

This is the same as listed in our general tweaking articles per OS. This tweak works with all versions of Windows from Windows XP to Windows 8.

Backing up your Registry before any edits is highly recommended, as mistakes can cause serious issues for the operating system. The Windows Registry can be accessed from the Start/Windows button -> type: regedit. Some proficiency in using Command Prompt/PowerShell and editing the Windows Registry is expected. Some of these settings are also mentioned in our general tweaking articles, however, the emphasis here is on latency rather than throughput, and we have complemented the tweaks with more gaming-specific recommendations and settings that give priority to multimedia/gaming traffic, and may be outside of the scope of other broadband tweaks that focus on pure throughput.

This article is intended to supplement our general broadband tweaks and list only TCP/IP settings that are specific to online gaming and reducing network latency. Online Gaming can often benefit from some fine-tuning of Windows TCP/IP settings and the Network Adapter properties.
