Gmail – Prevent Chat/Hangouts Window from Loading

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When I'm on slow connection/slow browser, loading of Chat/Hangouts window in Gmail slows down opening of Gmail window a lot.

Is there a way to configure Gmail so that this window doesn't even start to load at all? (I don't use chat for this account so it is 100% useless to me.)

Just to be clear, I want to prevent the actual loading, NOT simply hide it but still load it in background.

Best Answer

Short answer

Disable the chat in Gmail.

Instructions

  1. Go to gmail.com
  2. Go to Settings > Chat
  3. Click in the radio Chat off
  4. Click the Save changes button
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