britechguy
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I take no credit for the following. It was written by Jaffar Sidek on the Windows 10 for Screen Reader Users Group on Groups.io earlier today. This is something I was entirely unaware of, and I instantly enabled this group policy item and set the percentage down to 15. I want my user stuff to get favored for bandwidth when I need it, not Windows 10. When I'm doing nothing, have at all the bandwidth, but not when I'm downloading something I want, generally as quickly as possible.
The instructions are written with screen reader users in mind, but conversion to sighted "point and click" is a trivial exercise:
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Ever wondered why your large file download is not as fast as it should be even though you're on a fast connection? Ever wondered why there are times when you are unable to achieve certain tasks on your pc? It is because from time, Microsoft gets ahead of your network activity queue and reserves or steals your band width to check if, for example, your copy of windows is genuine, or to perform what it sees as a priority, update to your system. They are in possession of what is known as a "Fast pass" which literally means like those with the more expensive tickets will be in front of you in line and priority, no matter your time of arrival and position in the queue. People who travel should be aware of this. So, the question is, is there a way to forestall Microsoft's priority status to our systems? Yes, there is, and at least we should appreciate Microsoft for putting it in for us to use should we need it. Here's how.
Note that the first method is for users of Win10 pro or higher. For win10 home users, you will need to edit your registry, and should you want to attempt it, please back up your registry first. You have been alerted.
1. press windows+r to bring up the run edit box and type "gpedit.msc" without the quotes.
2. Shift+tab to the tree view. Arrow down to "Administrative Templates" then arrow right to open the tree.
3. arrow down to "network" or press N to get there quicker, and again press the right arrow key to open it up, then press "qos packet scheduler".
5. Now tab once to a list box. Arrow down to "Limit Reservable Band Width" which is disabled by default. Press enter on it.
6. Tab twice to a radio button group. Arrow down to "enabled". Tab three times more. at The third tab, there is a spin box. Use that to set the limit that Microsoft can take from your band width. I have mine set to zero. This will ensure that when you are downloading a huge file, or when your system is engaged in some resource intensive work, Microsoft will not be able to get in front of your activity queue until you have completed things at your end.
I will also include the video from which I obtained this info. I have not written up a tutorial info for Win10 home users because a bit more work is needed, and I figured the info on the video will give better direction to you.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ipj1z97nreehth/Windows is Taking Your Bandwidth _ Let's Fix It!.mp4?dl=1
The instructions are written with screen reader users in mind, but conversion to sighted "point and click" is a trivial exercise:
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Ever wondered why your large file download is not as fast as it should be even though you're on a fast connection? Ever wondered why there are times when you are unable to achieve certain tasks on your pc? It is because from time, Microsoft gets ahead of your network activity queue and reserves or steals your band width to check if, for example, your copy of windows is genuine, or to perform what it sees as a priority, update to your system. They are in possession of what is known as a "Fast pass" which literally means like those with the more expensive tickets will be in front of you in line and priority, no matter your time of arrival and position in the queue. People who travel should be aware of this. So, the question is, is there a way to forestall Microsoft's priority status to our systems? Yes, there is, and at least we should appreciate Microsoft for putting it in for us to use should we need it. Here's how.
Note that the first method is for users of Win10 pro or higher. For win10 home users, you will need to edit your registry, and should you want to attempt it, please back up your registry first. You have been alerted.
1. press windows+r to bring up the run edit box and type "gpedit.msc" without the quotes.
2. Shift+tab to the tree view. Arrow down to "Administrative Templates" then arrow right to open the tree.
3. arrow down to "network" or press N to get there quicker, and again press the right arrow key to open it up, then press "qos packet scheduler".
5. Now tab once to a list box. Arrow down to "Limit Reservable Band Width" which is disabled by default. Press enter on it.
6. Tab twice to a radio button group. Arrow down to "enabled". Tab three times more. at The third tab, there is a spin box. Use that to set the limit that Microsoft can take from your band width. I have mine set to zero. This will ensure that when you are downloading a huge file, or when your system is engaged in some resource intensive work, Microsoft will not be able to get in front of your activity queue until you have completed things at your end.
I will also include the video from which I obtained this info. I have not written up a tutorial info for Win10 home users because a bit more work is needed, and I figured the info on the video will give better direction to you.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ipj1z97nreehth/Windows is Taking Your Bandwidth _ Let's Fix It!.mp4?dl=1
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