Do this!
Control Panel > Internet Options > Connections Tab > LAN Settings > Uncheck Automatically Detect Settings

Windows, for compatibility reasons, has Automatically Detect Proxy settings enabled. It unfortunately adds a significant lag to loading web pages in Steam as well as other internet dependent applications. Nearly no one needs this compatibility feature anymore, worst case if something goes wrong simply re-check the box. To disable this option follow the TL;DR at the top.

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Can you post the source? I saw that on reddit somewhere, but saying that without source may sound suspicious to some people :)

EDIT: Here it is

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thanks, edited and put the source on the post :)

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You just repost everything you see from the CAG steam thread, don't you? :P

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Actually no :p

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okay, if you say so.

Oh I see. You only repost some things, not all

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I did repost this. Do not remember reposting anything else.

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^ same here.. this guy knows his stuff

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Hm, not sure if it's placebo, but things do seem to be loading faster....But they were by no means slow to begin with for me. Thanks for bringing this to our attention OP.

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O_O My steam tabs load so fast now. lol

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Ty, loads like hell now.

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Not sure if placebo, but it seems to help a little bit. Not convinced, though.

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Closed 12 years ago by BernardoOne.