How to increase internet speed by 20% in Windows XP

Windows XP holds 20% of the broadband bandwidth for some purpose like Windows updates and spyware checks etc. We can make use of this locked 20% speed so that the speed of internet will improve.
Here are the steps to do this.

1-First goto Start -> Run and then type ‘gpedit.msc‘ to open the Group policy editor.
2-Now you need to expand the ‘Administrative Templates’
3-Now Expand the ‘Network‘ tab.
4-Now you have to click on ‘QoS Packet Scheduler‘. You can see a screen shot below.

                             Screen shot of Group Policy Editor in Windows XP

Now click on ‘Limit Reservable Bandwidth‘ in the right pane as shown in above screen shot. and select the ‘enabled‘ radio button. See a screen shot below.
Screen shot of limit reservable bandwidth properties window in Windows XP

 Now change the ‘Bandwidth limit %’ from 20% to 0% as shown in above screen shot.
 Now save the changes and reboot your computer.
 That is all.