Neat tip, Windows is keeping 20% of your Bandwidth for itself take it back!!

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Neat tip, Windows is keeping 20% of your Bandwidth for itself take it back!!

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Yup Windows by default is taking 20% of your bandwidth, with a few little steps you can change it:

You have to do a bit of editing so dont blame me if you goof up ;)
but I have seen a difference and Im sure you will too.

Navigate to - C:\WINDOWS\system32, and find "gpedit" open up the group policy editor.
to insure you have the correct file you will see to the left a seperator and "Local Computer Policy" with a branch expantion . Find "Administrative Templates" and expand, then open "network"
You should see a "QoS Packet Scheduler" folder with a + by it, click on the "Qos Packet Expander" then to the right of the divider bar you will see "Settings" and below "Limit reservable bandwidth" Double Click!.

Now a new windows has opened. You should be on the "Setting" Tab
and below you see Limit Reservable Bandwidth.
Go a bit further down and find;
0 Not COnfigured
0 Enabled
0 Disabled

Enable it!
"Bandwith limit" in the box below is now available and you should see 20% in it, Change it to 0%
Hit APPLY then OK.
I recomend opening your network settings and goign to your connection select properties and then look under your "network tab" making sure QoS package scheduler is checked.
retart and your done.


Cool tip hope it helps out! if you have a question email me.
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I dont have a "gpedit". i did a search and it didnt find one? is this bad?
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Post by eGoCeNTRoNiX »

Originally posted by Pugsley
I dont have a "gpedit". i did a search and it didnt find one? is this bad?


Dean is running XP I think Pugsley, so this may not be a go for Win2k (or are you running XP now too?)

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On a second note, I just tried to find it and I'm on XPro.. I found the gpedit thing, but I could not run it. I'll try to get in touch with Dean and see what I come up with.
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Post by DoPeY5007 »

ok, if it isn't configured, wouldn't that mean that there is no limit?



edit, n/m I read that if it isn't configured by default it will use the 20% thing.


Ok I am try`n it ;)
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This tweak was a big hit on many XP forums when XP first came out. I tried it back then and could not see any real world difference or any difference when benchmarking my download speeds. I later read an article that said that even with the 20% of the bandwidth reserved that a cable or dsl connection still could not come close to using the bandwidth that it had much less the 20% that was being reserved.

Give it a try and see if you feel any difference or can see better download speeds. I didn't when I tried it but I sure would do it again if anyone is seeing any real benefits from it.
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internet shouldn't make a dif, it is file transfers on your LAN that should improve ;)
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yea im running XP pro. And that file doesent exist on my system any where.
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it was on both my XPPro boxes, not my XPHome though
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Do this: Goto Start then Run and type in "gpedit.msc"

It's the Group Policy editor as stated and it's MUCHO powerful. I always use it to turn off certain "features" and the like. Explore around but be careful. You can do some crazy shit to your system with it.

Nice find though Evil....maybe it will increase my bandwidth over my college connection :)
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Yeah guys Im sorry I didnt clarify that you could use gpedit.msc to start it up and XP only, but you guys should have it.
I have heard that it also can help out on a dial up connection, But Im not sure yet.
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Post by ©LINT »

Originally posted by Invisible Evil
I have heard that it also can help out on a dial up connection, But Im not sure yet.

I will let you know soon ;)

Edit: So does it or does it not work with XP Home? Little confused from the different threads..

I tried gpedit.msc and gpedit and nothing...
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Im running XP Home and I couldnt find it anywhere either......
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Only XP Pro and 2k does have a group policy editor. Dunno about the QoS stuff though.
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Yeah Home has the packet scheduler... not sure if you NEED to have it on, but mine is enabled.
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