Windows 11 is limiting my internet speeds

Anonymous
2023-02-08T03:54:27+00:00

When I go into my network connections tab under my control panel I can see that the speed of the connection varies but usually stays between 150Mb/s to 180Mb/s however when it comes to browsing or downloading things I'm only getting between 3-5Mb/s.

I have already gone through and uninstalled then reinstalled brand new drivers as well as this being a brand new PC.

Metered connections is off

I also know its not anything to do with my network as when testing the speed on other devices it usually stays between 150Mb/s to 180Mb/s as well.

I have tried everything that I can find however nothing has worked thus far and I am just very confused why my computer just doesn't seem to want to use its available internet.

For specs I'm running a gigabyte B450M D3SH WIFI motherboard, Ryzen 5 2600, RTX 2070 super, 16 gigs of ram, 500 GB SSD, 2TB HDD. Running the most current version of windows 11

This was my dream gaming pc and so to have this slow of wifi makes it somewhat useless

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-08T06:02:44+00:00

    I have xfinity with unlimited data at a 200Mb/s plan

    this is what I see under my network connections panel and yet

    this is after I tried everything that Bernard instructed me to do as well

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  2. Lester Bernard Reyes 85,340 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-02-08T04:26:22+00:00

    Hi and thanks for reaching out. My name is Bernard a Windows fan like you. I'll be happy to help you out today.

    I understand the issue you have, nothing to worry I am here to help, I know some of these steps are already done, you have just skipped them if you think it will have the same result.

    This problem actually occurs when there is a problem with your internet configuration and driver, kindly follow the steps below and I hope this helps.

    Note: Make sure to do it on the affected user

    First what we will do is enable WWAN and WLAN services, these services are essential to run the Wireless and wired connection perfectly.

    • Open Services (Press Windows key + R then type in services.msc then click OK)

    -Look for WLAN Autoconfig and WWAN Autoconfig> Right-Click Properties and set it to automatic (If it's already set to automatic, right-click then click stop then start it again)

    -Restart the PC and check

    If the issue persists, run the following command in Command Prompt (Admin). Follow the steps below to do so.

    These sets of commands will reset the internet connection and re-calibrate the internet settings you have.

    Press Windows Key + X.

    Click on Command prompt (Admin).

    Type the following commands, and hit Enter after each command:

    netsh int tcp set heuristics disabled

    netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled

    netsh int tcp set global rss=enabled

    netsh winsock reset

    netsh int ip reset

    ipconfig /release

    ipconfig /renew

    ipconfig /flushdns

    If the same issue follows the methods below:

    Method 1. Do clean boot:

    A “clean boot” starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and startup programs so that you can determine whether a background program is interfering with your game or program.

    • In the search box on the taskbar, type msconfig and select System Configuration from the results.
    • On the Services tab of System Configuration, select Hide all Microsoft services, and then select Disable all.
    • On the Startup tab of System Configuration, select Open Task Manager.
    • Under Startup in Task Manager, for each startup item, select the item and then select Disable.
    • Close Task Manager.
    • On the Startup tab of System Configuration, select OK. When you restart the computer, it's in a clean boot environment.

    troubleshooting reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...

    Let me know how it goes and I hope that helps.

    Bernard

    Independent Advisor

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-02-08T04:25:13+00:00

    Who is your Internet Service Provider and what plan do you have with them? What type of adapter does your computer have? I have Killer wi-fi adapter, and the image below shows my possible speeds, while my Spectrum ISP plan is for up to one gigabyte. My upload speed is around 40 Mbps.

    What type of modem/router do you have?

    More information about my adapter and wi-fi connection is shown below.

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