Windows 10: Browser Using Lots of Resources

Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was introduced to computers and then the Internet. Not long after that I found out about "cookies" and how they interacted with your browser. The more I studied this the more I saw what an advertiser's dream this must be, even though it was kindly accepted that no one would abuse this and take unfair advantage. Well that was long ago. So recently, I've been rebuilding my computer on a regular basis and what I notice is that the computer seems to work fine, until I open Edge, FireFox or Chrome and the more specifically when I log into my email account with yahoo and gmail. Then I begin to hear the fans inside the computer whir up their RPM's and I notice a definite degradation in performance. So are the sales people at google and yahoo so hell bent on getting every last dollar out of us users that they basically high jack our PC's and we're just stuck with it?

:)

 

Why did the startup window get cleared?

I didn't missed any step, the list was gone and gone , even after using lot of programs the programs were not listed in that list.

 

Can you recommend non resource hungry browser.

Midori.

 

defualt browser

Hi Llyan,

If you're having issues with setting a default browser, it can be due to some changes in the configuration settings. To assist you with your concern, we recommend that you set your preferred browser as the default by following the steps listed below:

• Type Settings in the Search bar and press
  Enter.
  
• Choose System then click on Default apps.
  
• Scroll down, and click Set defaults by app option.
  
• Click on your preferred browser, then click Choose defaults for this program.
  
• Click Select all, then Save.

Let us know how it goes after performing the suggested steps.