There is a difference compared with other tools regarding a network optimization.

[Parisien_entraide]

Sorry for the screenshots in French.

With WDTOOLS

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With WINHANCE

Winhance.jpg

[Wagnard]

Sorry for the screenshots in French.

With WDTOOLS

Wagnard.jpg



With WINHANCE

Winhance.jpg

I don't see the issue here. On both case, the limitation is active. On WTools it state it's in windows default state (active)

[Parisien_entraide]

In WDTOOLS, it says:

“Remove Windows’ network throttling (improves ping in online games)” — OFF
“Restore Windows default (10)”

If I read that line correctly, it’s enabled on my system, which means the throttling hasn’t been removed, since the button on the right is set to “Default” rather than “Applied.”




In WinHance:

The listed feature is enabled, as indicated by the button.

The question is whether this is the same feature (QoS?).

[Wagnard]

In WDTOOLS, it says:

“Remove Windows’ network throttling (improves ping in online games)” — OFF
“Restore Windows default (10)”

If I read that line correctly, it’s enabled on my system, which means the throttling hasn’t been removed, since the button on the right is set to “Default” rather than “Applied.”




In WinHance:

The listed feature is enabled, as indicated by the button.

The question is whether this is the same feature (QoS?).

Default is windows default. That means the throttling is enabled.

[Parisien_entraide]

Hello,


What I was pointing out is that:

WDTOOLS recommends disabling network throttling,

whereas

WINHANCE recommends leaving it enabled, explaining why.


This contradicts itself… UNLESS it refers to a different setting (which we don’t know).

As for my question about QoS (or something else), I was simply curious to know **what this setting actually affects**.

[Wagnard]

Hello,


What I was pointing out is that:

WDTOOLS recommends disabling network throttling,

whereas

WINHANCE recommends leaving it enabled, explaining why.


This contradicts itself… UNLESS it refers to a different setting (which we don’t know).

As for my question about QoS (or something else), I was simply curious to know **what this setting actually affects**.

You're right, both tools are talking about the same setting, and thanks for pointing it out — the WTools description is misleading and I'll fix it.

What it actually does: whenever music or a video is playing, Windows slows down how fast it handles network packets that aren't part of that playback. This was added back in Vista to keep audio from stuttering under heavy network load. It has nothing to do with QoS.

What it changes for you: it's about download speed while media is playing, not ping. On a fast connection, some PCs see downloads or file transfers drop to around 10–15 MB/s the moment music starts — that's what disabling it fixes. Not every PC is affected: it depends on the network card and driver, which is why some people never notice it.

It does not directly improve latency in games (unless the issue affect your system and you are downloading while playing and having music etc...). A game sends far too few packets to ever hit that limit, so Winhance is correct on that point.

So: disable it if your downloads slow down while you play music or watch videos. Leave it if you only game — there's nothing to gain. Either way it's safe and reversible (a reboot applies it). I'll reword the option in WTools so it says exactly this.


Why the D in WTools ?