How to Speed Up or Boost Your Internet Speed

AoA readers! This evening I'm going to share something important to internet. Everyday we are using internet to download movies, videos, or any other important purposes. Nowadays, one of the most searched title in Google search is 'how to speed up internet'. Slow internet connection has became a common problem among internet users.
Speed+up+internet
I will share some tricks to speed up internet connection in all the Windows computer. There are many software bulked in google to speed up the internet connection. But how many speed up software done their job successfully? So today I'll tell some internet speed up tricks without any software's involvement.

Tricks to speed up internet connection without any software

1. Increase internet speed up to 20%
2. Speed up internet with top public DNS servers
3. Speed up internet using command prompt
Now let's have a deep look on all the above given tricks.

Increase internet speed up to 20%

Most of the Windows computer users don't know that the Microsoft has reserved 20% of our internet bandwidth for some of their own purposes like Windows update. By doing some changes on Local group policy of Windows computers, we can use the internet connection's maximum bandwidth. Here are the steps to boost the internet connection up to 20%.
  • Click on Start Menu
  • Type Run and hit Enter
  • Now type gpedit.msc and then hit Enter
  • Now go to Local Group Policy --> Computer Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> Network
Local+group+policy+editor
  • Now double click on QoS Packet Scheduler
  • Then double click on Limit reservable bandwidth
Local+group+policy+editor
  • Now a window will appear. In that window, select Enabled and then make bandwidth limit to 0 (zero). Finally click on OK.
Limited+reservable+bandwidth
That's it! Now your internet speed has been boosted somewhat than before.

Speed up internet with top public DNS servers

Speed up with public DNS server is another working internet speed up trick in Windows computer. DNS server is also playing a role in the speed of the internet connection. Now let's see how to boost the internet connection's speed by using public DNS server addresses.

List of top 10 high speed internet DNS server addresses

Google:
Preferred DNS server - 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS server - 8.8.4.4
Comodo DNS:
Preferred DNS server - 8.26.56.26
Alternate DNS server - 8.20.247.20
Norton DNS:
Preferred DNS server - 198.153.192.1
Alternate DNS server - 198.153.194.1
OpenDNS:
Preferred DNS server - 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS server - 208.67.220.220
Level3:
Preferred DNS server - 209.244.0.3
Alternate DNS server - 209.244.0.4
ScrubIT3:
Preferred DNS server - 67.138.54.120
Alternate DNS server - 207.225.209.77
OpenNIC4:
Preferred DNS server - 69.164.208.50
Alternate DNS server - 216.87.84.211
Public-Root5:
Preferred DNS server - 199.5.157.131
Alternate DNS server - 208.71.35.137
DNS Advantage:
Preferred DNS server - 156.154.70.1
Alternate DNS server - 156.154.71.1
SmartViper:
Preferred DNS server - 208.76.50.50
Alternate DNS server - 208.76.51.51

Steps to speed up internet with high speed DNS servers

  • Go to Control Panel
  • Open Network and Sharing Center
  • Then open Local Area Connection
  • Select IPV4 and click on Properties 
Local+area+connection
  • Now click on Use the following DNS server addresses
  • Then change it with any of above given public DNS address click on OK
  • I have changed my connection DNS address with Norton DNS
Internet+protocol+window+IPV4+properties
That's it! Now your internet speed has been boosted with high speed DNS server.

Speed up internet using command prompt

Now let's have a look on another internet boost trick. We can optimize the internet connection with Windows command prompt to make it faster than the usual speed. Unfortunately, this trick is not gonna boost your internet connection speed dramatically, but definitely it will boost the existing connection to better performance. Steps to speed up internet with command prompt.
  • Click on Start
  • Select All Program menu
  • Accessories
  • Select Command Prompt and run it as administrator
  • Now type or copy paste the following line in command prompt and hit Enter
netsh int tcp show global
netsh int tcp set global chimney=enabled
netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal
netsch int tcp set global congestionprovider=ctcp
Command+prompt
That's all the setting to speed up internet by using command prompt for your computer. If you do all the above given tricks, you can boost the internet speed to high in all Windows computers.