How to speed up the Internet connection speed on your computer. Configuring the QoS Packet Scheduler

What gets on your nerves more than? Perhaps only the “turtle” Internet! Tired of watching your cursor spin endlessly while waiting for a website to open? Or wait forever for a file to load? If yes, it's time to act.

This article is for those who value their time and protect their peace of mind. Read how to increase Internet speed by everyone possible ways. Spend half an hour once and this problem will never bother you again. And if it happens again, you will know how to solve it.

How to increase Internet speed

Is your plan right for you?

The first limiter on your Internet connection bandwidth is your ISP. It is he who sets the upper speed limit, which you cannot bypass. More precisely, you can, but for an additional amount.

To find out if the actual Internet speed matches what you're paying for, go to any testing site, such as Speedtest.net or, and take measurements. To get the most reliable indicator, close VPN applications and proxy browser extensions (if you use them) before doing this, and also disconnect other traffic consumers (computers, phones, TV, etc.) from the network.

If the result is not much different from what was stated, it means that the Internet is slowing down due to the fact that the line bandwidth is too low for your needs. The solution is to change the tariff to a faster one. Don't want to overpay? Take a closer look at the offers of other providers.

If the speed is 30-50% lower than specified in the contract, then the reason is not in the tariff plan. Short-term slowdowns during the daytime are normal, but constant slowdowns, especially at night when the line is not loaded, are a reason to call technical support.

In some cases, the speed decreases when a certain traffic threshold is reached (this should be stated in the description of the tariff plan), in others - due to problems (both on the part of the provider and on yours) and other reasons.

If the provider's technical support did not help, move on.

We are looking for traffic eaters

Slow Internet operation may be due to the fact that a traffic “eater” has settled on the computer - a program that clogs up a significant part of the Internet channel with its data. Such a “devourer” can be:

Torrent clients. Especially those running on several computers at the same time.
Viruses – worms, spam senders, etc.
Operating system and applications while downloading updates. Especially when there are many such applications and the connection is not very fast.
Cloud service clients during data synchronization (Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Evernote, Yandex Drive, Google Drive, etc.).
A browser minimized to the taskbar with many open tabs.

To find out which processes are actively using the network, run Task Manager, go to the tab " Performance" and click on the link " Open Resource Monitor».

IN Resource Monitor open the tab " Net" and expand the list of processes. To see what share of traffic is consumed by any process, check the box next to it.

The presence of unknown objects in this list, as well as high network activity of operating system processes, is a reason to scan your computer for viruses.

Checking if there are any “left” connections

If you use a wireless access point to access the Internet, .

After this, open the section “ Traffic monitoring"(if any) and see how traffic is distributed between devices. If there is a clear consumption leader among them, you need to look for the source of the problem first of all.

We identify and strengthen equipment bottlenecks

Network cables

Let's start with something simple - by checking the cables between computers and the router, as well as between the router and the provider's equipment. Poor contacts, creases, close proximity to sources of electromagnetic interference (for example, power lines) significantly impair signal transmission. If you find a problem, fix it if possible.

Router (router)

The router is the second most common culprit for slowing down Internet speeds. In the home segment, budget models with low speed characteristics are common. A device purchased for 2-3 thousand rubles is unlikely to give you the feeling of flying, especially if you connect more than 3-4 consumers to it. The maximum speeds indicated in the characteristics of inexpensive devices are almost never achieved in reality. At best it will be half. If the quality of the Internet connection decreases when using a router, but increases when connecting the cable directly to the PC, it is obvious that this is exactly your case.

To get the most out of a weak router, update its firmware to the latest version and place it in a point in the apartment where each connected device will receive a good Wi-Fi signal. Do not place the router close to heat sources, as overheating is another reason for its slowdown.

In the Wi-Fi access point settings, make the following settings:

Wireless mode– 802.11n standard. If possible, disconnect all devices operating under 802.11b/g standards from the access point so that the speed is not limited by the level of their capabilities (802.11b mode operates at 11 Mbit/s, 802.11g - at 54 Mbit/s, 802.11n - at 600 Mbit /s). If you have such devices and they need the Internet, connect them via cable.
To maintain speeds above 54 Mbit/s, activate the “ Wi-Fi Multimedia» ( WMM).
Experiment with broadcast channel width. Choose between 40 MHz and 20 MHz. When the signal level is low and unstable, a 20 MHz channel often provides better throughput than a 40 MHz channel. The “auto 20/40” mode also does not always work optimally.
Use authentication method"WPA2-PSK", encryption algorithm - "AES". Disabling encryption completely will improve the performance of the router, but it will make your network open to everyone, and this is unsafe.
Using the brute force method, find the optimal broadcast channel (option “ Channel» in the wireless network settings).
Select the optimal power of the wireless signal transmitter (option " TX power"). Sometimes lowering it significantly improves transmission quality.

Network card

Outdated drivers and some network adapter settings can reduce communication speed. Start by updating your drivers to the latest version - download them from the computer motherboard or laptop manufacturer's website and install them like a regular application.

After that, launch Windows Device Manager, open the list " Network adapters" And " Properties» the one you are using.

If you are connecting via cable, go to the " Additionally" and set the value of the parameter " Speed & Duplex» to the possible maximum for the device. From two options, choose " Full Duplex"(in this mode, the adapter receives and transmits information simultaneously).

On a similar tab of the wireless adapter properties, set the priority of working in 802.11n mode (the option may be called “ 802.11nmode», « 802.11npreamble» « 802.11n direct connection mode", etc.) and just like on the router, enable support WMM (« Wi-FIMultimedia" or " Multimedia and gaming environment»).

Choosing the fastest DNS server

DNS servers - nodes that map domain names of devices and websites to IP addresses - are essential components of any Internet connection and also affect its speed. Some of them work faster, others slower, some are geographically located closer to you, others further away. Some are heavily loaded, others are lightly loaded.

