Vista Tutorial - Internet Explorer - Maximum Download Sessions

**Brink** · **OPTION ONE:**

How to Change the Maximum Download Sessions in Internet Explorer for Vista

Information

This will show you how to change the number of simultaneous downloads from a web server to what you set them to for only the current or all user acounts. 10 is usually a good maximum. 2 is the default maximum.

NOTE

The current HTTP specification limits the number of simultaneous file downloads to two downloads, plus one on stand by. As connection speeds increase, the number of simultaneous downloads to a single web server may not be enough for your needs.
If you visit a web page with lots of images (and supporting files like CSS styles and Javascript), then you can have a slower browsing experience. On average, your browser would have to make more than 40 requests to the server before it can assemble the complete page. Requesting all the files you need with the default 2 at a time is going to be slower than requesting say 10 files at a time.

Tip

This will work with any other web browser you are using as well. For example, FireFox.

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OPTION ONE:
For the Current User Account Only

Through a Download:
1. Click on the download button below to download the Current User 10Max.reg file.

2. Click on Save and save the Current User 10Max.reg file to the desktop.
3. Right Click on Current User 10Max.reg (on desktop) and click Merge.
4. Click on the Run button for Security Warning prompt.
5. Click Continue button for UAC prompt.
6. Click YES on confirmation prompt.
7. Click OK on success prompt.
8. Logoff and logon, or restart the computer to apply the changes.
9. When done, you can delete Current User 10Max.reg (on desktop).

The Manual Way:
1. Open the Start Menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.
3. Click Continue for UAC prompt.
4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below step 5)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

5. In right pane, right click on a empty area and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value.

6. Type MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server and press Enter.
7. In right pane, right click MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server and click Modify. (See screenshot below)

8. Dot Decimal, then type 10 and click OK. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: The default value is 2, but you can change it to your needs.

9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 above, but use MaxConnectionsPerServer instead now.
10. When done you should see this below boxed in red.
11. Close regedit.
12. Logoff and logon, or restart the computer to apply the changes.

OPTION TWO:
For All User Accounts

Through a Download:

1. Click on the download button below to download the All Users 10Max.reg file.

2. Click on Save and save the All Users 10Max.reg file to the desktop.
3. Right Click on All Users 10Max.reg (on desktop) and click Merge.
4. Click on the Run button for Security Warning prompt.
5. Click Continue button for UAC prompt.
6. Click YES on confirmation prompt.
7. Click OK on success prompt.
8. Logoff and logon, or restart the computer to apply the changes.
9. When done, you can delete All Users 10Max.reg (on desktop).

The Manual Way:
1. Open the Start Menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.
3. Click Continue for UAC prompt.
4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below step 5)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

5. In right pane, right click on a empty area and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value.

6. Type MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server and press Enter.
7. In right pane, right click MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server and click Modify. (See screenshot below)

8. Dot Decimal, then type 10 and click OK. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: The default value is 2, but you can change it to your needs.

9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 above, but use MaxConnectionsPerServer instead now.
10. When done you should see this below boxed in red.
11. Close regedit.
12. Logoff and logon, or restart the computer to apply the changes.

That's it,
Shawn

**z3r010** · 07-29-2007

Thanks Shawn, this one was well needed.

**Brink** · 07-29-2007

Your welcome.

I found plenty of references for the Current user out there, but nothing for All users. I thought people would like to have a choice.

**niGht kiD** · 12-06-2007

How about FireFox Shawn?

**Brink** · 12-06-2007

niGht kiD,

I have not tried it with FireFox, but I believe it should. You can test and see by trying to download more than 2 items from the exact same website at the same time.

Shawn

**niGht kiD** · 12-07-2007

Yeah, it works

**Brink** · 12-07-2007

Thank you niGht kiD for confirming that it works with FireFox as well.

The tutorial as been updated for this.

Shawn

hdbg62 · 05-07-2008

Just curious, what does (16) after the value of 10 stand for?

**Brink** · 05-07-2008

Hi hdbg62,

The 10 is the hexadecimal number and 16 would be the decimal number for the same number if you were to enter either one in step 8 and dot the correct hexadecimal or decimal option for it.

Shawn

hdbg62 · 05-08-2008

Thanks for the information; any relation to 1.6 kilometers to the mile (just kidding)?