| Every Internet user wants higher speed even when | | | | 2. Type gpedit.msc and press the ENTER key. The |
| s/he has low bandwidth Internet connection. | | | | Group Policy Object editor window appears. |
| Whatever the Internet speed you have been | | | | 3. Double-click the Local Computer Policy object in |
| leveraged, you only use the 80% of it. This is | | | | the left pane. It displays a hierarchy. |
| because the Windows operating system reserves | | | | 4. Expand the Computer Configuration branch. |
| the 20% of the bandwidth for automatic Windows | | | | 5. Expand the Administrative Templates branch. |
| updates. Whenever you connect with Internet, your | | | | 6. Expand the Network branch and select the QoS |
| operating system starts searching for Windows | | | | Packet Scheduler branch. It displays the various QoS |
| updates. After finding the updates, it starts updating | | | | Packet Scheduler items in the right pane of the |
| the Windows. This reduces your Internet speed by | | | | Group Policy Object editor window. |
| 20%. You can use this 20% of the reserved speed | | | | 7. Double-click the Limit reservable bandwidth option. |
| to surf Internet much faster than earlier. Windows | | | | The Limit reservable bandwidth Properties dialog box |
| provides you an editor called Group Policy Object | | | | appears. |
| editor (gpedit.msc) to set the reserved speed to 0%. | | | | 8. Select the Enabled radio button and sets the |
| Perform the following steps to utilize 100% of the | | | | Bandwidth limit (%) to 0%. |
| Internet speed you have been paying for: | | | | 9. Click the Apply button. |
| 1. Select Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> | | | | 10. Click the Ok button. |
| Command Prompt. The Command Prompt window | | | | Now, you can utilize 100% Internet speed. |
| appears. | | | | |