To determine the fastest and closest DNS server to you, we will use the free Namebench utility from Google.

Namebench runs on Windows, OS X and Linux platforms and is available in graphical and console versions. You can choose any one, and I will tell you how to use it, using a graphic example.

Namebench will search for the optimal DNS server based on the opening time of web pages in browsers, data from network traffic analyzer utilities (tcpdump and winpcap) and some other information.

Once launched, Namebench will automatically detect your location and current DNS addresses. You only need to select from the list " Querydatasource» maximum points for calculation (number in brackets). Above the dotted line of this list is a selection from your browsers, below are standard test sets of the program itself.

To start the scan, click " Start Benchmark».

Upon completion of testing, the result in the form of a table will open in Internet Explorer. The top right shows the recommended DNS servers - the fastest and closest to you. On the left, where I say “Fastest” - how many percent is the best DNS faster than the current one.

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Go to the folder " Network connections " (through context menu Start button or Network and Sharing Center).
Open the context menu of your connection and select " Properties».

In the list of components on the tab " Net» check « IPv4" Click " again" Properties».
Set the switch to " Use the following addressesDNS servers" and indicate there what the program advised.

Also change DNS in the router settings:

Choosing the best browser

Open the same website in several browsers and see that they have different loading speeds. According to the results of comparative tests, the maximum performance is shown by Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Yandex.Browser. In addition, the latter two have a “Turbo mode” option, which speeds up the opening of pages on a slow connection.

Also, to improve browser performance, do not forget to close unnecessary tabs and disable unused extensions.

Using the TCP Optimizer program to speed up the Internet

There are many programs that promise to speed up the Internet by 100-200-500%, but most of them are paid and are not nearly as omnipotent as they are written about. I will tell you about one of the free ones that does not make empty promises, but simply works - the TCP Optimizer utility. It can increase network throughput by approximately 15-20% while supporting all types of connections.

Despite the many options, using the program is not difficult. The optimal parameters are selected automatically. To do this, you only need to perform a few operations:

Run the utility with administrator rights (it does not require installation).
On the scale " ConnectionSpeed» specify the maximum speed of your connection.
From the list " Networkadapterselection» select the current network adapter.
In the list " Choose settings» check « Optimal».
Click " Applychanges" and restart your computer to apply the settings.

IN automatic mode TCP Optimizer itself sets the optimal TCP (main network protocol) window parameters for a given connection speed. And if you want to understand the program in more detail in order to change its settings manually, there is a link on the developer’s website.

That's all I wanted to say on today's topic. Of course, on the vastness of the global network you can find a lot of other tips on how to speed up the Internet by 1000%, but some of them have long been irrelevant, and some are downright harmful (like suggestions to abandon the antivirus and disable Windows updates). A main advice like this: speed up, but maintain a reasonable balance between online comfort and data security on your PC. After all, the second, whatever one may say, is more important than the first.

It is rare to find a person who is completely satisfied with the speed of the Internet they use. There are available methods for increasing the speed of data reception and transmission on the Internet, which are well known to experienced users. Below are specific recommendations and tips on how to speed up the Internet speed using software methods, that is, without expensive upgrades of the equipment used and reconstruction of communication networks.

Knowing exactly the cause can effectively get rid of the problem. Unfortunately, the list of reasons is very wide and Internet speed is often influenced by not one, but several factors at once:

One of the main ones is the type of connection used, for example, cable, DSL or Dial Up (the latter type of connection is the slowest). If the connection is made via a telephone line (copper wires), then the degree of wear of the wires and their length have a significant impact on the reduction in speed. Today, Internet supply companies are switching to fiber optic cables, which allow for the highest possible connection speeds;
Activity of various utilities and add-ons in the Internet browser;
Viruses;
Overload of popular Internet resources. Frequently visited sites are designed for high loads when a large audience works on them, however, it happens that the servers cannot cope with the flow of visitors;
Problems with local equipment, for example, an incorrectly configured router, outdated versions software, insufficient power of the devices used, PC components, etc.

The listed number of factors is far from complete. A separate article can be devoted to a review of the reasons, but it would be more advisable to quickly move on to specific methods that allow you to determine and increase Internet speed.

What is the maximum speed of mobile and home Internet?

There is no clear answer to this simple question. The subscriber’s contract with the company providing communication services always indicates the speed, but with the mark “UP TO”. Unfortunately, the maximum value specified in the contract with the provider, in real conditions is never achieved. Also, it should be noted that the values in the documentation are measured in “Mbit/s”. You should take into account the ratio of megabytes familiar to people to megabits (1: 8). For example, in the case where the number 100 Mbit/s is printed in the contract, this is only about 12 megabytes.

ADSL
The maximum home Internet speed offered by providers within the framework of ADSL technology standard ITU G.992.1 Annex A (B) does not exceed 12 Mbit, and ADSL2+ is twice as high. However, this popular standard is gradually becoming a thing of the past, since in practice, users using these technologies gain access to the World Wide Web at speeds of no more than 8 Mbit.

Optical fiber
Increasingly, communications based on twisted pair and optical fiber are used for home Internet access. Obviously, the bottleneck in this case is the use of copper wire and, as a result, the data reception speed is no more than 100 Mbit. Although technology makes it possible to obtain a value 10 times greater, but ordinary people Gigabit speeds are rarely available for home use.
If only optical lines are used, then the speed values can be tens of gigabits, but ordinary users are provided with from 100 Mbit to 1 Gbit.

Wi-Fi
Typically, using WiFi technology, the speed does not exceed 140 Mbit, while the declared value can be 300 Mbit/s. In practice, the decrease in the indicator is explained by the influence of many factors, for example, interference from electrical equipment, walls and other obstacles.

Mobile Internet

2G up to 474 Kbps.
3G up to 42.2 Mbit/s.
4G up to 1 Gbit/s.

Most convenient way- use the “speedtest.net” service.

You need to click “Start” and wait for the results to appear on the screen. Even beginners have no difficulty figuring out real speed using this popular resource.
There are many services with similar functions on the Internet; for example, experienced users prefer “Yandex.ru/internet”. Here the test start button has a different name “Measure”, but the principle of operation is the same.

Knowing ways to increase the speed of home and mobile internet, the user can increase this by almost a third without additional costs important indicator. Below are specific recommendations that have proven to be effective and work.

Remove unnecessary traffic consumers (programs, devices connected via wifi)
Not only utilities launched by the user consume traffic, but also hidden applications that download updates, exchange statistical data with the program developer, etc. It is recommended, through the task manager, to stop applications that are not required for the operation of the system and the user.

In order to find out which applications actively use the connection to the World Wide Web, you should use “KS” ( Command line). To accomplish your plans, you will need to launch “KS” with extended powers and take the following sequential steps:

Type “netstat -b 5 > activity.txt”;
Click “Enter”;
The “KS” will display a list of the applications you are looking for;
Press “Ctrl” and, without releasing, click on “C”;
A file with a list of connections will be created;
In “KS” type “activity.txt”;
Click “Enter”;
Study the list of applications, closing which will reduce the load on the network and increase Internet speed.

Remove unnecessary toolbars or change your browser and use turbo mode
Simply getting rid of unused toolbars in your Internet browser allows you to speed up your browsing experience. Sometimes removing add-ons takes a long time or causes difficulties for novice users, so it is recommended to change the browser to a faster one, for example, switch from the default Internet Explorer to Chrome, Firefox or Opera. The latest browser includes a turbo mode, which increases the speed of browsing the network by almost 10%.

Check your device (PC or mobile) for viruses
Regular analysis of the memory of a PC or mobile gadget by an antivirus software not only prevents the risk of leaking personal information, but also increases the speed of the Internet. Viruses and advertising applications significantly slow down your work on the network, using up traffic for their own needs. However, not every antivirus program is able to rid your PC of adware. The following utilities have worked well to remove them:

HitMan Pro;
Malwarebytes Antimalware;
AdW Cleaner;
Spybot Search & Destroy.

Disable TCP auto-tuning
To disable TCP_IP auto-tuning, you need to open “KS” with extended permissions.

Print "netsh int tcp set heuristics disabled";
Click “Enter”;
“Ok” will be displayed in “KS”;
Print “netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled”;
Click “Enter”;
“Ok” will be displayed in “KS”;
Print “netsh int tcp set global rss=enabled”;
Click “Enter”;
“Ok” will be displayed in “KS”;
Print "netsh int tcp show global";
Click “Enter”;
“Ok” will be displayed in “KS”;
Restart "PC";
Ready.

To reset the TCP_IP stack to default values, you can use the command “netsh int ip reset C:\resetlog.log”. After this, you need to restart your PC.

Using the fastest DNS for the specific connection conditions of the user's PC is one of best methods increasing Internet speed.
You will need to complete the following steps:

Download the “NameBench” application (the utility is freely distributed on the global network);
Run the utility (no need to install it);
There is no need to configure the utility. Immediately click “Start Benchmark”;
Wait;
A detailed report will be displayed;
The report shows information with optimal connection parameters that the user can only use.

Click “Start”;
Click “Computer”;
Right-click in an empty space of the window that appears;
Click “Properties”;
Click “Remote” (Device Manager);
Expand the “Ports” column;
Click “Serial Port (COM1)”;
Open the “Port Settings” tab;
Set the largest number in the “Bits per second” item;
Click “Ok”;
Ready.

How to increase Internet speed on Windows 10?

You will need to do the following:

Press “Win” with one finger and do not release the key;
With the other finger of your hand, press “R”;
Type "gpedit.msc";
Expand the contents of the “PC Configuration” column;
Enter the “Admin Templates Network” directory;
Go to the “QoS Scheduler” subdirectory;
Call the context from “Limit res.prop.capacity”;
Click “Change”;
Check the “Enabled” box;
Set “zero” as shown in the screenshot above;
Click “Ok”;
Call the context from the connections icon;
Open “Network Management Center”;
Click “Change network card settings”;
Call context from connection;
Click “Properties”;
Check the “QoS Scheduler” box;
Click “Ok”;
Ready.

How to increase download speed?

If the user is thinking about how to increase the speed of downloading a torrent, it is recommended that first of all, install only official client modifications on the PC. At the same time, the speed is almost not affected by which client the PC owner uses, free or paid. Their differences are reflected in the table below.

Internet providers sometimes set limits for their subscribers regarding the speed of torrent downloads, so you need to do the following:

Click “Settings”;
Go to the “Program Settings” tab;
Click “BitTorrent”;
Next, in the encryption column, select “Enabled” and check the permission line;
Click “ok”;
Ready.

Often the client itself has a reception restriction configured. To remove it you will need to follow these steps:

Open context from client icon;
Place the arrow on the line “Reception restriction”;
After this, a menu will open where you need to check the “Unlimited” line.

Owners of mobile gadgets are often dissatisfied with the speed of wireless connections even of the most modern standards, so the question is how to increase the speed of 4g Internet or Wi-Fi connections, worries many. It should be noted that the problem can be solved quickly and without lengthy manual settings. For this purpose, it is enough to install the “Internet Speed Master” utility.

You will need to complete the following steps:

Install and run the utility;
In the menu that appears, tap “Give”;
If the device is rooted, tap “Apply Patch”;
Restart your Android device;
If you do not have root permissions, tap “Improve Internet Connection”;
Restart your Android device;
Ready. Now you can enjoy high speed Internet. The program will automatically make all the settings.

If you need to roll back the settings to their original state, tap “Restore” and then “Ok”.

The following activities will need to be completed:

Reduce the distance of the PC or mobile gadget from the router;
Then, in the router’s web configurator, select the most free Wi-Fi channel;
Update the router firmware;
Clean the device components from dirt and ensure proper cooling;
Replace the antennas with others with a higher gain.

How to increase Internet speed on a laptop?

Sometimes on weak laptops the speed is limited by hardware capabilities. Often, installing additional RAM modules allows you to increase Internet speed. It is also recommended to replace network card to a more modern one.
To get the highest possible speed of access to the global network, you should connect to it from a PC not by air, but preferably by cable connection.

How to increase mobile Internet speed for operators?

In the contract with the subscriber, the mobile operator specifies the speed, but in practice it never reaches the maximum values. You can only get closer to them by following the tips described above in this article. Problems with low speed via cellular communication occur mainly in evening time, when users are most active and after using up the traffic provided by operators in accordance with the connected TPs, speeds are sharply limited. To increase speed again, each mobile company has its own USSD commands.

Beeline

Yellow-striped subscribers often experience a drop in speed to 64 Kbps. With this indicator, even opening Internet pages in a browser becomes unbearable torture and a cruel test of the user’s patience. To increase your speed, you simply need to extend the high-speed traffic provided by your connected plan. For this purpose, you should use the command “*115*121#”. After this, Beeline will provide 1 GB of additional traffic at unlimited speed. However, we must take into account that such an extension is not free (250 rubles).

There are services with extensions for larger and smaller volumes of traffic, which can be found on “beeline.ru”; accordingly, their cost will be higher or lower.

MTS
MTS also has a similar service and it is called “Turbo button 1 GB”. It costs a little less than Beeline (175 rubles). You must use USSD “*467#”.

Megaphone
Megafon customers can use the “Extend Internet 1 GB” option for 210 rubles by entering “*370*1#”.

In addition to using USSD commands, the option can be activated via personal account subscriber

How to increase Internet speed Rostelecom?

100 Mbit/s;
Turbo acceleration;
Night acceleration.

After installing one of the three packages the user likes, increased speed will be guaranteed.

Programs to increase Internet speed

There are applications that optimize network settings of equipment and Internet browsers.
Used by a large army of users around the world, the following programs have proven the effectiveness:

Speed It Up Free;
Internet Speed Booster;
Proximodo;
AuslogicsBoostSpeed.

Applications take up little memory on the PC and are easy to install, for example, the last one from the above list has a size of 7 Mb. It is recommended that after installing the utility, you restart your PC so that the parameter changes take effect.
The installed application can be launched through the icon that appears on the desktop. The menu of all utilities is intuitive, for example, in “AuslogicsBoostSpeed”, click “Tools” and go to the “Internet Acceleration” tab.

To work in programs, instructions are unnecessary. The user can independently select the degree of acceleration after optimizing the settings.

In our article today we will talk about how to increase the speed of your Internet connection, for example, Rostelecom, Beeline, Tele2, Yota, ByFly, Megafon or even Megaline Kazakhtelecom. This will help make downloading files, watching videos or playing online games more comfortable. In order to solve this problem at home, there are many options, we will consider them all. Starting from the simplest and, as necessary, moving on to more effective ones. The instructions provide for increasing the speed of the Internet on a personal computer, laptop or phone.

Before you answer the question: how to speed up the Internet, you need to make sure that it is really low. This is where we will begin our step-by-step instructions.

Let's check - is everything so bad?

It is very easy to check the speed of your network connection in Russia and other countries; for this you can use the well-established website Speedtest.net. We proceed according to this scheme:

Let's go to official page Speedtest.net and click the big yellow button that says “START”.

In order for the speed to be displayed as reliably as possible, we recommend changing the server by indicating the location closest to you. For example, in our case it will be Nikopol.

The analysis itself will begin, the test readings are displayed in real time by an analog needle. In this case, it is the download speed that is tested and it is approximately 65 Mbit/s.

Do not confuse megabits and megabytes - these are completely different indicators. A megabyte is 8 times larger than a megabit, therefore, a speed of 100 Mbps is equal to 12.5 Mbps.

When the download performance test is completed, the outgoing data upload speed to the network will be measured. In our case, it is even higher and amounts to 94 Mbit/s.

Once the measurement is completed, you will see the final results.

In order to understand what Internet speed is considered normal and what it will be enough for, see this table:

Speed	Possibilities
Less than 20 Mbps	View FullHD video on one channel. Downloading 1 MP3 file – 20 s. Loading a movie in average quality takes about 3 minutes. Downloading a 4K movie takes over 1 hour. Downloading a game like GTA5 will take you more than 2 hours.
From 20 to 40 Mbit/s	View FullHD video on one channel. Downloading 1 MP3 file – 10 s. Loading a movie in average quality takes about 1 minute. Downloading a 4K movie takes over 20 minutes. Downloading a game like GTA5 will take you more than 1 hour.
40 – 80 Mbit/s	View FullHD video on one channel. Downloading 1 MP3 file – 5 s. Loading a movie in average quality takes about 1 minute. Downloading a 4K movie takes about half an hour. Loading a game like GTA5 will take you more than 40 minutes.
Over 80 Mbit/s	View FullHD video on one channel. Downloading 1 MP3 file – 1 s. Loading a movie in average quality takes about 1 minute. Downloading a 4K movie takes about 10 minutes. Downloading a game like GTA5 will take you more than 20 minutes of your time.

To summarize, we can say that for comfortable surfing, watching YouTube and online games, 20 Mbit/s is enough for one person. But sometimes your speed is taken away from you by a hidden “enemy”. Who he is and how to find him, we will tell you further.

Cable test

Before you get upset and run out to buy new router, let's start with the basics and try to find out - is the wired connection of our computer with the repeater or router okay?

We do this:

If you have a router and network cable goes from the PC to it, make sure the wire is intact at both ends and try to pull it out and carefully reinsert it until it clicks.
Also check for visual damage on the cable that comes from the street and is inserted into your router.

When the cord is inserted into the computer's network card, two green and red LEDs should light up or blink near its socket. This indicates that all cords are working properly.

So, the wires are all in place and connected securely. So, let's move on and start improving our connection.

Setting up the router

This section is suitable for those who use a router to connect to the network. If your PC is connected to the Internet via a cable that goes directly outside the window, skip this part of the instructions.

The easiest way is to reboot our router. There is a special button for this. But it doesn’t just reboot, it returns the device to factory settings. It is worth using it when simply turning it on and off does not help. You can press a button, for example, with a needle.

Using the power button, you can turn off and then turn on our router without returning its settings to the original ones.

Sometimes there is no such button either, in which case you just need to unplug the device from the network, wait a couple of minutes and turn it on again.

If this does not help solve the problem of low Internet access speed, move on to the next method.

Reset to factory settings

You can also reset your router to factory settings through the control panel. To access it, you need to open a browser on a PC connected to this gadget and enter “192.168.0.0” or “192.168.0.1” in its address bar.

In some cases, the address may differ; you can find it on the official website of the device or on back side router case.

Enter the username and password for your admin panel, then click the login button.

Attention: these instructions are shown using a TP-Link router as an example, in your case everything may look a little different.

You can find out your login and password, as we have already said, on the back of the device. However, if it was purchased secondhand and the owner changed the login details, you need to find them out from him.

When we find ourselves in the control panel of the router, go to the system settings section and select the button to restore the settings to the original ones.

Signal conflict and channel change

Sometimes another device may be operating on the same frequency as your router. It could be a neighbor’s router (or even several at once), your phone, a video camera, or anything at all. In this case, a conflict arises, which we will now resolve.

Again, go to the control panel of our router (we wrote about how to do this in the previous section). Open network settings and select wireless networks. Here you can set the network type, its range, channel number and width. Experiment with the settings, saving them each time and checking your speed through Speedtest.net. It is important to remember how everything was here initially, so that if something happens, you can return everything back.

In new routers, conflict situations do not occur so often, but the problem described below is very common in almost every second home.

Correct distance

The network connection speed is affected by 2 factors: the remoteness of devices and the presence of barriers between them. For example, a PC located in the same room as the router may have an ideal connection and access speed to the WAN. But the laptop on the second floor is separated from the router by a wall and floor and is located, moreover, at a considerable distance. Wireless network coverage may be completely lacking.

This problem can be solved using one of the following methods:

Buying a new, more powerful router.
Using an intermediate access point (also needs to be purchased).
Moving your laptop/PC closer to the wireless network source.
Moving the router itself to the center of the living space.
Connecting a laptop/PC and router with a cable.
Installing a homemade antenna.

If all the methods described above are clear, then we will cover the last one, which involves a homemade antenna, below.

Reflashing the router

There is another option that may seem complicated and dangerous. But this is far from true, let’s say more - in the process of writing this article for you, we independently reflashed our router, although there was no need for this. It is always useful to update the software (firmware) of any device; this leads to the stability of their operation, and in our case it can increase the speed of Internet access.

We go to the official website of the manufacturer of our router. For example, if we have TP-Link, go to tp-link.com. Accordingly, each model will have its own address. We are interested in the support section.

We go to the admin panel of our router and look at its model.

Attention: copy the model of your device exactly; if you make a mistake in even one digit, you can ruin it by flashing it!

In the model search field, enter our version and then click the button with the image of a magnifying glass.

Our device will find it, click on the picture that appears.

Next, click on the support item.

We indicate the device revision.

We select the option that interests us.

Download the software.

In our case, the file was downloaded in a ZIP archive. If the same thing happens to you, unpack it, you need the binary for the firmware.

Select the firmware file and click the update button.

The update process itself will take about 5 seconds.

Ready. Our TP-Link software has been updated to the latest version.

Additional antenna

You can strengthen the signal of our router and increase the Internet speed using a simple design in the form of a homemade external antenna. From the picture below you can understand how to make it.

The frame itself should not be made of conductive material, such as cardboard, plywood or plastic. You can cut it with scissors. The tubes should be cut from aluminum or copper wire.

The long end of the antenna is directed towards the remote PC.

Replacing the device

And finally, if no manipulations with the router help, you can simply replace it with a new one. Today, such devices are quite inexpensive and for about 600 rubles you can buy a long-range three-antenna router in new condition.

Checking tariff and traffic

Sometimes operators simply limit the speed of your connection to the network because you either used up all the packet traffic or simply forgot to pay for it. Log into your provider's personal account and make sure that access is paid for and that the tariff is not limited.

Checking your PC for viruses

Sometimes the quality of your internet can be greatly affected due to the activities of malware. Such programs can work for an attacker by constantly transmitting data to the network. It is this kind of transmission that “steals” not only your data, but also part of the traffic.

Let's look at how to deal with this:

The instructions we offer you are shown using a standard example Windows antivirus 10. With other programs everything happens in a similar way.

Open Windows Defender and click on the tile indicated below.

We start scanning the system.

It is important to choose exactly full version and check the operating system completely.

The virus scanning process will begin, which may take quite a long time. We are waiting for its completion.

Download the utility from its official website. No installation is required here, so just run AdwCleaner as an administrator and accept its license agreement.

Click the big button marked in the screenshot below.

We are waiting for the analysis to complete.

As you can see, unwanted software has been found. It is the dubious torrent client uBar. It is he who most likely “steals” the network speed. Click the virus removal button.

We save all the data, close the programs and click on the restart PC button.

When your computer starts again, the program will offer to view a report on its work.

Displayed here full path to a remote threat and the further course of events.

So, we have cleared the viruses, we also need to take care of the browser.

Browser Cleanup

As you know, malicious software can “take up residence” in your browser. These are the so-called panels and searches with home pages, which not only make the browser “heavy”, but also use some of the traffic, slowing down our access to the network.

Checking the add-ons

First of all, you should look at the extensions available in the browser in order to determine if there is anything unnecessary there and increase the Internet speed.

Let's look at how this is done using Google Chrome as an example:

Click on the menu icon (indicated by the number “1”) and select “Additional tools” from the drop-down list, and then “Extensions”.

In the menu that opens, we look at the available add-ons and, if necessary, remove everything that we do not know or do not need. Only plugins used for their intended purpose should remain here.

Analyzing installed software

You also need to look at the list of installed software. It happens that, unbeknownst to you, a small utility is installed in the OS, which just clogs up the code of our browser.

We do the following:

Using the Windows search, open the control panel.

Select the item marked below.

If your dashboard looks different, then switch the display mode to “Category”.

View the list of installed software. If there is anything unknown or suspicious here, right-click on the program name and delete it. You need to be guided by the following principle - I delete everything that I don’t use.

Let's consider another option for where malware can be installed.

Editing the launch shortcut

We removed the program that attacked our browser, but sometimes it can modify the browser launch shortcut by inserting its own parameter into it.

You can remove it like this:

Using the search bar, we find the browser (in our case it’s the same Google Chrome) and open the file location.

Right-click on the launcher shortcut and select “Properties”.

In the window that opens, look at the field indicated by the arrow and make sure that nothing unnecessary is written after the browser name. If yes, delete everything up to the quotes and click “OK”.

Working with hosts

Very often, viruses modify this system file and add their own addresses to it, blocking the original ones. Let's look at how to fix this:

First you need to run Notepad as an administrator. The file that we will open is a system file, so you won’t be able to access it without superuser privileges. Click the search icon, write “Notepad” there and right-click on the desired result, selecting the item marked “4”.

When the notepad opens, click “File” - “Open...”.

Follow the path shown below and switch the display mode for all files. By default, there is only a text document here.

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

Select the hosts file and click the “Open” button.

The original hosts should look like the screenshot, everything unnecessary needs to be removed.

Don't forget to save the changes.

Third party software

You can also use a handy tool called Malwarebytes to scan for malware.

First, go to the official website of the program and download it from there. Then we install our antivirus and launch it by clicking the “Run scan” button.

We are waiting for the PC scan to finish.

In our case, several threats were found at once. While the system was protected by a standard antivirus. Moreover, all the problems were truly relevant. Click the clear button.

Cleaning the disk, cache and registry

Sometimes the computer just starts to slow down due to the huge number of unnecessary files. Which have been constantly accumulating for a long time. This also reduces the speed of your network connection. That is why to speed up the Internet we need to clean our PC from junk files.

We follow our instructions:

We will use the best solution to comprehensively clean your computer from various kinds temporary files and other objects that slow down its operation. You can download it on our website. Once the download is complete, proceed with the installation. At the very beginning of the process, you should select Russian.

When the installation is complete, launch the program and go to the “Cleaning” tab. Here you should click the “Analysis” button.

The process of searching for “junk” files will begin. We just need to wait for it to end.

To completely clean browsers during scanning, they must be closed. The “smart” utility will notify us about this.

Once the check is completed, we begin cleaning. To do this, simply click on the button indicated by the red frame.

The process of deleting unnecessary data will take only a few tens of seconds.

The next step is to optimize the Windows system registry. There may also be errors hidden here that can reduce the speed of access to the network. Therefore, we go to the “Registry” tab and begin searching for its problems.

We are waiting for the scanning to finish.

Click on the indicated button.

Next we will see a proposal to correct all the errors found at once. Click the “Fix marked” button.

CCleaner also allows you to clean startup. This point is very important. After all, any third-party software, loading along with Windows, begins to check for new versions, download them, etc. This leads to a significant loss of speed and traffic. To fix the problem, go to the “Service” tab, select “Startup”, select the program that needs to be removed, then press the button marked “4”.

In order for the changes to take effect, you must restart your PC or laptop.

Problems with the site

Before you repair your computer and try to increase the speed of your slow ADSL network access, make sure that the site you want to access is not itself causing the problem. To evaluate the load of any resource, we can use a convenient and functional tool from Google. Just enter the website link in the single field and click the “Analyze” button.

Attention: Internet speed may be less than advertised due to the fault of the providers themselves.

Accelerator programs

You can also speed up network access in a fully automatic mode. For this purpose, many applications have been created, the best of which we will briefly describe below.

Throttle

An application that requires virtually no participation from you. User actions are limited to installation, launch and preliminary configuration. By selecting one of the profiles, the program independently selects the optimal operating system settings.

Some Windows registry keys are adjusted, which helps to better download data packages from the network. Almost all connection types and many different popular types of equipment are supported (for example, a modem or wired Internet). A trial version of this software can be downloaded for free on its official website.

Another useful tool that is best suited for inexperienced users. As in the previous case, all you need to do is select one of the available profiles, which, by the way, are enough for any situation.

But there are also a number of additional settings that are suitable specifically for people who are good friends with PCs. Thanks to these parameters, you can get much more benefit from the program than with standard profiles. You can download DSL Speed on its official website.

The application is very similar to those that we described before it, with the exception that there is functionality for displaying detailed information according to the network being used. You can also roll back the settings that caused your connection speed to slow down at any time. Initially, you should test the profiles that are configured here by default. You can download the utility on its home page.

The program contains all the functions for automatic network configuration, customization or displaying data about the current connection. There is one here too distinctive feature, which was not present in our previous applications. This is an activation option safe mode, which will not be easy to increase the speed of your network connection, but also to effectively protect your surfing. You can always download the trial version on the official website of this product.

The last application on our list can improve your Internet speed. It features a convenient and practical user interface, displaying basic information about the network and recording all events in a special file, from which they can later be read. Download latest version of this instrument You can visit his home page.

You can increase the download speed in a torrent client or Steam by removing restrictions on data downloads.

Browser acceleration mode

If you are using slow connection With the Internet, the speed of which is limited by the provider itself, there is no way to increase it. But we can do it differently - take advantage of the maximum acceleration provided by some browsers.

Since pictures and text in uncompressed form have a certain size, by passing the entire stream through a special server, they can be compressed almost significantly. This is exactly what Yandex.Browser does, compressing all the traffic you need and delivering it in a lightweight form. As a result, all web pages will load 2 or even more times faster. This will not affect the download speed of files.

In order to use the function, simply open the menu of this browser by pressing the button indicated by the number “1” and select activation of the special mode. It is disabled by default.

Traffic consumption tracking

If you have a more or less normal network access channel, but it is not enough, it means that some application is consuming our traffic. Therefore, you need to find out who is doing this and fix the problem.

We take the following steps:

We launch the task manager by right-clicking on an empty space on the taskbar and selecting the desired item from the context menu.

You can also launch the task manager using the hotkey combination Ctrl + Shift + Esc.

Switch to the “Processes” tab and sort the content by network usage. As we see, in at the moment the qBittorrent application consumes about 60% of the total productivity of our channel.

We showed the torrent client just for the sake of an example; in your case, the search should be limited to software that unauthorizedly sends or receives data from the network.

Next you need to find out where this program is located. To do this, right-click on the desired entry and select “Open file location” from the context menu.

We will be taken to the directory that contains the executable file of the application that is “stealing” our traffic. All that remains is to remove it.

Attention: if the file is not deleted, first end its process and try again.

After completing this procedure, it is advisable to restart the PC and check if the problem has gone away.

Disabling automatic updates

Also, if your network connection is slow, you can use the disconnect procedure automatic updates Windows. We wrote in detail about how this is done in a separate article. Instructions for, method for and option for.

Changing the value for backup bandwidth

There is another way to increase Internet speed, we would say the most elegant option to speed up our access to the network. This is working with the local editor group policy. Do everything exactly as shown in step by step instructions below:

First, using the “Run” utility, we launch the editor itself. To do this, press Win + R and enter the command “gpedit.msc” in the window that opens. Then click “OK”.

Expand the computer configuration branch and select “Administrative Templates” in the tree that opens. In the right part of the window, double-left-click on the “Network” directory.

Go to the section marked “1” and open the document called “Limit reserved bandwidth.”

We move the trigger, indicated by the number “1,” to the on position and set the limit to zero. Confirm the changes by clicking on the “OK” button.

In addition, we should increase the port speed. Let's open the control panel. Since we are using Windows 10, we need to do this by entering the name of the program in the search bar.

Once Control Panel launches, go to the System and Security menu. If things look different for you, change the view to Category.

Click on the link indicated below.

Launch the device manager.

Expand the ports item, select the serial or other port through which you are connected to the Internet, then go to the “Port Settings” tab and set the desired value. Don't forget to confirm the changes by clicking OK.

After this, you should restart your computer and test the network again.

Upgrading your computer

Sometimes an image on YouTube or an online game can slow down and take a long time to load even with a 100 Mbit/s Internet connection. It's all about insufficient PC performance. And here a number of special tips will help you, although to some they may seem too radical, but there are simply no other options:

Choose another, less “heavy” online game or use the lightweight Palemoon browser.
Switch video display to lower quality. Some processors simply aren't strong enough to render 1080i smoothly.
Updating your computer. It can be partial, for example, just replacing the CPU, adding RAM, etc., or complete - buying a new PC.

Improving Internet on your phone

But what should those who want to speed up the Internet on their smartphone do? We'll give you some useful tips. We immediately want to please Android owners and slightly upset fans of Apple products - while on a green robot the situation can still be helped, then on the iPhone, due to the closed operating system from Apple, things are much more complicated.

Android

For this OS, there are 2 options for optimizing network access speed. We will look at them below. There are also other methods, but they involve, so they were not included in our review.

Via developer mode

This algorithm does not work on all firmware, however, it is definitely worth trying.

Our further instructions are based on the example of a Xiaomi Redmi note 4x smartphone and an MTS 3G/4G operator, so on other models everything may be a little different:

We go to the device settings, for example, by lowering the curtain and tapping on the gear icon.

Click on the “About phone” item.

Since we have MIUI 9 firmware installed, to enter developer mode we need to click on its version several times. In other Androids we click on the build number.

Within a couple of seconds you will receive a message indicating that you have successfully obtained developer rights. In our case they already existed.

Next we move on to advanced settings.

And tap on the developer menu.

We need to activate the trigger for prohibiting the disconnection of mobile Internet. It is he who should speed up the exchange with the network. After all, it is the constant switching on and off, designed to save energy, that leads to an unstable connection.

Using compression in the browser

On mobile Google browser Chrome has a convenient function similar to what we looked at on a PC in Yandex.Browser. It turns on like this:

Let's launch the browser itself.

Tap on the icon with the image of three dots (located in the upper right part of the window) and select the settings item from the menu that opens.

Next, click on the element indicated below.

We activate the compression trigger. The percentage of savings will be displayed immediately. Use your browser and visit this section again, you will see for yourself how much less data you had to download.

A similar mode is available in some other mobile browsers. The instructions also work on any mobile operators, for example, Tattelecom, Bashinformsvyaz or Ufanet.

iOS

On this mobile operating system we can also use the minimum saving mode in the browser. Other options worth noting: move closer to the router or drive closer to the base station. This is an iPhone or iPad, there is nothing superfluous here (smile here).

Video instructions

In order to understand the issue in more detail, we recommend that you take a look at the video that we have prepared for you. In it the author describes everything available methods to increase Internet speed.

Conclusion

This concludes our instructions. We hope it was useful for you and the question: how to speed up the Internet has been resolved at least to some extent. If you still have questions, ask them in the comments. And we will try to give an intelligible answer in any situation as soon as possible.

So, you have a slow connection and want to know how to speed up the Internet. Eat good way increase your internet speed! We'll talk about it now.

To do this, you need to speed up DNS queries

Actually, I will not engage in purely theoretical debates on the topic of DNS here, just take my word for it: It works, and how!

For those who do not know what DNS is, I will give a couple of general educational phrases:

DNS is a domain name server. To put it simply, this is something like a registration service at the passport office...

In general, the essence is that when we click on any link in the browser, we are first sent to DNS server where they give the exact address of this site. Well, somewhere like this...

But the trick is that there are a great many such servers, and unfortunately, not all of them are fast. The reasons can be completely different, from the remoteness of the server to its load.

Therefore, we need to connect to the closest and least loaded server in relation to our location. In addition, it must also be the fastest.

In general, the task is not an easy one... if you do everything manually.

But fortunately, our valiant programmers are not asleep and thanks to them we have several miracle programs that will do all this dirty and back-breaking work for us.

I will not give a description of all the programs here, since there are many of them and they are all quite similar.

However, the undisputed leader among such software is the Dns Jumper program.

First of all, the program is completely free.
Secondly, it’s multilingual (..there is also Russian)
Thirdly, it completely automates the entire process

And so let’s start solving the question: How to speed up the Internet

To get started, watch this video:

2. Unpack the downloaded archive into a separate folder. The program does not require installation, you simply open the folder and run the DnsJumper.exe file, preferably as an administrator.

3. Set the appropriate language.

4. Click the "Quick DNS" button.

5. In the window that appears, put a checkmark in front of all the servers that are in the list, for which you need to scroll the list to the end, since by default the checkboxes are only on the first few servers.

6. Then click the “Find fast DNS” button.

7. At the end of the search, check the “Mix” checkbox and click “Apply fast DNS”.

8. And “Apply” again (save the data).

9. And finally, we need to clear the DNS cache of our computer so that everything goes according to new records. Why press the "Reset Cache" button.

Watch another video on speeding up the Internet using the Cfosspeed program

Spend a couple of minutes and you won’t regret it!

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A low Internet connection speed causes significant inconvenience as it wastes valuable time. How to speed it up and make it faster?

Optimizing data transfer speed in Windows 7 is achieved using the following 4 main tools:

Computer on Windows 7;
Browser;
Internet service package;
Modem.

Below is detailed instructions, how to make the Internet faster and increase the bandwidth of a router connected to a computer on Windows 7.

Computer

To optimize connection speed on a Windows 7 PC, it is recommended to get rid of unused applications. In most cases, this will speed up the connection and make it faster.

The Internet connection consumes computer memory. A lot of unused applications on your PC significantly reduces your Internet speed. It is necessary to disable and uninstall utilities that are no longer relevant.

Malicious applications

It is imperative to scan with an antivirus utility for malicious applications on your PC. Removing virus programs sometimes gives a strong increase in data transfer speed on a computer with Windows 7.

Browsers

To increase page loading speed in Windows 7, you will need to change your browser.

Most users use the standard one when working on the network, and it is significantly resource-hungry. Currently, Internet pages are significantly overloaded with information and therefore require a lot of traffic to open them. It is recommended to use browsers that allow you to customize them. Good browser allows you to speed up page browsing, make surfing the global network more comfortable and faster.

This browser has the ability to block Flash, advertising and JavaScript. And when the user needs them, it is not difficult to make them available.

It is necessary and useful to use the special function “Fasterfox Lite” to increase Internet speed.

It features particularly low memory consumption, which is immediately noticeable when visiting pages with “Flash” and “JavaScript”.

To optimize speed, it is recommended to use the FastestChrome add-on.

Opera

The browser successfully uses progressive compression technology.

Now popular is "Opera Turbo", which programmers released in order to optimize work when slow speeds Internet.

Getting rid of various plugins and add-ons

Of course, there are the necessary add-ons and plugins that optimize the speed of opening pages, but there are also those that slow down this process. It is necessary to turn them off sequentially in order to analyze the functioning of the browser.

Browser settings

Methods in different browsers are different. For example, for settings in Firefox, you need to open the “Tools” window and go to the “Add-ons” menu, where you need to turn off everything unnecessary. Then you need to restart the browser.

In Google Chrome, for this you need to go to the “Customize” menu, where you find “Tools” and from there go to “Extensions”. Here you can turn off all add-ons not used by the user. Next, restart Google Chrome.

In Windows 7, you can also optimize the standard Internet Explorer. To do this you need to do the following:

Open the “Service” tab;
Go to "Add-on Management";
Then disable unnecessary add-ons;
Restart Internet Explorer.

Minimizing the number of simultaneously open web pages

At a time when the user is not viewing minimized Internet pages, most of the tabs are periodically synchronized. It is recommended to simply close unused pages - this will significantly speed up their viewing and make the connection faster.

Wireless Internet

Often a significant increase in connection speed is achieved by changing the router channel. If there are several other modems in the house that provide wireless Internet, the signals may be drowned out by each other. In order to analyze such a situation, it is necessary to install a special application “inSSIDer” on your computer, which identifies networks and nearby channels.

You need to find your connection in the list proposed by the program (in most cases it appears first in the list). Determine the broadcast channel and see how different it is from others. Next, write down the freest channels on a piece of paper. In order to change the channel, you need to connect to the modem's IP.

Changing the modem

The method is easy and one of the most effective for optimizing connection speed.

The bandwidth of an outdated model sometimes cannot provide high Internet speeds.

Often, buying a new modem can significantly increase your connection speed. It is helpful to do research on the optimal location for your wireless router. Reduce the impact of interference from mobile devices, smartphones and tablets.