How to Stop Loading Images / Pictures in your Browser ?

Sometimes Images on a web page often make the page load more slowly, especially if you have a relatively slow connection (e.g., a dial-up connection). To decrease the time it takes to load a page by preventing images from loading, follow the appropriate steps below.

Blocking Images & Embedded Pictures in your Browser

To Stop Loading Images in your browser simply follow the given steps below for each browser Firefox, Safari & Internet explorer. But remember turning off images can make the visual appearance of a website really terrible.

Firefox

  1. In Windows, from the Tools menu, select Options... .

    On a Macintosh, from the Firefox menu, select Preferences... .

  2. At the top of the window, click Content.
  3. Uncheck Load Images or Load images automatically.
  4. Click OK.


Internet Explorer

In Internet Explorer 5.x and later for Windows:

  1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options... .
  2. In the window that appears, select the Advanced tab.
  3. Scroll down the list to "Multimedia", and uncheck Show Pictures.
  4. Click OK.


Safari

  1. From the Safari menu, select Preferences... .
  2. At the top of the window that appears, click Appearance.
  3. Uncheck Display images when the page opens.

Getting to load the Blocked Images

Simply Right Click on the Blocked Images and Select “Show Picture”, “View Image” or “Load Image”.