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