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I could use some help increasing my bandwidth limits on my laptop in Windows 7 home, I have seen ways to do it in Vista but not Windows 7 home ...any suggestions please :?:

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As asked, "increase bandwidth limits" can mean several things. Assuming the intent is to improve network/internet throughput on a Windows 7 Home laptop, here is a short, practical guide that explains what Windows actually does, what you can change in Home edition, and safer steps that produce measurable results.

Windows includes a QoS Packet Scheduler that can reserve bandwidth for high‑priority traffic (the system can reserve up to ~20% by default). That reservation is a ceiling for QoS‑aware apps — it does not permanently hold back your connection the way the common myth describes — so simply disabling QoS often gives little or no real speed increase. That explains why ’s suggestion (turning off QoS) is commonly recommended but usually ineffective by itself. (learn.microsoft.com)

On Windows 7 Home you usually do not have gpedit.msc, so change the QoS reservation with a registry policy instead (backup the registry and create a restore point first). The policy lives under the Psched key; creating a DWORD value named NonBestEffortLimit and setting it to 0 removes the reservable percentage. Example (registry path and value): 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Psched
NonBestEffortLimit (DWORD, decimal) = 0

After editing, restart. This only affects QoS reservations and only matters for QoS‑aware traffic. (makeuseof.com)

For real-world speed gains, identify and remove the actual bottleneck: use Resource Monitor (resmon -> Network) to see which processes are using the link; stop cloud sync clients, torrenting apps, or Windows Update if appropriate; update the network adapter driver via Device Manager or the vendor site; test wired vs Wi‑Fi with a reliable speed test (Fast.com or Ookla) to separate wireless problems from ISP limits; and check router firmware/QoS rules or ISP throttling. Community tuning guides (as noted) exist, but apply one change at a time and measure results. (support.moonpoint.com)

Summary: changing the reservable bandwidth can be done on Home via the registry, but it rarely fixes perceived slowness. Start by measuring (resmon + speed tests), update drivers, and fix router/Wi‑Fi or background apps for the most reliable improvements.

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Member Avatar for Rik_

What exactly do you mean by "increasing my bandwidth limits"? There are a lot of things that go on inside a laptop that can be measured in bandwith. You need to be a lot more specific.

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I was wondering of the same, what exactly is it you mean by increasing the bandwidth limits? does this refer to network/internet usage?

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if it is network bandwidth, i have read that by turning off QoS packet scheduling or whatever helps.

i do not know this for sure , just read it, never tried it

Member Avatar for jingda

I think that he might be referring to the network bandwidth as that is what usally people wanted. Just to increase the network bandwidth. Funny thing oalee , you responded to the thread 22 days later, but is not a crime. lOL :D

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I think that he might be referring to the network bandwidth as that is what usally people wanted. Just to increase the network bandwidth. Funny thing oalee , you responded to the thread 22 days later, but is not a crime. lOL :D

Sorry for reviving a zombie thread.. 22 days is not that bad though, i've seen worse.. LOL

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Is ok oalee, i am not saying is your fault but i agreed with you. I have seen someone revive a 3 year old thread

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aye i wasn't even paying attention :O

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aye i wasn't even paying attention :O

What are you not paying attention to?:-/

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that it was a three year old thread :|

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I see but this is not a zombie thread

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The original poster has never replied to this thread. Putting up any more replies is a waste of time!

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I agree with Rik. The poster have not reply for a month. And we are starting to create a discussion among ourselves. Hope the poster can come back and update his progress

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