How To Increase Internet Speed On PC (Best 8 Tips)

Today's century is technology's century and fast internet is a basic need for everyone. There are lots of information on web you can easily search it on internet what you want and you don't have to go anywhere. But a slow internet sometimes give us harassment. Who would not want to enjoy  a fast internet speed. Surely Everyone and even either you are at home or at work, A fast internet connection is an important part of your daily life. But there are many hidden secrets which makes your internet slow and you didn't even know about those things. Sometime we even blame our IPS for slow internet service and in actual some hidden internet usage resource reduce your overall speed and we think that it a network issue. Now the question is there any method by which we can increase internet speed without overspending ? So the answer is Yes, you don't have to overspending on fast internet connection. Today i will explain some this which will help to reduce extra internet usage with your knowledge to follow below tips and it definitely boost your overall internet performance. 

#1 Test  Your Internet Speed.

Firstly check your internet speed that is this the speed what you should get ? There are many free tools available online with which you can check your internet speed. 

#2 Compare Test Speed and Actual ISP Speed.

After testing the internet speed compare your test results speed with your internet connection speed which provided by your ISP and check that you get a original speed or not from your ISP. Sometimes you don't get what you pay for then contact your provider. So here I am telling you how to compare your results. To understand it you need to know the difference between terms MBps and Mbps. because these things are not same and sometimes it confuses us. 

MBps = Megabyte/sec

Mbps = Megabit/sec 

So if you get 10 Mbps from your ISP then divided it by 8 and you will find how much speed you get like 10/8= 1.25 MBps. So the 10 Mbps gives you 1.25 Megabyte/sec like approximately 1 MB. Now find your speed by simple calculation and check that how much internet speed you get.

#3 Scan PC To Remove Adware, Virus and Malware.

Scan regularly once a week on your PC or Laptop because there are many unwanted files, malware and virus which makes your internet speed low as well decreases your PC's performance. Because it get your resources from what you are doing. If you have not any antivirus then go and installed one it keeps your system safe helps to increase your internet speed. There are many free and paid antivirus available on internet. Sometime we download any software which contain any adware then it will setup homepage and install some extension automatically and also show ads on every  page these will reduce internet performance so if are these problem and don't have any best anti-virus then i recommend to follow

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#4 Stop all Automatic Software Updates.

Stop all the automatic updates and change into Manual updates because sometimes there are many software's  which have settings to automatically update so they regularly going to update without any permission and sucks internet speed, These are the processes which are going automatically on background processes and we don't even know about this. So when you installed any software change their update settings from automatically to Manual update Our Browser are setup to automatic update extension so i recommend your to stop all by going through settings in browsers.

#5 Stop Windows Automatic updates.

I know you are thinking about why i am telling to stop all automatic updates. Even for Windows also. I agree all these updates are important but the main problem is windows automatically update which some people don't know and the window have installed automatically new updates regularly and to download latest updates windows need Internet connection and they start using it and decrease your internet speed.  So on my recommendation even select time period to download updates or even setup manual download or if you internet is too fast then select never check for updates.

How to stop windows automatically update ?

• Go to >> control panel >> windows update 

•  Then go to left side >> change settings

• Now change it to Never check for updates or Check update Manually. 

#6 Remove Unwanted Extension and Toolbar from Browsers.

Remove all the unknown and unwanted extension or toolbar which are not in use. These add-ons make your internet slower as they take some internet speed to get themselves updated. For example if you have an extension and it will notify you every time for some latest updates, it takes some internet speed and hence decreases your browsing speed and internet speed.

How to Remove extension ? 

• Simply go to any browser and then click on tool
• There is a option in tools for Add-Ons from where you can manage your extension which are not in use keep them disable. It will not boost your internet but it will gives you sufficient benefit.

#7 Change Bandwidth Speed.

• Enter Window key + R  It will show you dialog box and then enter gpedit.msc

                           

• Then click on Administrative Templates >>> Network

• After Click on network go to Qos Packet Scheduler >> and double click on Limit reservable bandwidth.

• It will open new dialog box >> click on Enable >> and put the value in Bandwidth Limit     (0%)
  
  
  

#9 Increase all over performance of your PC 

Increase your PC'c performance like add better configuration to your PC because if your PC have latest configurations then it will help to work properly otherwise sometime due to old configurations PC's become slower and get hang. Add antivirus from virus protection because virus will decrease your PC performance and get down all the processes slow as well as internet. 

But If your PC' performance is good  but your internet speed slow then read our this post also it will help you to increase your internet speed.

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I feel that all these settings and tips will make your internet performance much better than earlier but it don't means that you actual speed with increase or become double, nothing like that. By doing all these our extra internet usage will reduce upto 90% that means you will use what you get from IPS. Have any question in mind ? please leave your ideas in comments.