How to speed up your broadband internet 

Here’s a simple 3 minute tweak that will increase broadband speed in XP (Pro) and Windows 7 (Pro & Ultimate).

By default (even with QoS disabled) Windows reserves up to 20 percent of your connections bandwidth.

To override this reserve take the following steps.

Make sure you Log on as Administrator, not as a user with Administrator privileges.

Windows XP
gpedit.msc

Open the Run dialog box using shortcut Window + R and type gpedit.msc

Computer Configuration

Expand [ Computer Configuration ] branch

Group Policy

Expand [ Administrative Templates ] branch
Expand [ Network ] branch
Highlight [ QoS Packet Scheduler ]
Double-click [ Limit Reservable Bandwidth ]

Limit Reservable Bandwidth

Enabled is set by default, if [ Not Configured ] is your current setting Change to [ Enabled ]
Change [ Bandwidth limit % ] to 0
Click [ Apply ] [ OK ]
Windows 7
windows-7-gpedit.msc

Open the Run dialog box using shortcut Window + R and type gpedit.msc

Windows 7 Local Group Policy Editor

Expand [ Computer Configuration ] branch
Expand [ Administrative Templates ] branch
Expand [ Network ] branch
Highlight [ QoS Packet Scheduler ]
Double-click [ Limit Reservable Bandwidth ]

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In Windows 7 Not Configured is the default setting.

Even though bandwidth limit (%) indicates 0, Windows reserves up to 20 % of the current bandwidth available, as seen below.


Windows 7 Limit Reservable Bandwidth Default

Change setting from [ Not Configured ] to [ Enabled ]
Change [ Bandwidth limit % ] to 0
Click [ Apply ] [ OK ]