Tweak Internet Speed by Tuning Up Default Network Bandwith Limit Windows XP

Tweak internet speed bandwith limit win xpYour internet speed is slow, want to tweak internet speed BUT your operating system is Windows XP Professional. By default, the Packet Scheduler of Windows XP Pro limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default. That packet is QoS ( Quality of service) for Windows XP. This packet may not be often used, so Why don’t we change the setting to tweak internet speed.

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. If you enable the 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.

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

Here step by step to TUNE UP your bandwith limit in Windows XP > Group policy :

1. Go to “RUN” and type : gpedit.msc
tweak internet speed - gpedit.msc

2. Administrative Templates > Network > QoS Packet Scheduler
tweak internet speed - QoS packet

3. Double Click > “Limit Reservable Bandwith”

4. Limit Reservable Bandwith > Enabled , Bandwith limit 20% change to > 0%
tweak internet speed - change bandwith limit

5. click OK, and Restart your connection.

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18 Responses to “Tweak Internet Speed by Tuning Up Default Network Bandwith Limit Windows XP”


  • Thanks..Solved my bandwidth woes to some extend :)

  • hi, cool web site and good articles.
    The The first step is to learn how to find out what your Internet speed is.The Internet speed is determined by 2 components: the download rate and the upload rate of data which are usually measured in Kilobits per second.
    Then after you know the upload and download rate, you can use tools or tweaks to improve your internet speed, or take the decision to change your ISP.

  • this will only have an effect if you are using QoS, which most aren’t, and then it will render the QoS less effective (because allowing your computer to prioritize some traffic over others is the whole point of QoS).

  • Hi, cool web sites.For speed up your pc you can use a free tool from http://myinternetspeed.org/free-utilities/free-utility-program/. It allows you to clean system junk files, invalid registry entries and Internet traces. You can also manage and delete browser add-ons, analyze disk space usage and find duplicate files, view and manage installed shell extensions, encrypt your files from unauthorized access and use, split large files into smaller manageable files and then rejoin them.

  • hi i have a bell 2wire internet box and i wont to boost my download speed from 260kbps to 1 mbps or 7mbps. i have unlimited download and the dum thing is that i am paying for a 7mbps internet speed and am not getting that,because i am too far from the bell service center or something like that.
    so thats why im not getting that much of download speed and upload speed.

    so is there anyway i can boost my internet or tweak my windows xp.

    i did do some tweak.
    but they don’t work a lot.
    its like it dose nothing.

    and im useing TCPoptimzer but i dont know how to use it a lot.
    and im useing modem booster software and download acelerator.

    yea so can someone please help me.

    i am good at following instruction.

  • FiRST off Danny learn how to spell please, your lack of computer intelligence IS one thing “,” but your complete and utter destruction of the english language is horrific ! When spelling the word u-s-i-n-g “,” you DROP OFF THE E at the end “.” In MOST cases in the english language whenever you have an E or Y at the end of a word it is normally dropped when using the word in a plural. Which means MORE THAN ONE, and the word D-O-S-E is the used for an ammount of medicine, when you mean it d-o-e-s something or it d-o-e-s nothing it is spelled D-O-E-S not D-O-S-E and the word yeah is spelled Y-E-A-H not Y-E-A and I guess you mean that you are good at following I-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N-S and if you W-A-N-T something it is NOT spelled W-O-N-T you *****, and if your still using a phone modem you really should get with todays technology and upgrade to either a cable modem or to a real DSL

    I gave up trying to correct your grammatical mistakes. ._.

    • WOW! That was totally uncalled for.
      How about this for some spelling…

      PMS.

      Enough Said. Stay off the discussion groups when you have this condition.

    • hey Ashlea….. if ur a female, i’d like to have ur contact…. do hit back ;)
      its haruwn @hotmail.com by d way…. u on facebook or ny otha community ?

  • Hai Ashlea…. What did you do last night? so that you post reply this?

  • hey..how u do this in windows vista? because i cant put in the gpedit.msc in the run… it says error

  • hey Ashlea, typically speaking you are a rude ass, i am sure you’re that wanna-be gangstah type loser that puts down people to better you’re idiot self.. NOT!. not everyone whom has a computer problem would not know where to begin. No One Is Perfect! . with the help of true others, helping each out is the outcome of good friends :D

    and Danny,,, check with BlackViper.com for your Internet Bandwith needs. hope this would be of rather better help for you. Enjoy!

  • Hey Ashlea, have a look at your phrases “but your complete and utter destruction of the english language is horrific ! When spelling the word u-s-i-n-g “,” you DROP OFF THE E at the end “.” In MOST cases in the english language whenever you have an E or Y at the end of a word it is normally dropped when using the word in a plural. Which means MORE THAN ONE, and the word D-O-S-E is the used for an ammount of medicine, when you mean it d-o-e-s something or it d-o-e-s nothing it is spelled D-O-E-S not D-O-S-E and the word yeah is spelled Y-E-A-H not Y-E-A and I guess you mean that you are good at following…”

    U-S-I-N-G is not a plural form of the verb “use” but it’s the present tense form of the verb “use” so you better say it as “drop off the E at the end of a word that ends with a vowel before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. And for your sentence “Which means MORE THAN ONE, and the word D-O-S-E is the used for an ammount of medicine”, just say “the word D-O-S-E is the “use” not “used”. One more thing it is A-M-O-U-N-T not A-M-M-O-U-N-T. Next time you correct a person with his/her english be sure all of your spellings and grammars are correct. I***T!!!

  • LOL..

    Hey Ashlea, in case you didn’t know this isn’t an english TUTORIAL website. Du***ss..

    Don’t criticize others..
    Your not even perfect to begin with..

    PS

    YOUR WORTHLESS..

  • thanks for sharing
    i aslo use dsl speed which is an online tool which helps to optimize ur pc performance

  • hah?
    is this language section?

    =sorry for my bad english,still learning=

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