Sunday, 9 June 2013

How to Fix Windows 7 Slow Internet and Download Speed

In the following post , we’ll see many methods to speed up your slow internet. Read them carefully and follow its easy tips correctly. Let’s begin.


Fix Windows 7 Slow Internet Issue with Registry Tweaker 

There is a special module in this tool named “Internet Optimizer” and It completely fixes registry errors related to network communications in order to give you an instant performance boost in internet speed. Here are the steps.



 


 


Download RegTweaker 

Install it on your PC.

Run the program and choose Internet Optimizer in Optimizer section.

Choose your internet connection mode.

Uncheck the box named Increase the Detection Ability of IE and click Optimize button.


Invalid Configuration will cause Slow Internet Performance in Win7

Invalid configuration in windows system registry will cause this problem frequently. So you can try following few adjustments in your registry to improve internet speed on your Windows 7 computer. Please note that following steps will change the values in various registry entries related to network connections. If you can’t remember them, It is highly recommend you to use appropriate utility software like RegTweaker free edition to backup your registry.


Reset TCP/IP Configuration

Open command prompt with administrator privilege (Run As Administrator).

Then type following two lines and hit enter


netsh int ip reset C:\netsh.log.txt


netsh winsock reset


Now it will reset all your network settings into defaults.


Disable TCP Auto-tuning

Again open command prompt with administrator privilege (Run as Administrator). Then type line and hit enter.


netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled


If it doesn’t make any optimization in your internet download speed, type following code to turn it back on.


netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=normal


Disable the DHCP Broadcast Flag

Since Windows 7 can’t find an IP address from several non-Microsoft DHCP servers, it will cause your internet browser to load web pages at a very slow speed. So you need to disable this option using Windows registry editor.
To disable the DHCP option in Windows 7

Type view network connections in program search box located in the bottom of start menu and open the program. Then choose and right click your default internet connection and select properties. In networking tab, click properties of internet protocol version 6(TCP/IPv6) and you will see a general configuration window.


Now choose both Use the following IPv6 address option and Use the following DNS server addresses option and enter the static IP address mentioned in your router manual into both IPv6 Address and Preferred DNS Server fields. Probably you can find your IP address since they mention it as default IP gateway or something similar to it.

Now do the same on internet protocol version 4(TCP/IPv4) and complete the task.By applying these settings you can disable DHCP in your chosen connection.


Now try to connect to the internet with your default browser. If you still have the Windows 7 slow internet speed try disabling IPv6 protocol.


Disable IPv6 on Windows 7

Open the same network connections window and choose your default network adapter to view its properties. Choose Networking tab and uncheck the box called Internet Protocol version 6 (TCP/IPv6) . Finally open Device Manager and remove or disable any other tunnel, miniport IPv6 adapters.


Disable Windows Firewall or Router Firewall . ( It’s not recommended)

Sometimes the Windows 7 firewall crashes with the built-in firewall program on you router. So you can turn off one of them to speed up your internet connection.

To turn off windows firewall .Go to Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall and click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off. Turn it off and hit Ok.Please refer your router manual to turn off your routers built-in firewall or just Google it.


Outdated or Non-compatible Hardware and Drivers 

Use Latest Device Driver Software’s to Improve Windows 7 Slow Internet Speeds .:

Device driver is the interface that joins hardware resources with various software applications. Sometimes your internet connecting device (USB modem, Satellite Receiver module etc.) will need to be used with updated driver software in order to work on Windows 7. Otherwise it will cause very slow internet experience on your Windows PC. Therefore simply download and install latest driver software’s for your connecting devices from its manufacturer’s website in order to solve this problem.


Non-Compatible Hardware Problems

Not all old modems and other related connecting devices work well with Microsoft Windows 7. Unfortunately, there is no way to solve this problem. So you need to use a latest modem that compatible with Windows 7. Before doing this, please confirm that your device is not compatible with your operating system using hardware manufacturer’s website. After that you can perform the upgrade.


Browser Based Problems


Unwanted Add-On’s and Plugins 

Using too many plugins or add-ons on your internet browser will make it difficult to perform instant page loads on your windows PC. Therefore you can try disabling these unnecessary plug-ins and add-ons to gain better browsing and downloading speed.


To turn off add-ons on Firefox 

Go to Tools > Add-ons and disable both unwanted add-ons and plugins and restart Firefox to take effect.


To turn off Internet Explorer add-ons

Go to Tools > Manage Add-ons and disable unwanted add-ons and restart IE to take effect.

For other browsers you’ll find similar one to add-ons and disable unnecessary ones of them.


Antivirus Security Plugins

Many antivirus programs install a web antivirus module to help protect your computer from possible threats and malicious URLs. So you can reduce these protection levels into normal to have better internet browsing speed on your Windows 7 computer. There are various programs like Site Adviser, URL Adviser, Anti-banner and Anti-Phishing that automatically inter grades with your web browser. Choose a good one and disable other programs.



How to Fix Windows 7 Slow Internet and Download Speed

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