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Tweak the Number of Simultaneous HTTP Sessions (All Windows)

 

Windows normally limits the number of simultaneous connections made to a single web server. This behavior can be seen in Internet Explorer when downloading multiple files from a web site and only a certain number will be active at any one time.

Windows will limit connections to a single HTTP 1.0 server to four simultaneous connections. Connections to a single HTTP 1.1 server will be limited to two simultaneous connections. The HTTP 1.1 specification (RFC2068) mandates the two connection limit while the four connection limit for HTTP 1.0 is a self-imposed restriction which coincides with the standard used by a number of popular Web browsers.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create two new values, or modify the existing values, called 'MaxConnectionsPerServer' and 'MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server'. Change the values to equal the number of simultaneous requests allowed to a single HTTP server, the default values are 2 and 4 respectively.

Registry Editor Example
| Name Type Data |
| (Default) REG_SZ (value not set) |
| MaxConnectionsPerServer REG_DWORD 0x00000005 (5) |
| MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server REG_DWORD 0x00000005 (5) |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Set... |
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Settings:
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Internet Settings]
Name: MaxConnectionsPerServer, MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: Number of Simultaneous Connections

Warning: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Restart Windows for the changes to take effect.

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Tweak the Internet Explorer Search Engine (All Windows)

 

Normally when you type 'go keyword' in the Internet Explorer address bar IE will search the web using a Microsoft selected search engine. By modifying this key you can select which search engine to use.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Modify the value of default to equal the URL for the search engine you want to use, substituting '%s' to represent the keywords.

 

Registry Editor Example
| Name Type Data |
| (Default) REG_SZ "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?q=%s" |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl |
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Settings:
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl]
Name: (Default)
Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Warning: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own

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