Internet Explorer 8 is Slow? Here’s a possible fix
In case you’re running Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) and notice that at times links seem to not work, or everything seems to run so slow, don’t fret. It may just be that your SSVAgent executable (aka Java Virtual Machine) is misbehaving. Try checking your Task Manager to see if there are multiple processes of it running.
See those rising chunks of processes running? It eats up process time and slows down your system.
To remedy this, either a.) disable SSVAgent in Internet Options like here:
b.) Remove Java entirely. Note: just re-install Java again if you’re using Windows to develop Java applications.
Hope this fix helps