Make IE Allow 10 Downloads At a Time

More and more of you folks have fast DSL or cable modem lines. Internet servers can take on thousands of connections at a time. The old limitation doesn't make much sense any more.

Microsoft has just published a Knowledge Base article that tells you how to modify the Registry to allow 10 concurrent downloads.  According to Microsoft, you have to go in and change a hex value, so it doesn't look easy.

But if you follow these revised instructions based on the KB article, you shouldn't have any problems.

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate the following key in the registry:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\
   Software\Microsoft\
   Windows\CurrentVersion
   \Internet Settings
3. On the Edit menu, click New | DWORD value and then make this registry entry:
   MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
4. Right-click on the new name, choose Modify then click on 'Decimal' as the Base.
5. Enter the number 10 as the Value data
6. Click OK to save.
7. On the Edit menu, click New | DWORD value and then make this registry entry:
   MaxConnectionsPerServer
8. Right-click on the new name, choose Modify then click on 'Decimal' as the Base.
9. Enter the number 10 as the Value data
10. Click OK to save.
11. Quit Registry Editor.

In other words you create two new DWORD values called MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server and MaxConnectionsPerServer which both have the value 10.  Decimal 10 is Hexadecimal 0000000a or just 'a'

The registry should now show the keys like this:

If you have a broadband connection, by all means, boost IE to 10 concurrent downloads.    While you won't get downloads any quicker, you can set up to 10 files to download, then walk away (or leave it overnight).