Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth! Get it back

[keanu_reeves]

A nice little tweak for XP. Microsoft reserve 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes (suspect for updates and interrogating your machine etc..)

Here's how to get it back:

Click Start-->Run-->type "gpedit.msc" without the "

This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:


Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable Bandwidth


Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab :

"By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."

So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.
works on XP Pro, 2k & 2k3
other o/s not tested.

 

[rockyj123]

r u experiencing faster download speedS?

 

[keanu_reeves]

yes i am

 

[alib_i]

old
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8287&highlight=qos
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8064&highlight=qos

 

[mail2and]

mmm came in digit in 2002 when xp was new

 

[cooljeba]

98 here

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

 

[Wizard]

And this tweak doesnt work in Win XP Home...( Too Bad )

 

[keanu_reeves]

well this what i came across this and it worked for me an my friends. i am not a techie that's y i posted it here

 

[vysakh]

start run--gpedit.msc
cannot find
os winxp home + sp2

 

[keanu_reeves]

that is microsoft's problem not mine

 

[NikhilVerma]

That's why I use windows ME...
No such problem at all....

 

[go4inet]

Determines the percentage of connection bandwidth that the system can reserve. This value limits the combined bandwidth reservations of all programs running on the system.

By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default.

If you enable this setting, you can use the "Bandwidth limit" box to adjust the amount of bandwidth the system can reserve.

If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the system uses the default value of 20 percent of the connection.

Important: If a bandwidth limit is set for a particular network adapter in the registry, this setting is ignored when configuring that network adapter.

I can view it....BTW by default it was not enabled. I use Windows XP Corporate Edition !!

With SP2

 

[drgrudge]

me too i cant see that...., use winxp(professional edition) with sp2

 

[silkyboy]

thx bro, nice work

 

[svenkat83]

98 here

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

Thats a shocker.Jeba,I thought your PC runs on Linux. 8)

 

[xenkatesh]

Win 2000 HERE!!!!

 

[snehal_prabhu]

i gues i knew it or atleast heard it some where before

 

[lavan_joy]

I tried that an year ago.
It will increase the network speed (LAN).NOT INTERNET SPEED..

 

[rockyj123]

network speed.... wtf....... useless....

 

[Ashis]

Thanks Dude!