How to Increase Your Internet Speed on Windows 10 (Best Settings)

[Music] many of you have commented that your internet is slower since upgrading to Windows 10 fortunately there are simple tweaks that you can perform to speed up your internet I'll show you step by step starting out with the easier tips and ending with those for advanced users coming up next on tech gumbo [Music] before making any changes you'll want to check the current status of your internet there are many websites for testing your internet speed one of the most popular is speed test I'm using their app from the Microsoft Store but you can also go to their website which is speedtest.net to run a test the ping measured in milliseconds will let you know how fast you get a response after you send out a request the lower the number the better a fast ping means a more responsive connection it will also test your download speed which is how fast you can pull data from the server to your computer and your upload speed is how fast your data is sent from your computer to others whether you use speed test or another internet speed testing site or app it's always a good idea to check it periodically to make sure that you're getting the advertised speeds from your internet service provider first we'll modify the DNS servers DNS stands for domain name system quite simply it's a process that translates domain names into IP addresses using DNS servers not assigned by your ISP can make your internet faster to change your DNS server go to the search box and type control panel click on it find Network and sharing Center and selected on the left side of this window click on change adapter settings right click on the internet you're using and select properties go down to Internet Protocol version 4 select it to highlight it make sure that's checked and select properties in the bottom half of this new window click on use the following DNS server addresses in this example we'll use Google's own public DNS for preferred DNS server enter 8 8 8 8 and for alternate DNS server enter 8 8 4 4 when you're done click on ok that's all there is to it if you want to try out other DNS servers I'll put a link in the description to a site with an updated list of other free DNS providers others I'd recommend from this list our Open DNS and CloudFlare this next one is overlooked by most people but can have an impact on your internet speed turn off any apps or services that can run in the background even if you're not using them left click on the Start menu and select settings click on privacy in the left pane scroll down and find background apps and select it now just go through the apps listed and turn off the ones that you don't want running in the background tying up system resources and feeding off your internet while we're in the settings menu let's turn off peer-to-peer updates click on home in the upper left select update and security now click on Advanced Options then click on delivery optimization down here where it says allow downloads from other pcs toggle to switch off with this turned off you don't need to worry about others in your household or strangers using your valuable Internet resources when I upgraded to Windows 10 a couple years back this was turned on by default shame on you Microsoft turning off the automatic updates for Windows is not a long-term fix but can be useful for those times you need your internet speeds to be at their peak go to the search bar and type services click on it scroll all the way down and double-click on Windows Update if the service status says running click on stop then change the startup type from automatic to disable then hit apply or ok to save your changes just remember to turn it back on you wouldn't want to miss all the great new updates that might delete your files or could possibly give you the blue screen of death some of you know what I'm talking about if your only means of connecting to the Internet is via Wi-Fi it may benefit you to change the wireless channel on your router if you have multiple users on same Wi-Fi channel that can slow down the internet for everyone on that channel this is common in apartment buildings or tightly packed neighborhoods to find out which channels have the least congestion go to the Windows Store and install Wi-Fi analyzer open it up and select the analyze tab this graph shows the Wi-Fi strength in your area I'm currently on the recommended channel which is 11 but if I were on channel 4 or 5 I would want to change the channel to 11 in the router settings at this time I won't do a full tutorial on how to access your wireless settings which can vary depending on which router you own you just need to find the option to change the channel and switch it to the recommended Channel if your previously on a congested Channel after making the switch you should notice an improvement to your internet speed lso which stands for large send off load is a technique of improving network performance while at the same time reducing CPU overhead in theory it sounds great in practice it has been known to cause performance and slowdown issues to disable it in the search bar type device manager and selected go down to network adapters and click the arrow to expand it in the list double click on your network card if you connect via ethernet select Ethernet controller you can connect via Wi-Fi select wireless adapter in this example I'll select Ethernet controller go to the advanced tab in the list select large send off load V to ipv4 and set the value to disabled if you have large send off load V to ipv6 set that value to disabled as well when you're done click OK if you experience any issues you can re-enable it at any time windows 10 by default keeps away 20% of your internet bandwidth for its operating system and other related tasks which means you only have 80 percent of your bandwidth that you can actually use here are the steps to get that 20% back for you to use you will need to access the group policy editor for this one which is only available by default for the pro edition of Windows 10 if you're using the Home Edition your first step is to enable the group policy editor I've put a link in the description but the steps needed to enable it to get started open the run window by selecting the Windows key + R on your keyboard or you could right click on the Start menu icon and select run in the search box type gpedit.msc hit enter on your keyboard or click on ok be careful in this window this is how IT administrators keep you locked out of programs and keep you from making certain changes in the left pane click on computer configuration double click on administrative templates double click Network then double click QoS packet scheduler where it says limit reservable bandwidth double click on it to open a new window choose enabled then change the bandwidth limit to 0 when you're done making the changes click on apply then ok to exit other than changing your DNS server the tip I just showed you in my experience is the most useful in 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Length: 8min 53sec (533 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 30 2018