Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth Here's how to 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:
[ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE EDITING!]
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%.

I have tested on XP Pro, and 2000
other o/s not tested.

Please give me feedback about your results.

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Another cool tweak..keep'em coming..lol

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cool, something for the next weekend to try! thanks fatman!

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Works in windows 7, but its a lil different u still type gpedit.msc
Computer Configuration>
Administrative Templates>
Network>
QoS packet Scheduler Then the snap-in is in this folder a little quicker by 1 folder I think gpedit.msc is only local now I cant be sure cause I dont really touch snap-ins

For us slightly pc challenged individuals, what does changing this setting to 0 actually do for me?

he covers that here

has anybody tried this on Vista? I'd like to try it but I'd like a good word before any effort. Sure call me lazy. everybody else does.

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sorry motaman1013, i cant help you there, im running windows 7. i highly recommend it.

PM for more info.

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Hmmm I'm running XP and I can't seem to see Limit reservable bandwidth anywhere?

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