How to Make Windows 10 Download Files Faster

If you notice that files in Windows take longer than usual to download, there’s an easy way to speed up the process. Basically, Microsoft has categorized Windows 10’s Downloads folder as a Pictures folder. This means it’s optimized to download photos quickly, but other file formats (such as setup files or eBooks) will take longer to download.

There’s a simple way to change this folder’s properties, so it’ll download any file type with the same speed. To do this, open File Explorer, right-click the Downloads folder, then click Properties.

Now click the Customise tab, click the ‘Optimise this folder for’ dropdown menu, set it to ‘General items’, click Apply, then OK.