How to speed up your Wi-Fi connection on a Windows PC

How to speed up your Wi-Fi connection on a Windows PC: A step-by-step guide

With the outbreak of the second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic, many people are being detained in different parts of India. And working from home will remain the norm, so consumers need to be prepared. The best way to make sure you don't experience a connection while working from home is to make sure your connection is running at top speed. Here are 4 ways to speed up your Wi-Fi connection on Windows 10.

Disable background apps

A great way to ensure that your bandwidth isn't lost on tools you don't use is to shut down Windows 10 apps that you don't use regularly. To do this, go to Settings> Privacy and in the left tab scroll down to Background apps and turn off services for apps you don't want to use often.

Deactivate Windows update

Windows 10 can automatically download and install updates in the background. While this feature can be useful to some, it also means Windows is constantly monitoring its servers for new updates. These updates are even downloaded while you are able to work, which affects download speed.

To disable automatic Windows updates, users can select the Advanced Options option under Settings / Updates and Security. Here you can stop updating until a certain date. Also, return to the Windows Update page and select the Delivery Optimization option in the left pane.

When you turn off the master switch, you also prevent updates from downloading locally on your LAN, which saves even more valuable bandwidth.

Flushing your DNS

Clearing your DNS is similar to clearing your cache, except this applies to your DNS servers. To clear your DNS, simply open Command Prompt first by right-clicking the Start button and selecting Command Prompt. At the command prompt, type ipconfig / flush DNS and press Enter. This should clear your DNS.

Change Wi-Fi channel

Your wireless router can be fast, and so can your broadband connection. However, if you live in a crowded place like an apartment, chances are you and someone else's WiFi router is sending and receiving data on the same frequency, which in turn affects top speeds. In this case, we recommend changing the WiFi channel.

To do this, you'll first need to use a tool like Wifi Analyzer to determine which connection is using which Wi-Fi channel in your area. You can even use the Wifi Analyzer app on your phone in the same area and during the same connection.

Once you've found which channel is the best to switch to, go to your wireless router configuration settings and navigate to where you can change your channel. Change to the desired WiFi frequency. Note that the Wi-Fi settings are different for each router brand and you should first find out how to open and navigate the Wi-Fi configuration and settings page.