When you are downloading big torrents, such as films and TV shows, the more TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) connections you have open the more people you can download from and the sooner you will get your files. By default, Windows XP limits you to 10 half-open connections and Windows 7 limits you to 20, but you can hack the Registry to increase this number. In Windows 7, go to Start, type regedit and navigate to the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
Click it and find the EnableConnectionRateLimiting value on the right (if the entry does not exist, right-click and choose New, DWord Value to create it). Now double-click the value, set its data to 0 and restart your PC. This should give you unlimited TCP connections and speedier downloads, although your torrent client may impose a maximum (uTorrent’s default is 100). As always, it’s wise to create a System Restore point before you make any changes to the Registry.
For Windows XP, you can increase the half-open connections limit by downloading the Event ID 4226 Patch. Double-click the patch and choose to change the number of connections from 10 to 50. Because the patch replaces original versions of files, you may get a warning from Windows or your security software, but this is safe to ignore.
Nice trick, tnx.
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