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Windows 7 File Transfer Speed over Gigabit is slow

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Mar 15, 2026121350 views
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I've got windows 7 pro running on my file server and my main desktop. Each has a gigabit network connection and I'm connected to a gigabit switch. However, when trying to copy some large files, it's running pretty slow at a measly 12-15 MB/s The data is coming from a 7200RPM SATA drive (which I thi…

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Fix for: Windows 7 File Transfer Speed over Gigabit is slow

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I hate to say this is Windows voodoo. I've seen improvements from disabling firewalls/anti-virus to using RAM disks, changing gigabit nics from PCI to PCIe, using faster switches, jumbo frames, flow control and shorter & better cables. Funny when I …

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