How to accelerate the discharge speed in Steam: Disable the disc cache in Windows and other tricks

Steam’s games and downloads

Games every time They occupy more species on our hard drive, for what are needed fastest SSD discs and a good Internet connection. Requirements to download games directly from your preferred customeras Steam. But everything that shines is not always gold, and sometimes Downloads can be eternal. Clients like Steam have experienced Download problems intermittently or even staying at 0. But in this guide we are going to teach you tricks to eliminate these errors.

When you buy a new game in Steam, the first option is download it to start playing. But it is tedious and desperate to see how it starts to download and suddenly He stops dischargeafter a while it starts again and stops again. It can also happen that the download begins, but Lower to one 0 kb/s null speedand so I can be seeing how discarding the game is delayed and time To complete increasing.

A problem that can go unnoticed if we download a game of no more than 3 or 4 GBbut games that reach the whopping 40 or 50 GB of download It can be annoying, especially if you want to start your adventure immediately. Imagine down intermittently or going to 0 kb/s, for example, Ark Survival Evolved More than 40 GB of download and then more than 120 GB of space on your SSD disc.

But for this there is A series of tricks that You can try To accelerate your downloads. A trick that you can apply by default to solve discharge errors intermittent and the stops at 0 kb/s speed. Let’s see what they are.

Disable the Windows disc cache

Although the Steam client has several options to manage the downloads, which we will see below, the main trick that works is disable (or enable) the writing cache. This option is attached to Steam, and you can find it entering the Disc Manager of Windows himself. We are going to tell you step by step how to do it.

1. Open the device administrator by clicking on the start button and selecting the option Device administrator.

   

2. Now move to the disc units and open the drop -down.

   

3. In the case of having several units, Select the album Where you are going to install the Steam games.

   

4. We click on the right mouse button and select Properties.

   

5. We select the tab Directives.

   

6. Inside is the option we are looking for, Enable writing cache on the device.

It is true that some users work disabled this functionand, on the contrary, to others it works when It is enabled. Something weird, but it seems that cash at the time of solve problems with downloads In Steam.

If you have this problem and is enabled, try to uncheck the box, if on the contrary, you already had it disabled you can also try to activate it to see how.

This trick usually works, but we are going to Review other options Within Steam’s own customer to ensure that everything is correct.

Steam download options

After trying to disable (or enable) the disc writing cache, from Steam you can make another series of settings in the Steam configuration so that the downloads are (even) faster if possible.

When you put a game, either new or your library, you can access these settings to review the different options. Among them are using a Server closest to your locationor even try others that are further but less saturated.

Also look that the speed that can make your games are slower than usual is not limited.

In addition to these Steam options, a series of tips can make your games available on your PC before expected.

But first let’s see how to access these parameters that control the downloads to see the different options, you just have to follow these steps.

1. Enter the menu Steam And select Parameters.

   

2. Select the option Downloads among all those on the left.

   

You can also access from the download tail, making click the tooth wheel that you will find in the upper left.

Download region

This option allows Select the region from where your downloads are made. Theoretically, a region closer to your location will offer a faster drop, but this Steam server may be more saturated than others. You can try to change it to check if it goes faster from another server.

Limit discharge speed

This option, as its name indicates, allows Limit speed Steam download. If it is enabled it is possible that it is one of the reasons why your games go slow down, you can disable it so that your Internet line of everything when downloading your games from Steam.

Updates of the sets installed

It is possible that with this option enabled for Steam to manage them, they can make other downloads slower, it is better Update only at the start of the game.

Allow downloads while playing

Although this option seems to affect games that require a fast and stable Internet connection, it is better to leave it disabled to have your control and to release the bandwidth or not playing.

Limit downloads while retracting

This option also has to do with the retransmission of games, so that your bandwidth goes straight to broadcast. But if we seek not to limit any discharge it is better to leave it disabled, so we avoid confusion.

Show bits download speed per second

This option offers what its name indicates, but is irrelevant to obtain faster downloads.

Erase discharge cache

Another option we can try to solve problems with downloads. You can try a Delete the cachethis will not eliminate any game or updates That they are already available, they are simply the temporary files that are keeping and that generally do not work when the game has already been installed.

Transfer of games files through the local network

If you have another computer on the network, Steam can use that data to accelerate the game download. It is advisable to leave it activated, even if it is your only computer.

In addition, you can control who you allow transfers, choosing between yourself, your friends or any other user.

If a friend comes home to play and you don’t have the game, you can use your data through the local network to have faster.

Other tricks to accelerate your downloads

In addition to disabling or enabling the disc writing cache, and managing the download options of the Steam menu, you can also perform A series of simple steps for Free your Internet connection and help Steam get the highest figures. To see how your connection is occupied, you can use the task administrator.

The first thing is to make sure you have no other application, utility or program that is occupying bandwidth. Check on your PC, or in others if you have more PCs connected on the network, that there is not something consuming your fiber line. You can also Check the consoleswhich usually connected in network and at rest, allow background updates discharges. Thus you make sure that slowness does not come why your own line is occupied.

An effective, although drastic option is to disconnect the other devices that can presumably consume bandwidth. You can also try on your own PC to close the browser or streaming video playersas well as on TV or Tablet if someone is using it.

You can also try restart your router. A very simple option with which you can eliminate some problems that can be caused by some software or firmware failure of the device itself. It is worth trying this, since it will only take you 2 minutes and you will not lose the configuration you have. In addition, you can also free other houses from the house that are connected and prioritize the line of your PC.

Another option is to verify, if you are connected by wifi, which The channel is not saturated. You will only have to access your router configuration and use an automatic channel or change it if it is in manual. Proof With another channel To see if your connection is accelerated.

For advanced users who have routers or software that offers this option, they can Prioritize Internet connection With Steam. There are routers that allow you to enable a higher gaming bandwidththere is also software that they can perform this action, prioritizing that you higher speed It is destined for your games. Check (if you have them) these options that can also help with your downloads, and if possible, add Steam to the priority list.

Improves download speed with these simple tricks

First try the disc cache, enable or disable and download from Steam to See if the problem is solved of slow discharges, or if the speed does not lower those hateful 0 kb/s.

Whether it has worked as if not, it would not be more A review of the rest of the options Download within Steam, as well as review the tricks that will allow you to release your Internet connection. Check that there is no option changed and make sure You have a free way In the bandwidth of your connection.

Surely you can prioritize your connection What to download 40, 50 or even more GB is not a problemso you can play immediately and take advantage of your fiber optics to the fullest.