google-chromeprivacyprefetch

How to disable Pre-loading of pages or Prefetch in Google Chrome?


I'm debugging a web application running in visual studio with some breakpoints on some code that runs on every request to my web application.

I find that in Chrome, as I type the URL past the host, it triggers a request for everything I type as I type it... As if Chrome prefetches the page to make it load faster or something.

While great for browsing the web, it's highly annoying when debugging code..

Anyone know of a way to disable, I've googled it a few different ways and what I can turn off I have, but it still makes requests as I type.


Solution

  • Under the privacy settings (Settings -> show advanced settings... -> Privacy) in Chrome (Version 46.0.2490.80 m) uncheck these two settings: