How To Limit Reserved Internet Bandwidth in Windows PC

By Raman Sharma

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Hello Friends! How many of you know that 20% of bandwidth would be reserved in Windows computer by default? Do you know that it decreases your Internet speed by a factor of 20%?

Actually, some amount of Internet bandwidth can be reserved by the system. So, if you use slow Internet connection, you can limit bandwidth in Windows 7 to speed up your Internet speed. This article will guide you how to limit reservable Internet bandwidth in Windows Computer.

Look at the following steps to know how to limit reserved bandwidth in Windows:

STEP 1: First, Open Start, type Run in the Search bar, and Hit Enter.

Open Run

STEP 2: Type gpedit.msc in the Run box.

Open gpedit.msc Program

STEP 3: Now navigate to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Networks > QoS Packet Scheduler.

Local Group Policy Editor

STEP 4: When you Click on QoS Packet Scheduler, you will see the following screen. Here you have to Click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth.

Limit reserved bandwidth

STEP 5: A new window will appear after Clicking on Limit Reservable Bandwidth. In this window, you will see the option for Bandwidth Limit but it is Not Configured yet. Now you have to Check the Enabled option to limit reserved bandwidth.

By default, the reserved bandwidth is set to 20 in Windows computers. Here you have to set it to 0 (Zero). Look at the following screenshot for the whole process.

Bandwidth set to zero

STEP 6: At last Click OK and Close Group Policy Editor. Now you need to Restart your system.

All Done! Enjoy the fast Internet speed compared to before. If you want to Reset it to 20, simply Check the Disabled/Not Configured option to make it the default in Windows PC.

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6 thoughts on “How To Limit Reserved Internet Bandwidth in Windows PC”

  1. Hi,

    At home, I have a desktop with Windows 10 installed and 3 users configured.

    Myself as admin and 2 other local accounts, for my kids.

    I have a internet connection with a limited bandwidth per month – but kids use it up, by browsing you tube and other equivalent high bandwidth sites.

    So can I use a similar method to limit their bandwidth usage or can you suggest something?

    Note: No wifi is involved.

    thanks
    Jeevan

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  2. this trick is not working in my windows 7 laptop. when i type the given word gpedit.msc it says it’s not existing. and to correct the spelling. what should i do?

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  3. It does not increases internet speed. This speed is only reserved during windows updates. So in general you cannot increase your internet speed by this tweak.

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