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Speed up broadband internet connection

Speed up broadband internet connection

Introduction

If you are using windows XP on your computer, you can boost up the speed of your broadband internet connection. Windows XP have a built-in feature to reserve the 20 % of bandwidth of your internet connection,but you can overrule of this default setting. To enjoy 100 percent bandwidth of internet connection, you should set up bandwidth limit 0 percent.

Steps

Step one

Click Start and then click Run.

Step two

Type "GPedit.msc" in Run option and you will obtained “Local Computer Policy”

Step three

Under “Local Computer Policy” > expand the "administrative templates">expand the "Network" > click the "QoS Packet Scheduler" >in right side window, double click on "limit reservable bandwidth".

Step four

Under the "Limit reservable bandwidth properties" dialog box check "enabled"™ then change the "Bandwidth limit %" to zero and click “ok”.

Close the Group Policy editor and restart your computer, after any changes to go into effect.