How to Get a Better Internet Speed on PC

A stable and faster internet speed is of great importance in this Internet age, which brings you a pleasant experience of surfing. While sluggish internet speed is very awful, like lagging online gameplay, websites keep loading and videos can't buffer smoothly, which it is a potential sign that you need to check your Network and take necessary measures to optimize your internet.

Therefore, in this article, I will share with you ways on how to get a better internet speed on pc.

Before we get started, you need to rule out whether the problem is with the computer or router itself, if so, check out our tutorial about How to speed up your windows 7/8/10, and how to choose a right CPU for your computer.

Method 1: Increase internet speed by setting Bandwidth limit

Windows system will limit your computer's internet speed by 20% by default after installation, only changing its settings can you get maximum internet speed.

Step 1: Press "win + R" simultaneously to open Run window, and type "gpedit.msc" in it.

Step 2: Click Administrative Templates -> Network in the left navigation bar.

Step 3: Click QoS Packet Scheduler from Network list, then double-click on Limit reservable bandwidth in the right sidebar.

Step 4: Tick Enabled, and you can see Bandwidth limit. Set the limit to "0" and click OK to make change work.

Method 2: Modify Network properties to increase internet speed

Step 1: Type control panel in the search box on the taskbar, and click the result.

Step 2: Click "View network status and tasks" from Network and Security.

Step 3: Click your Network and select Properties.

Step 4: Click Configure.

Step 5: Switch to Advanced tab, Select Speed & Duplex and set its value as "100 Mbps Full Duplex", then click OK. And you just need to wait the internet to reconnect.

Method 3: Flush your DNS

Step 1: Type cmd in the search box on the taskbar, right-click on the result and select Run as administrator.

Step 2: Type "ipconfig /flushdns" and hit Enter.

Step 3: If you are given the message with "Unable to flush DNS Resolver Cache: something went wrong with the function during execution", you need to turn on DNS Client manually: press "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" in the same time -> click Task Manager -> switch to Services tab -> navigate to DNS Client -> right-click on it and select start, and then repeat Step 2 which you can flush DNS successfully.

Method 4: Turn off Optimization to get a better internet speed

Step 1: Press "win + i", and select Update & Security.

Step 2: Click Delivery Optimization on the left sidebar and turn off "Allow downloads from other PCs".