In today's article, we will talk about some reasons why the Internet is slow and what can be done to increase its speed. Without a doubt, few modern computer owners have found those times when access speeds to the resources of the global network were tens of kilobits, and a 56 "real" kilobits modem seemed fantastic.
Now, even with 100 Mbps access does not surprise anyone - the equipment is being improved, and the demands of people are increasing. As a result, an amazing situation arises when, having incredible capabilities, many computer users claim that their Internet is slow. Everything is explained quite simply: at the dawn of the Internet, everyone was content with 1-2 mp3 files downloaded in 10 hours. Now people want to watch a high-quality movie with a volume of tens of gigabytes, which almost completely eliminates high speed. This is one of the common reasons due to which people complain that the Internet is slow - the discrepancy between the speeds and the desired amount of data. This is the very “human factor”.
But if, for no apparent reason, the Internet began to work slowly, then you need to try to remember after what actions the speed dropped. Perhaps some programs were installed, corrective settings were introduced into the operating system, components were changed, or even the system unit simply moved to a new place. Any trifle that seems insignificant can theoretically lead to the fact that the user says: “the Internet is slow.” Take, for example, installing some harmless program. There is a possibility that this application is infected with a virus that connects a computer to a botnet. The result - the Internet is working slowly, since in this case a significant part of the network resources is involved in spurious traffic. The solution is obvious: you should check the computer with an anti-virus program.
Note that when the connection speed is initially low (less than megabit), even the automatic update functions , by default used in some programs, can significantly slow down the work with the global network. Solution: disable downloading of update modules. To do this, in the Windows system, you need to press the Win + R combination, type msconfig in the line that appears and go to the startup tab.
Here you need to disable all unnecessary. It is recommended to read on the Web which program is responsible for what, but in any case, you must put a ban on downloading all the lines that contain the word "Update". No less harmful is the auto-update mechanism of the system itself. To disable it, you must call the "Computer" properties, proceed to "Management - Services". Here in the list you need to find the "Update Center" and deactivate its work.
The next “suspect” is the browser used. There are quite a few of them, therefore, in a competitive environment, each developer seeks to add some features to the product that others do not. Unfortunately, this good intention does not always have a positive effect on the speed of the Web. Solution: try changing your browser.
In fact, there are a lot of reasons for slow work, so all of them cannot be indicated in one article.