Allow More than 2 Simultaneous Downloads in IE 6
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How can I allow more than 2 simultaneous downloads in IE 6?
To configure IE to allow up to 10 simultaneous downloads (it only allows 2 at a time) do the following:
- Open Registry Editor.
- In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings
- On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
“MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server”=Dword:0000000a “MaxConnectionsPerServer”=Dword:0000000a
You can change 0000000a to any other value as long as it’s hexadecimal. - Close the registry editor.
Download this .reg file and double click it to merge it to your registry. The file will allow for a maximum of 10 simultaneous downloads.
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