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Change winget default downloader to 'wininet' #2926

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sleepingiv opened this issue Oct 12, 2024 · 0 comments
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Change winget default downloader to 'wininet' #2926

sleepingiv opened this issue Oct 12, 2024 · 0 comments
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sleepingiv commented Oct 12, 2024

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The default winget downloader (DO = Delivery Optimization) is too slow making the whole updating and installation process slow altogether.

Describe the solution you'd like
Changing the default downloader from 'DO' to 'wininet' fixes the issue. Following are the steps to do that -
1: Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as Administrator
2: Run this command - winget settings
3: Now add the following lines in the opened json file - {

"network": {
    "downloader": "wininet"
}

4: Save the file.
5: Restart windows.
6: Done . Now the slow download issue will probably be fixed.

Describe alternatives you've considered
These are optional steps -
1: Set download bandwidth to the absolute in the Delivery Optimization settings under the Windows Update settings.
2: A. Open the Registry Editor:

  • Press Windows + R, type regedit, and press Enter.

B. Navigate to the Key:

  • Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config.

C. Create or Modify the Value:

  • Create a new DWORD value named DODownloadMode.
  • Set its value to 0 (for HTTP only).

D. Restart your system for the changes to take effect.

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@sleepingiv sleepingiv added the enhancement New feature or request label Oct 12, 2024
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