Increase IDM Speed
Launch Internet Download Manager by double-clicking the desktop shortcut or by selecting the icon within the Windows Start menu. After a few seconds, the main application window is displayed. Click Option in the Download menu furthermore choose the Connection tab. Select the Connection Type/ Speed drop down furthermore choose LAN 10Mbs. This option sets Internet Download Manager toward the fastest possible mode, but it requires a lot regarding bandwidth beneficial to it toward be effective. If you are running a DSL connection regarding less than 10mbs, then this setting is not recommended. Locate the Default Max Connection Number setting. IDM uses multiple sources when downloading large files, furthermore each source needs a separate connection. If the default max is set too low, then this will throttle IDMs ability toward download files extra-quickly. Set the Default Max Connection Number as 16, which is the highest possible number regarding connections supported by IDM. Click OK toward apply the settings specified in this guide. Test the new settings by downloading a file from the internet using IDM. Click Add URL toward add the location regarding a new download furthermore in the window that opens, enter the URL regarding a file at the internet. Select the file in the queue furthermore click Start/Resume Download toward begin downloading the file from the internet toward your computer. You should notice a speed increase in the time it takes toward download large files, now that you have set up IDM correctly.