Guide: Optimal Wired LAN adapter settings for latency (Windows)

[Nikita]

Since I bought my Steam Link on Amazon and Steam won't let me post a guide unless I buy it through them, I'm posting this here:

If you are experiencing stuttering over wired, or you want to run games that have extremely low latency tolerances, here are a few settings in Windows you can tweak.

to change these, go to the network and sharing center, click on your Ethernet connection, Go to Properties, then Configure, then click the Advanced tab. Changing these settings will cause you to lose connectivity for a brief moment.

• Interrupt Moderation: This is the big one. Microsoft themselves[technet.microsoft.com] recommends turning this off for low-latency applications. Set this to Disabled.
  
• Recieve/Send Buffers: Some drivers do not have this set to the maximum level by default. Just click the up arrow on the value until it maxes out.
  
• Flow Control: Implementation is screwy from driver to driver and can mess up the Windows networking stack. If the above doesn't solve your problems, disable this.
  
• Receive Side Scaling: Ditto for the above.
  
• Energy Efficient Ethernet: Some driver implementations can cause the adapter to go into low power mode while running active applications. If you notice intermittent freezing or stuttering, disable this.
  
• Green Ethernet: Ditto for the above.