How to Speed Up a Steam Download
Steam is an online game service that provides digital downloads of popular PC games. When a game is purchased through Steam it is downloaded to the purchaser's PC via the Steam program. The download speed of the game, as with any download, can be influenced by a number of outside sources. Eliminating some or all of these sources speeds up the game download time and lets the user enjoy their game more quickly.
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Instructions
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Press the "Control," "Alt," and "Delete" buttons simultaneously. Click "Task Manager" from the menu that opens.
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Navigate to the processes tab. Check the list of processes for any programs that may be downloading. Close all nonessential programs that may be downloading including torrent processes such as uTorrent or BitTorrent.
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Close all internet browser windows. Ensure that Steam is the only application open.
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Tips & Warnings
If your download is still slow, check to ensure that you are properly connected to your internet source.
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Also picking the right server is important, for my location (TN) anyway the default server location of Atlanta is very slow in comparison to the Washington DC-Comcast server. With ATL I average 700K , with WDC_comcast I get between 2.5MB-3.5MB. Comcast is my provider, dunno if that has anything to do with it or not though, my DL speed is 32MBPS.....wish I could get half of that via steam...
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Yea Alex. Your info has a greater effect than what was in this post.
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Also, and most importantly, go to your settings and ensure that you have set the right connection speed (then restart steam) for your connection. Setting it to modem when you're on fibre will slow down your downloads.
