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Enable More Simultaneous Downloads in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9)

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By default, you are only allowed to download 2 files at a time from a single website. However, you can tweak it to enable more than 2 downloads at the same time.

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To increase the allowable number of multiple downloads in IE 9:

  1. Open RegEdit by going to the Start Menu -> type regedit in the search box and then hit Enter.
  2. Navigate to the following registry key:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

  3. Right-click Internet Settings -> select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.
  4. Name this key MaxConnectionsPerServer.
  5. Double-click  MaxConnectionsPerServer, enter 4 into the value data field and then hit OK.
  6. Right-Click Internet Settings -> select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.
  7. Name this key MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
  8. Double-click  MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server, enter 6 into the value data field and then hit OK.
    ie 9 simultaneous downloads
    Note: You can set both of these values to as many as you want, but 4 and 6 are most recommended.

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