Add-on performance advisor

摘要

Various embodiments provide an add-on advisor that is designed to assist users in managing add-ons for a browser and/or other application programs. In at least some embodiments, the add-on advisor can be implemented to detect newly installed add-ons and provide notifications to a user of the detected add-ons. The notifications regarding new add-ons can be configured with options to permit the user to enable or disable the add-ons. Add-ons that are not explicitly enabled by a user can be prevented from operating by the add-on advisor. Further, in at least some embodiments, the add-on advisor can be implemented to monitor performance impact of add-ons and provide notifications to a user when add-ons adversely affect performance. The user can then interact with the add-on advisor to improve performance by selectively enabling and disabling add-ons.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and one or more computer readable storage memories storing instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement an add-on advisor configured to perform acts comprising:
monitoring an impact on browsing performance of multiple add-ons installed in connection with a web browser at a computing device;detecting when the impact on browsing performance of the add-ons collectively exceeds one or more performance thresholds associated with loading a web page in the web browser and defined for the add-ons; andoutputting a notification to inform a user of the detected add-ons and provide the user with access to options to selectively enable or disable the detected add-ons, wherein the notification includes a user selectable instrumentality that is selectable to expose an add-on management dialog configured to represent relative impact on performance of the multiple add-ons one to another and to represent a relative delay in browsing time caused by each of the one or more add-ons using bars of different lengths.