Steam throttling downloads

[Demon of Elru]

I have been stuck at 21.6 MB/s for a few weeks I even reset windows. Steam has to be throttiling my downloads. I have a 400 mbps connection what else could it be why am I capped at 21.6???

[Demon of Elru]

Originally posted by Sio_x:

I had this issue too. Maximum download speed 4,5MB/s. I solved the problem in the following way. Go to https://store.steampowered.com/, download the SteamSetup.exe. Then simply install it over the existing Steam installation. Start done.

Installation runs with 50,8 MB/s. :)

Its worth a shot.

[Your Mom's Oshi]

What did your ISP say when you called to ask them about this?

[Demon of Elru]

Originally posted by Idontexist:

What did your ISP say when you called to ask them about this?

I hung up after being on hold for 36 minutes.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Demon of Elru:

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

Get a better ISP then, Here's my usual download rate on a 350mb connection.

https://i.postimg.cc/x1FstdjF/Untitled.png

Steam is throttling, I switched from NY server to Minneapolis and speeds when up to about 35 still not where it should be, then I tried Philly, capped at 21.6, same with Pittsburgh. So yes Steam is doing something. I used to hit speeds in the 40s.

False equivalence.

How did you determine that those two regions are not simiilarly congested? How did you determine that the recent throttling by ISPs due to the coronavirus (and retaining bandwidth for emergency serrvices) isn't stil in effect?


You cannot, so you cannot equate it to be that.

The fact remains you should try regions on the other side of the world - try looking at regions where people are asleep - they aren't like servers when you're gaming, where you need to choose somewhere near to you and have low ping.

[papa ji]

its not the server maybe?

[[N]ebsun]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

I get my max of about 924 mb/s using different download servers. D.C. might be closer but Vancover is better.

:qr:

I almost read that as MB/s LOL

Originally posted by Demon of Elru:

I have been stuck at 21.6 MB/s for a few weeks I even reset windows. Steam has to be throttiling my downloads. I have a 400 mbps connection what else could it be why am I capped at 21.6???

During peak times I get around 10 - 20 MB/s. off peak I can get the full 120 MB/s from gigabit.
There are probably a lot of people staying home right now, causing congestion - especially during peak times.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Nebsun:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

I get my max of about 924 mb/s using different download servers. D.C. might be closer but Vancover is better.

I almost read that as MB/s LOL

You wouldn't be the first. I have about 790 mb/s today from D.C.

[Demon of Elru]

Originally posted by Nebsun:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

I get my max of about 924 mb/s using different download servers. D.C. might be closer but Vancover is better.

:qr:

I almost read that as MB/s LOL

Originally posted by Demon of Elru:

I have been stuck at 21.6 MB/s for a few weeks I even reset windows. Steam has to be throttiling my downloads. I have a 400 mbps connection what else could it be why am I capped at 21.6???

During peak times I get around 10 - 20 MB/s. off peak I can get the full 120 MB/s from gigabit.
There are probably a lot of people staying home right now, causing congestion - especially during peak times.

Yeah I've thought about that but the 21.6 megabytes per second just seem to consistent. Especially since it does go beyond it to about 30 then its as if something is forcing it back down.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Demon of Elru:

Originally posted by Nebsun:

I almost read that as MB/s LOL



During peak times I get around 10 - 20 MB/s. off peak I can get the full 120 MB/s from gigabit.
There are probably a lot of people staying home right now, causing congestion - especially during peak times.

Yeah I've thought about that but the 21.6 megabytes per second just seem to consistent. Especially since it does go beyond it to about 30 then its as if something is forcing it back down.

Again, you have to take into account that many regions have still got restrictions on bandwidth due to the coronavirus.

If your ISP is a notoriously ♥♥♥♥♥♥ one, even more to the point. I've heard that especially in the US, ♥♥♥♥ ISPs LOVE to have excuses to throttle Steam.

The fact remains that you CANNOT draw the conclusion it's Steam when it can be a whole host of things. You'll never get to the root of it with flawed assumptions.

[Your Mom's Oshi]

I have to call my ISP every year and threaten to cancel my account for them to stop throttling .

[RadRick01]

If your mouse gets choppy at the same time:
right click your start button, then click on command prompt (Admin<< must use the admin option).

Type the following into the elevated Command Prompt and then press Enter:

bcdedit /set useplatformclock false

Reboot

I was getting only 30Mbps instead of the 100Mbps I got in tests, and my mouse was chopping all over. It started after the last Windows update. For some reason Microsoft keep setting the useplatformclock to TRUE when they update, so you have to go back in and shut it off again to fix it.

1 MBps = 8 Mbps --- 1 Byte = 8 Bits
Most internet providers measure their speed in Mbps. Steam downloads measure in MBps. Multiply the MBps x 8 to get Mbps. That will show if your getting the fastest speed of your internet provider.

[xaklop]

I think a lot of people are facing this issue. It's the same with me. I get 350Mbps, and when I got install it shows 143kbps and when I download it's just 50-60, sometimes it'd hit 800kbps. I used to get around 35-40MBps. On other clients my internet's working fine.

[RadRick01]

Never had faster than 13 KBps download from steam.... That's equal to 104 Kbps. Our max service is 100 Kbps, so that is good.

[Demon of Elru]

So I upgraded my motherboard I have gone past 21.6 and stayed there and other times its been capped again. I checked and don't have those files so I doubt I have malware. I need to do more downloading to really see though.

[cmcm]

My Steam DL has been complete garbage for months. Regularly get 30 40 kb per sec. Every once in a while it shoots up to 1mb. I think ISPs are screwing it up. Downloads are perfectly fine on other things.