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How To Reduce Internet Usage In Windows 11 While Watching Video

Everyone Likes To Watch The Video In The Highest Resolution. But If You Use The Right Internet Service, It Will Is A Little Difficult.

In this case, not only can we not watch the video at the highest resolution, but we also have the problem of repeatedly interrupting the video playback.

Some online video streaming services have the ability to detect weak internet and automatically reduce the video resolution.

But not all video apps have this feature, which can cause you to stop watching videos. Windows 11 has settings that allow the user to play low-resolution video, thus saving video volume.

 

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11

This feature can be handy in Windows 11 because some video players do not automatically adjust bandwidth. By turning on this feature, you can watch the video without interruption without any problems in buffering.

This can do in two ways. The first is through the settings menu, and the second is through the Registry Editor.

Method one: Setting

Step 1: Click on the Windows icon in the application bar.

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11 while watching video

Step 2: Click on the Setting option. (You can also enter Setting using the Win + I shortcut keys )

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11 while watching video

Step 3: On the left, select the Apps option.

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11 while watching video

Step 4: Click on Video Playback.

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11 while watching video

Step 5: Turn on the Save network bandwidth by playing video at a lower resolution option.

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11 while watching video

Method 2: Set up bandwidth storage through Registry Editor

Step 1: Activate the Run program with the Win + R shortcut keys.

Step 2: Type the RegEdit command and press Enter.

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11 while watching video

Step 3: The operating system will ask you: do you allow this app to make changes to your device? You select Yes.

Step 4: Enter the following path and press Enter.

Computer \ HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ VideoSettings

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11 while watching video

Step 5: Right-click in the middle of the opened window and place the mouse cursor on New. Then select the DWORD (32-bit) Value option.

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11 while watching video

Step 6: Name the created DWORD AllowLowResolution.

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11 while watching video

Step 7: Double click on the created DWORD.

Step 8: Enter the number 1 in the Value Data box and click OK.

Reduce Internet usage in Windows 11 while watching video

Step 9: Restart your system.

This feature has been enabled for you since Windows came up.