If you are plagued with a slow bandwidth connection, and if you have a Windows operating system, then there is a simple method by which you increase your internet speed by 20%. This is because almost all newer versions of Windows hold back 20% of the available bandwidth on a computer for updating Windows programs and checking for spyware etcetera. What this means is that you get to use only 80% of your available bandwidth, which turns out to be a major pain if you are already working on a low bandwidth internet connection.
However, if you want to increase the speed of your internet connection by 20%, you can do so by following these steps:
- Click on Start, go to Run and Type gpedit.msc, click on OK
- Click on Administrative Templates folder in left partition of the dialog box that opens
- Click on Network folder in the right pane of the dialog box
- Open Qos Packet Scheduler
- Select Limit Reservable Bandwidth
- Enable the option and set 0% as Bandwidth Limit
- Click on Apply to close dialog box
- Restart your computer
Once you free up the bandwidth that was earlier reserved by your Windows operating system, you will be able to see a remarkable change in the speed of your internet connection. And why shouldn’t it be, after all you now have 20% more bandwidth available for your work.
