Csteeves Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 So yesterday I finally got around to upgrading to Windows 8 Pro, my college offers a download of it with our tuition costs.My problem is this, ever since upgrading my internet has been slow. Not just slow, like terrible. I live in the country so I get what I can and before the upgrade I was sitting at around 360KB/S. Now after the upgrade I sit at roughly 20KBP/S and 50. I have forced Windows to install updates using the update manager. I have updated my D-Link DWA-160 Xtreme N Dual Band adapter manually. I have reset my router and I have also installed the new driver for my Realtek PCIe Lan Card. I really do not know what to do? I want to say it is a driver but I am not sure what it could be as I have covered all of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csteeves Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I do think it has something to do with my adapter, most likely will just pickup a new one come tomorrow afternoon, this one hasn't treated me too well in the past, I will post results after. The weird part about this situation is when downloading the speed seems normal for a second or two then it just drops to a bottle neck speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csteeves Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 OKAY! I just answered my own thread. To anyone who uses windows 8's default firewall; if you decide to install a new browser make sure it is manually given permission. If you do not it will bottleneck your speeds, regardless whether it is running or not. Even after giving it admin privileges it wasn't given permission through the firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csteeves Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 And now again it is super slow... This is such a stupid problem. Works fine for an hour then nope. Nothing. I didn't change anything, just tried to watch Netflix, which is allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Has the slowness always been subject to delay, as you report in your latest post? If so, it might be worth investigating temperatures in the computer and router Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csteeves Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I don't think it is temperature related as before the update I very rarely turned my computer off. Then after updating I had it off for an entire day while I went to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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