The Ashampoo server is located in Germany. If you are accessing the files from the USA, Asia or another distant location you may get slower overall performance than you would if you were accessing a server closer to you. This does not really matter however, as what you want to see is the difference in performance between different sets of settings.
Test Procedure:
1. | If your computer is not online go online now.
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2. | Click on the Download Test File button. .
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3. | The download will start. The download rate will be displayed on the right hand of the screen. The download needs to take a while to produce meaningful results.
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4. | Allow the test to complete and note the results.
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5. | Go offline if you want.
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Trying out different settings:
If you want to try different settings you should do this now, so that you can carry out your next test as quickly as possible, before network conditions change too much. Remember to start Windows® before you go online again after changing your optimization settings!