

Obviously throttling Steam’s download speed will increase the time it will take for your game to finish downloading, but to make up for it you will be able to use your internet while you wait. If you’re trying to use your internet in the background while downloading games, you can throttle Steam’s download speed through this method. In the Downloads tab of the Steam settings, select a value in the drop-down box labelled “Limit bandwidth to”. Tick the “Run Steam when my computer starts” checkbox to set steam to launch automatically when you boot-up. You can select from a range of values between 128Kbps and 200Mbps.

To apply a download throttle, click on the drop-down box labelled “Limit bandwidth to”.

Once, in the settings, switch to the “Downloads” tab. In rarer situations, the quality of your computer hardware and installed drivers may also stagnate file transfers. However, a weak internet connection or running too many programs might cause it as well. Click on “Steam” in the top-left corner of the main Steam window, then click “Settings” in the drop-down menu. Slow downloads on Steam are generally due to problems within the Steam download cache. To open Steam’s settings, click on “Steam” in the top-left corner of the main Steam window, then click “Settings” in the drop-down menu. You can throttle Steam’s download speeds from within Steam’s settings. The answer to this issue is to apply a limit to Steam’s download speed.
