card, if for a number of reasons this has not been done before.
Type browser://flags into the address bar and search for #ignore-gpu-blacklist.
If you had synchronization enabled, after reinstalling the system, you can access tabs that were previously open on this computer. Synchronization is tied to the device name, which, as a rule, changes during the OS reinstallation. When you sync your computer under a new name, the browser thinks it's a new device. Therefore, on the tab Other devices a folder with the old computer name appears. In this folder, you can view previously opened tabs in the Open sites section under the list of sites on the Tableau.
To view the tabs open in the browser before reinstalling the OS:
If after reinstallation the computer name remains the same, the folder will not appear, since the browser will not consider the computer to be a different device until reinstallation. Rename your computer ( Control Panel → system and safety→ System → Advanced System Settings→ Computer name) and wait a bit for the data to synchronize with the server. Go to the tab Other devices and open the folder with the old computer name.