Internet extremely slow on exactly one device
My home internet is extremely (<100kbps, get ~6mbps on other devices) slow on my home laptop and no other device (different laptop, phones, tablet)
It is slow over WiFi and when plugged directly into the router.
Rebooting the computer occasionally fixes the issue for a few hours, then it reappears.
Booting in safe mode fixes the issue completely while in safe mode.
The network performance graph in the task manager does not show any programs using the internet except the expected ones, and the displayed rate is consistent with what I'm seeing. For example, if I try to watch a YouTube video in Firefox it will say I'm at 20kbps total or something.
The issue occurs in all browsers (Firefox, edge, chrome) and other programs like netflix, BitTorrent, steam, etc
The only relevant things I've seen online say that some AMD software throttled your internet for no reason. I have an Nvidia chip so that's not it.
System specs: Asus laptop Windows 10 (fully updated)
Posted Mar 26, 2018, 2:21 AM UTC
Oooh, I might be wrong here but if it stops in safe mode that means there's a program on your computer doing it. Possibly malicious software? Try Malwarebytes just for the hell of it and see if that catches anything. There's other good ones too, Hitman pro, etc. If that's not it I might have a few more ideas.
I agree. Scan while you are in safe mode. Try Malwarebytes Chameleon on a thumb drive.
Thanks for the tip, mbytes found a bunch of crap and things are going ok so far. As I said, sometimes the problem goes away after rebooting then reappears, so I'll keep you updated
Definitely keep me updated, my suggestion going forward after this is to use ublock origin as your adblocker (if you're not already using it) and be as selective of your downloads as possible.