Improve ping - these are the options

If you want to improve your ping, there are various options. A high ping is particularly annoying when playing online games or making video calls.

Improve ping: The best tips

One source of problems is other programs that use your bandwidth. You should turn off these programs.

In the Windows Task Manager you can see which programs use the most bandwidth. Turn them off to get better latency.
Platforms such as Steam or Origin in particular update their games automatically at regular intervals if this is set. This involves downloading large data packets, which can lead to a high ping.
But streaming services such as Spotify or Netflix also use your Internet connection in the background.
Electronic devices or Wi-Fi networks can interfere with your wireless connection and increase the ping. Use a LAN cable to avoid such interference.
Optimize your router settings by choosing the least congested Wi-Fi channel. Enable QoS (Quality of Service) to give priority to important applications and thus improve ping.
To speed up domain name resolution, use faster DNS servers such as Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) or Google DNS (8.8.8.8). These can often provide better performance than your ISP's default DNS servers.
Configure your firewall to prioritize certain applications or games. Create specific rules that allow and prioritize traffic for those programs.

Another way to improve your ping is a setting in the registry.

Press the key combination (Windows) + (R) and type “regedit” to open the registry.
Here, navigate to the path “Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces”.
This folder contains several subfolders that you must now examine individually. Find the folder that contains the most files.
Once you have located the folder, right-click on it to open the context menu. Select “New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value” or “QWORD (64-bit) Value”.
Name this value “TcpAckFrequency” and click on it. In the window that opens, change the value from 0 to 1 and confirm the change with “OK”.
After the next reboot the ping should be significantly improved.