This sounds like your desktop computer is simply hogging all of your internet bandwidth.
There are several reasons why this could be happening.
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The desktop computer may be trying to upload or download something (probably a very large file or maybe several things). In doing so, itâs taking up all of the available internet speed that your ISP is giving you.
This could be temporary. For example, if the desktop is downloading updates, then the speed should return to normal after the download is complete.
It could be a router. Normally, your router does a better job of getting everything more or less equal time, but thatâs actually an impossible task depending on exactly whatâs happening. The concept of equal time doesnât really apply. Some routers are simply better at it than others.
What do I do?
I would start with my article, âHow do I monitor network activity on my Windows 7 machine?â This examines what the desktop machine might be doing when itâs running.
Run the diagnostic tools outlined in that article and see exactly what that desktop machine is trying to do. From there, you could probably make some decisions about turning off software or allowing downloads to run. But thatâs where the information is and thatâs where Iâd have you start.
Yes Leo,I have a Dell Desktop I purchased new n 2004,windows xp ,sp3,and the word (run) has disappeared,I need to locate it so I can stop some programs from loading when my pc starts up,thanks,..please help me find where it isârunâ.
Right-click START. On the âStart Menuâ tab click âCustomizeâ. On the âAdvancedâ tab, in the âStart Menu itemsâ box, take care that the âRun Commandâ is checked.
I hope this is what you are referring to.
my brother keeps using bit torrent and is hogging all the internet! i cant even do my research for my essay! im forced to use my mobile phone.. please help me how to prevent that injustice brother of mine to stop torrenting, or to at least share the internet. i beg of you
Whenever my HP laptop uses a web browser the ping on my mac book air instantly jumps to over 2000, I think the issue started happening after upgrading to windows 10. Iâve tried upgrading the network drivers to no avail. Plz help!
hello, great thread and great work, but I still face the problem, will the router model causing that slowing in the wireless, or cause bad distributions to the bandwidth ?
I use windows 10, I disabled all the services which I not use, I noticed that SVCHOST takes the highest bandwidth in the resmon, could be because of the windows update which running in the background.
my router is 3Com OfficeConnect ADSL Wireless 11g Firewall Router Version 1.12.04.A.
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Thank you in aadvance
The next time everything slows down on your network, and youâre not knowingly doing any heavy downloading, click your Start button, start typing resource monitor and after just a few letters the program name should appear at the top of the menu so click on it. When the program opens, click the âNetworkâ tab, look at the âNetwork Activityâ bar then the âNetwork I/Oâ monitor â it looks like this. Keep an eye on it for a few minutes. Whatâs the maximum value shown (in Kbps or Mbps)?
That simple test should determine whether thereâs a hidden process on your laptop thatâs using the Internet so much itâs slowing everyone down.
I have a Windows 7 laptop that my husband uses just for simple games. I donât want internet access on all the time so I unclick internet access when I turn it on. However, every time I turn the laptop off for the night, when I restart it the next morning, internet access is automatically on. How do I get it to stay off until I want it on, for updates and such?
The easiest way is to make sure that âConnect Automaticallyâ is not selected the next time you sign in.