{"id":259294,"date":"2021-05-26T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dont-touch-limit-reservable-bandwidth\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T13:40:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:40:00","slug":"dont-touch-limit-reservable-bandwidth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dont-touch-limit-reservable-bandwidth\/","title":{"rendered":"#Don\u2019t Touch \u201cLimit Reservable Bandwidth\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dc1372d1ed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dc1372d1ed\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dont-touch-limit-reservable-bandwidth\/#How_Windows_10s_QoS_Packet_Scheduler_Works\" >How Windows 10\u2019s QoS Packet Scheduler Works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dont-touch-limit-reservable-bandwidth\/#Which_Programs_Use_This_Reserved_Bandwidth\" >Which Programs Use This Reserved Bandwidth?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dont-touch-limit-reservable-bandwidth\/#How_QoS_Bandwidth_Reservation_Actually_Works\" >How QoS Bandwidth Reservation Actually Works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dont-touch-limit-reservable-bandwidth\/#Why_Would_You_Change_This_Setting\" >Why Would You Change This Setting?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dont-touch-limit-reservable-bandwidth\/#But_I_Want_Windows_10_to_Use_Less_Bandwidth_for_Updates\" >But I Want Windows 10 to Use Less Bandwidth for Updates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dont-touch-limit-reservable-bandwidth\/#Why_Wont_This_Myth_Go_Away\" >Why Won\u2019t This Myth Go Away?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Don\u2019t Touch \u201cLimit Reservable Bandwidth\u201d&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-730157 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dog-using-computer.jpg?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A corgi dog wearing glasses and looking at a laptop computer.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/cute-corgi-dog-looking-into-computer-1902575404\">Kristina Holovach\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here\u2019s an old PC myth that just won\u2019t die: Did you know that your Windows PC only uses 80% of its available network bandwidth by default? You can speed up all your <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>s by changing a setting in the Registry or Group Policy! Well, no. That\u2019s not how it works.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Windows_10s_QoS_Packet_Scheduler_Works\"><\/span>How Windows 10\u2019s QoS Packet Scheduler Works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This setting has existed since Windows XP, so this bad Windows tweaking tip has now been going around for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 has a feature called the \u201cQoS Packet Scheduler.\u201d It\u2019s found in all versions of Windows, starting with Windows XP. QoS stands for \u201cQuality of Service.\u201d It\u2019s a way of prioritizing certain types of network traffic, which is made up of packets.<\/p>\n<p>QoS takes many forms. You might have a QoS feature on your wireless router or mesh Wi-Fi system. This would allow you to prioritize certain types of traffic: For example, you could ensure that all traffic to and from your work (or gaming) PC is high priority. This will help ensure that your work (or gaming) isn\u2019t slowed down\u00a0by another device that could be using a lot of your network bandwidth.<\/p>\n<p>On Windows 10, the QoS packet scheduler lets the operating system reserve a certain percentage of your connection\u2019s bandwidth for high-priority network tasks.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_Programs_Use_This_Reserved_Bandwidth\"><\/span>Which Programs Use This Reserved Bandwidth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Applications running on your computer can use the reserved bandwidth for high-priority network tasks. They just have to tell Windows that certain traffic is high priority.<\/p>\n<p>With the default setting, Windows guarantees that 20% of your connection\u2019s bandwidth is always available to programs that ask for it. If your connection is being maxed out by a big video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> or BitTorrent download, well, too bad for that download process\u2014Windows will deprioritize the lower-priority network traffic and ensure that a high-priority task can get 20% of your connection\u2019s bandwidth to work with.<\/p>\n<p>Your download will take a bit longer, but there will always be a good chunk of bandwidth for a high-priority task\u2014like streaming a video, perhaps.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_QoS_Bandwidth_Reservation_Actually_Works\"><\/span>How QoS Bandwidth Reservation Actually Works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The QoS Packet Scheduler\u2019s \u201cLimit reservable bandwidth\u201d setting sets a maximum amount of a connection\u2019s bandwidth that Windows will reserve for QoS. The key word here is \u201cmaximum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If no applications are telling the operating system that they need high-priority bandwidth at the moment, Windows will make 100% of it available to other applications. If an application is using 5% of your bandwidth for high-priority tasks, Windows will make 95% of it available to other applications.<\/p>\n<p>At all times, Windows is making 100% of your connection\u2019s bandwidth available. The myth says that unless you change this option, Windows will only use 80% of your connection\u2019s bandwidth for other applications and leave 20% of it unused, just in case. That myth doesn\u2019t make any sense, and that\u2019s not how it works.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Would_You_Change_This_Setting\"><\/span>Why Would You Change This Setting?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to this Windows tweaking myth that just won\u2019t go away, you should change one of these settings to increase the amount of bandwidth available to your applications. However, changing the setting won\u2019t really do anything\u2014if you lower it to \u201c0,\u201d all you\u2019re doing is ensuring that applications with high-priority traffic can\u2019t use this feature to get ahead of lower-priority applications.<\/p>\n<p>This could actually make the network applications that you care about less responsive. Don\u2019t touch the setting unless you understand it and know what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t believe us? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/20061123-14\/?p=28923\">Microsoft\u2019s Raymond Chen<\/a> wrote about this issue on his blog, The Old New Thing, back in 2006, calling it a \u201cplacebo setting\u201d that was getting a lot of play at the time:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe setting in question controls how much bandwidth can be claimed for high priority network access. If no program is using QoS, then all your bandwidth is available to non-QoS programs. What\u2019s more, even if there is a QoS reservation active, if the program that reserved the bandwidth isn\u2019t actually using it, then the bandwidth is available to non-QoS programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He goes on to say, \u201cSo tweak this value all you want, but understand what you\u2019re tweaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you like, you can change the percentage of bandwidth in the Group Policy Editor at Computer Configuration &gt; Administrative Templates &gt; Network &gt; QoS Packet Scheduler &gt; Limit Reservable Bandwidth.<\/p>\n<p>It can also be changed in the Windows Registry with a DWORD value named \u201cNonBestEffortLimit\u201d under\u00a0ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsPsched.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-730159 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/limit-reservable-bandwidth.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The &quot;Limit reservable bandwidth&quot; setting in Windows 10's Group Policy Editor.\" width=\"650\" height=\"454\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_I_Want_Windows_10_to_Use_Less_Bandwidth_for_Updates\"><\/span>But I Want Windows 10 to Use Less Bandwidth for Updates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Changing the \u201cLimit Reservable Bandwidth\u201d setting won\u2019t make Windows 10 use less bandwidth for updates. Windows will still use just as much bandwidth for updates as it otherwise would, but those updates might now slow down your higher-priority network traffic.<\/p>\n<p>There are other settings in Windows that give you power over this. For example, you can set a download bandwidth limit for Windows Update, or even tell Windows Update not to download updates automatically.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Wont_This_Myth_Go_Away\"><\/span>Why Won\u2019t This Myth Go Away?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So why is this tip still so widespread on Windows tweaking websites, even in 2021?<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll let you in on a not-so-secret secret: There are a lot of low-quality websites out there. There are a lot of people writing Windows tweaking tips who don\u2019t fully understand what they\u2019re writing. It\u2019s a big game of telephone. Once someone writes a tip and posts it online, it takes off, and other people copy it from website to website.<br \/>\n We don\u2019t do that here at How-To Geek. We want you to know how <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> really works. 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