Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth! Get it back

[xman]

Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth! Get it back

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, and 2000 other OS not tested.
Does'nt work on winxp home

[Samanthajones]

thnx a lot for these instructions!!!

so simple instructions to do something big!!!!!

thxn for posting xman!!!!

[Raymond]

thanx for the instruction...dude...is it help for regaining speed of our computer xmanji...?????

[friend]

unfortunatley, I am using Windows XP home....so it won't help me....

But this will help many...............those using XP pro..............

thanks.........

[harylove]

tricky one

changed as you mentioned..cool one..keep it up

Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth! Get it back

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, and 2000 other OS not tested.
Does'nt work on winxp home

[sheguy]

thanks xmanji for this instructions

[christya]

wow, thank you very much

[johncena]

I think it will help to get the unlimted bandwitch...so U can go anywere...

so speed of internet..will increase......I try this..one..I got it.to..

[ksrakesh75]

Thanks for the nice info. Hope it works. How do we confirm the increase in Bandwidth

[s4sree]

thnx a lot for these instructions!!!

so simple instructions to do something big!!!!!

thxn for posting xman!!!!

[meliyon]

tax for this info, but i have xp home in my sysem :saadd:

[kannurcity]

thnx for information

[sumith]

thnaks for the info

thanks xmanji