| When your computer downloads files, videos or data | | | | downloading. Many other programs, such as Instant |
| from the Internet, it is basically transferring files from a | | | | Messengers, etc, constantly eat away at your Internet |
| computer on the other side of the World and using the | | | | connection and consequently slow it down, causing |
| Internet to copy them onto your PC. This means that if | | | | your downloads to run at a crawl. You need to make |
| your system has a slow download speed, there are a | | | | sure that your system is able to focus on just |
| variety of factors that can be causing the issue... and a | | | | downloading the file / movie / data that you want. |
| certain number of ways you can fix it. Here's what | | | | 4) Monitor Network Usage - If you have a network |
| you need to do... | | | | with a router, then you may wish to stop other |
| 1) Check Your Internet Connection Speed - If your | | | | computers from connecting to the Internet whilst you're |
| connection is running slow, then that's going to limit the | | | | trying to download. Just like if your PC has other |
| download speed to your PC. This can be tested by | | | | applications open, other network computers can |
| clicking onto Google and then typing "broadband speed | | | | actually make your system run extremely slowly as |
| test". Click on the first result and it will show you a | | | | they will prevent the full speed of the Internet on your |
| speed test website which tests your connection | | | | system. You should see if any of your network PCs |
| speed. If your connection seems really slow on this | | | | are using the Internet excessively OR you should try |
| test, then you need to contact your Internet service | | | | downloading when they are not being used. |
| provider (ISP) and get them to sort out the problem. | | | | 5) Clean The Registry - This is one of the most |
| 2) Check The Other Server Is Fast - Because | | | | powerful ways to speed up slow downloads. |
| downloading files and data is like connecting two PCs, | | | | Essentially, the registry is a database which stores |
| the other computer (known as the "server") also | | | | information and settings for your computer.... and is also |
| needs to be able to transfer the files quickly. If the | | | | where many settings for your Internet browsers are |
| download is provided by a large company, such as | | | | kept. When you download anything from the Internet, |
| Apple, Google, Microsoft or YouTube, then this should | | | | your computer has to read a certain number of |
| not be a problem. However, if the download is | | | | settings in order to process the download - but if those |
| provided by a smaller company, you may wish to look | | | | settings are not able to be read, then Windows is |
| for "mirrors" to gain a different download source. | | | | going to take longer to process the files it needs, |
| 3) Stop Any Other Programs Running On Your PC - If | | | | causing it to slow down. |
| you're one of the type of people who like to use a lot | | | | This is actually a huge problem for many computers |
| of programs at once on their computer, then for the | | | | and is hardly ever fixed by your PC. In order to fix this |
| time you want to download, you need to limit what you | | | | problem, you can use a "registry cleaner". |
| do and only use the software that's doing the | | | | |