Speed Up Downloads by Closing Games and Apps
On the Xbox One, video games and apps download in the background. This is a convenient feature as it allows you to play a game or watch videos on YouTube, Netflix, or DC Universe as your purchase downloads. Unfortunately, performing another activity while something is downloading in the background can dramatically decrease the download speed, especially if it requires online connectivity. Quitting all games and apps can be a great way to speed up downloads on an Xbox One. It’s a good idea to try this method with all of the top apps and games on your Xbox One Home screen. This can quickly be done with the following steps:
Disable Internet Connections On Other Devices
If other devices in your home, such as your computer, laptop, or smartphone, use the same internet connection as your Xbox One, this can also cause slow download speeds. To speed up the download of a video game or app on your console, it’s worth disconnecting all of your devices from the internet for the duration of the download. It might not seem like your phone or computer is using up much data but you never know when a device might start installing app or OS updates or syncing files to cloud services such as Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive.
Pause Other Xbox One Downloads
Downloading multiple games or apps at the same time naturally slows the download speed on an Xbox One console. However, you can pause other downloads so that your preferred game or app downloads first all by itself. Here’s how.
Download Faster With a Wired Connection
Often a wired internet connection can provide faster upload and download speeds than using Wi-Fi despite how convenient the latter method is. To connect your Xbox One console to the internet via a wired connection, plug one end of an Ethernet cable into your internet router and the other into the Ethernet port on the rear of the console.
Restart Your Xbox One to Fix Buggy Downloads
If your game download seems unusually slow or has completely stopped, resetting the Xbox One console can correct any connectivity issues the specific download may be having.
Reboot Your Internet Router to Increase Speeds
Sometimes the problem with your Xbox One download speeds is caused by your internet connection itself, which can slow down or become disconnected due to a technical issue on your provider’s side. The fastest and easiest way to fix general internet problems like this is to reboot your router. Do this by unplugging the router from the wall, waiting around three minutes, and plugging it back in again. This resets your connection to your provider and hopefully gives you a new one that’s faster.
