Minimal download strategy in SharePoint 2013

This feature introduced by SharePoint 2013 Minimal download strategy improved the SharePoint Site performance:
1.navigation,
2.fast rendering on client browser
3.It also reduces the SharePoint page load time, because it loads only a part
of a page which is been modified rather than getting a duplicate data from server.
This feature automatically activated by on SharePoint Team Sites
User can do deactivate this feature at site collection level.

Go to Site Settings -> Manage Site Features - >
Find Minimal Download Strategy Feature - > Click on Deactivate.


Uninstall the Minimal download strategy powershell Script

Uninstall-SPFeature MDSFeature -Force -Confirm:$false

Minimal download strategy Feature location in 15 hive directory

# backup current Feature XML

$xmlmpath = "C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\
Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\MDSFeature\feature.xml"

Copy-Item $path "$xmlpath-orig"

 
# mo DLL assembly detail
[xml] $x = Get-Content $xmlpath

$x.Feature.RemoveAttribute("ReceiverClass")

$x.Feature.RemoveAttribute("ReceiverAssembly")

$x.Save($xmlpath)

Minimal download strategy Install Feature in Configuration Database

Install-SPFeature MDSFeature

Enable Powershell Script in minimal strategy Feature

backup current Feature XML
$path = "C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\15\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\MDSFeature\feature.xml"

Copy-Item "$path-orig" $path -Force -Confirm:$false

 

Install minimal strategy Feature

Install-SPFeature MDSFeature