Single file download is slow from every source, but speedtest result is fast

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I get 35Mbit download result from speedtest. But my maximum download speed can't go beyond 1MB/second. I tried every browser, many different download sources wetransfer etc.

Then I discovered if I try to download multiple files in the same time, I can reach my top speed in total which is around 4MB/second. It is like each download is capped at 1MB/second speed.

Also this problem happens on only on my desktop PC, my phone and laptop downloads the same files at full speed on the same router/connection.

Running Windows 10; tried disabling firewall, connected from ethernet/wifi both, updated LAN adapter and Wifi adapter drivers. Same problem each time. Any ideas?

Burak

Posted 2019-09-12T21:18:55.983

Reputation: 1

See if this works for you.....https://www.reddit.com/r/Seaofthieves/comments/87kzuo/how_to_speed_up_windows_10_downloads_its_got_a/

– Moab – 2019-09-12T22:34:50.470

nope, that's only for microsoft updates / downloads in windows store. – Burak – 2019-09-13T08:53:05.320

So did you try it to see if it made any difference? Sometimes settings are not fully explained by Microsoft. – Moab – 2019-09-14T15:46:35.337

Answers

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It's likely QoS on your router which is limiting the max speed of each connection.

There are some download managers which are built get around this, they'll open multiple connections to a server and download different chunks of a file in parallel to speed up downloads.

Also, 4MB/s ~= 35Mb/s, so the max speed you are hitting is correct.

Joundill

Posted 2019-09-12T21:18:55.983

Reputation: 141

Thanks for the input. QoS is disabled on the router, plus I can download at full speed with different devices connected to the same router like my laptop etc. – Burak – 2019-09-12T21:58:04.777

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