If you are a windows user there is something you should know, you are not getting all of your maximum bandwidth capacity out of your computer. Windows had this nifty little setting that reserves as much as 20% of your bandwidth for QoS (Which stands for quality of service.) This should make you angry, at least it made me angry. I will now teach you how to get that bandwidth back. As a last note, this only works on XP Professional.
1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type in “gpedit.msc” and hit OK
4. In the Group Policy window, expand Computer Configuration, and then expand Administrative Templates. Expand Network and click on QoS Packet Scheduler.
5. Click on limit reservable bandwidth in the right window
6. Select the Enabled option and then type zero in the bandwidth box then hit apply and click that OK button
7. Go ahead and restart the computer for good measure and all should be good
You may be wondering why not disable the bandwidth? Well the stupid thing about this setting is that the only way to get your bandwidth back is to enable the setting and set it to zero. I know what youre thinking, that’s stupid. I thought so too.