How to Increase Connection Limits in Internet Explorer 8

[karachidude]

The number of files that you can download simultaneously in Internet Explorer 7 or earlier versions is limited to 2 by default. When Internet Explorer 8 is released, this limitation has been increased to 6. Although the default connection allowed at one time has been increased significantly, but if you think that it still can’t fulfill your requirement and you want it to be more, you can actually increase it to up to 10 connections at one time.

To increase the number of files that can be downloaded simultaneously to 8 in Internet Explorer 8, it can be done via simple registry hack as shown below:

1. Open notepad.

2. Copy below string and paste it into notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]

“MaxConnectionsPerServer”=dword:00000010

“MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server”=dword:0000010

3. One thing to take note here. Once you have copied the string to notepad, delete both ” (double quote) and retype. Without doing so could cause the value fail to be added into registry due to the double quote copy from the webpage is different from what you type manually. Save the notepad as “IncreaseConIE8.reg” with Save as type is “All Files”.

4. Double click the registry file, continue with UAC prompt and click OK to confirm you wish to perform the action.

Once you have completed the above steps, you should be able to download 10 files simultaneously by using Internet Explorer 8.

K'dude

[AshTheGamer]

Hmm I don't get it. Will this improve the downloads speed or the loading time of pages?

[Lite]

More connections to server = More potential to download faster.

Notice the word potential.

[HX1]

And you can get this in the IE7Pro extension for Internet Explorer..along with some other good stuff...You may also need to run the Half-open Limit Fix so that your system can also use more than the default number of connections.. This starts to get into an area called Traffic Shaping.. in this you must address your router and computer first.. to be able to handle the number of connections.. Too many connections on a service of any kind can and will overload the system and create a bottleneck.. so when you start altering these settings it would be good to take into account the multiples involved and several other factors..

Next would be to come in and alter your application settings.. within these parameters.. allowing for the range to be handled..

[Tucker]

then comes cfosspeed. ^_^

[*dcs18]

The 'Max Number Of Simultaneous Connections' on the 2 Internet Explorer HTTP protocols (1.0 and 1.1) should be tweaked keeping in mind one's Internet Connection Speed. Setting a high 'Max Number Of Simultaneous Connections' on a slow dialup/modem would cause a further deterioration in browser surfing performance.

[HX1]

The 'Max Number Of Simultaneous Connections' on the 2 Internet Explorer HTTP protocols (1.0 and 1.1) should be tweaked keeping in mind one's Internet Connection Speed. Setting a high 'Max Number Of Simultaneous Connections' on a slow dialup/modem would cause a further deterioration in browser surfing performance.

Yeah.. thats kind of what I mean by 'creating a bottle neck' and overloading the system..( or subsystem ) of your computer.. :thumbsup:

.. and along comes cFosspeed..

True that cFosspeed fix your Half-open Limit Fix .. but to 100..and it also calibrates itself to your connection type.. along with several other settings..that help it do its job properly..( couldn't live without it.. )