How to Increase the Number of Simultaneous Download Limit in IE7?

By default Internet Explorer 7 is restricted to download only 2 files from a server at the same time. This is not a short coming of the IE but its coded such way to maintain web standards. But it can be easily overridden by a registry tweak.

So, how to tweak IE7 to increase the number of simultaneous download limit?

Step 1: Click Start button and type Regedit

Step 2: Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Internet Settings

Step 3: Create a new DWord with the name MaxConnectionsPerServer (To create a new DWord, right click on the empty space found on the right side box -> Click New -> Click ‘DWORD 32 Bit Value‘)

Step 4: Create another new DWord with the name MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server

Step 5: Double click these new DWords you have created and set the decimal value higher than 2 and lesser than 10 (This number represents the maximum simultaneous download allowed)

Step 6: Restart and you are all set to have more simultaneous download from a server.