Boost Your Wi-Fi Speed in Laptop Windows 7: 5 Tips and Tricks
In today’s world, searching the internet is a very simple that anyone can do. In other words, your web browser has become as important as your computer’s operating system. But sometimes our web browser slows down, which can be related to various reasons that cannot be listed in this article due to its length. But here we suggest you a solution that most people don’t know about.
When you buy a brand new PC/Laptop (Windows), a percentage of your Internet bandwidth is already set by Microsoft, known as Reservable Bandwidth, and with system updates, Microsoft aims to do this and Windows will use this reservable bandwidth to update your system when an update is available for your system. In some cases, the reason of your internet speed reduction can be your browser data.
If you change your computer/laptop operating system or format your computer, this reservable bandwidth will be set to 20%, which is the default value. The meaning of this 20% is that no matter how high your internet speed is, 20% of it is kept for updating the system. So every time you connect your PC/laptop to the internet, your system will check for system updates and if an update is available, the system will start downloading the update.
In this article we intend to how to increase Wi-Fi speed in Laptop Windows 7. So stay with us until the end of the article.
What should we do to increase the speed of the Internet in Windows?
Turn off system update if you have system update turned on because it stays on by default. Therefore, the process of updating your system will no longer be checked. But it is wrong to think that your reservable bandwidth is reserved for your use. It is your responsibility to determine the bandwidth limit that can be reserved.
1.Increase internet speed by reservable bandwidth
By following the steps below, you can change the amount of reservable bandwidth according to your needs, and this is a good and suitable solution.
Press the Windows key + R at the same time to open the Run box.
Type gpedit.msc in the Run box and press Enter. The Local Group Policy Editor opens.
Open Computer Configuration.
Open Administrative Templates.
Open Network.
Open QoS Packet Scheduler and then Double click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth.
Choose Enabled in the Left side of the window.
Set Bandwidth Limit (%) to 0 (Zero) and then Click on OK and close the window.
Now the bandwidth that was reserved by Windows 20% is usable for you.
Now you can increase your internet speed by making changes in your registry. The speed will not increase significantly but it can make a difference for you.
2.Increase your Internet Speed using Registry Editor
Press the Windows key + R at the same time to open the Run box.
In the Run box, type regedit and press Enter. Opens the registry editor.
Open Computer folder on left side of the registry editor window. Then open HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE –> SYSTEM –> CurrentControlSet –> Services folder.
Open Tcpip folder and then Click on ServiceProvider folder.
Paste the following values into the registry files on the right side of the registry editor window.
Select DnsPriority and type 7 in value data and click OK.
Open HostsPriority and type 6 in value data and click OK.
Open LocalPriority and type 5 in value data and click OK.
Open NetbtPriority and type 8 in value data and click OK.
Close the Registry Editor window and enjoy the Internet.
Conclusion
Now you are familiar with the solutions that you can use to increase your internet speed in Windows 7. We hope this article is useful for you.
What other solutions do you know to increase your internet speed in Windows 7?
