| If you want to make Windows 7 download files and | | | | 3) Run An Antivirus Scan - Viruses often cause a lot |
| other data faster, there are certain steps you should | | | | of problems for computers as they make your PC |
| use to achieve this. The problems that cause | | | | highly unreliable and take up a lot of Internet bandwidth. |
| Windows 7 to download files slowly are actually the | | | | Fortunately, you can use an antivirus program to scan |
| same for all versions of Windows and in order to fix | | | | through your system and remove any of the viruses |
| them, you should use this simple set of steps to | | | | that are inside it. This makes Windows a lot more |
| resolve the issue for good: | | | | effective and reliable, and if you have any viruses on |
| 1) Close Any Programs You Are Not Using - Having | | | | your system, it will make your downloads run faster |
| programs open other than your Internet browser just | | | | too. |
| makes your computer & Internet run slower. This is a | | | | 4) Clean Out The Registry - The "registry" is a central |
| big problem because your Internet connection only has | | | | database inside Windows which actually causes a lot |
| a certain "bandwidth" and if you have other programs | | | | of downloads to run slowly. This database stores a |
| running (such as email or instant messenger | | | | series of settings for the Internet browsers on your |
| applications), then your Internet connection is just going | | | | PC. Whenever you download a program or file on |
| to get split amongst all those programs, slowing it | | | | your computer, these settings are used to help it read |
| down. You should close any program you are not | | | | all the details it needs in order to download the file. |
| using immediately, by pressing CTRL + ALT + | | | | However, it's often the case that these settings |
| DELETE on your keyboard and loading the "Task | | | | become damaged or corrupted which makes your |
| Manager". This will bring up a Window where you can | | | | computer run slowly and process the files it needs |
| then close the programs that you are not using. | | | | slowly as well. One of the big problems with this is that |
| 2) Check Network Computers - If you have a | | | | it makes your downloads run slower as well. |
| network with other computers using the same Internet | | | | You could try cleaning out the registry database with a |
| connection, you need to be sure that these other PCs | | | | "registry cleaner". These are programs which will fix |
| are not taking up any more Internet than normal. It's | | | | any damaged registry settings inside your PC, allowing |
| typical for computers that play online games, watch | | | | your computer to run much faster and more reliably. If |
| online videos and generally take up a lot of bandwidth | | | | you can get a good registry cleaner, it will actually |
| will make your Internet connection and downloads | | | | make your downloads run a lot faster as it will fix all |
| slow. You should check on other computers in your | | | | the damaged files that often effect your typical |
| network to see if they are using any Internet-intensive | | | | Windows system. You can download one of these |
| applications which could be slowing your system down. | | | | tools from our website. |