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Stop changing every Ethernet setting you see online, only these actually matter
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Key Points:
- Increasing the Receive and Transmit Buffers in Windows 11 Ethernet settings can reduce packet drops and CPU overhead, improving download and upload speeds by allowing larger packet queues.
- Disabling Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) eliminates latency spikes caused by the network adapter's low-power state, enhancing connection stability, especially for gaming and real-time applications, with minimal impact on power consumption.
- Turning off Interrupt Moderation reduces network latency by allowing more frequent communication between the NIC and CPU, which benefits competitive gaming and real-time communication without significantly increasing CPU load.
- Switching to faster DNS resolvers like Cloudflare or Quad9 can improve internet speed and stability by reducing latency and optimizing routing compared to default ISP DNS servers.
- Some default Windows 11 Ethernet settings such as Speed and Duplex and Jumbo Frames should generally be left unchanged, as manually altering them can cause reduced throughput, increased latency, and packet loss.
