Windows 11 is officially available. Not many Windows 10 users have updated it, but those who have are not reporting any major issues. Windows 11 is new and came out much earlier than most hardware component and device manufacturers expected, which means that not everything has a compatible driver ready for the new operating system.
Software Intel Killer Networking y Windows 11
Windows 11 doesn’t seem to have any major bugs at this point, at least none that have been identified. One problem that some users have reported is the slowness of the Internet. In general, you can expect the Internet to remain somewhat slow after installing a new operating system, but the problem is persistent for some users.
Slow internet problem can also be caused by Intel Killer Networking Software.
Software de red Intel Killer
Intel Killer Networking software is an Intel application. It is installed on your system when you install network drivers or by your desktop / laptop manufacturer. You will find this software on your system if you have one of the following hardware components.
Intel® Killer ™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (is)
Intel® Killer ™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (xw)
Intel® Killer ™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 (xw)
Intel® Killer ™ Ethernet E3100 2.5 Gbps
It installs drivers for these hardware components, however it also runs certain services in the background to ‘manage’ the connection. Outside of controllers, services do not need to be running. Your network card will work fine. These services run by the Intel Killer Networking Software application make the Internet connection slow in Windows 11. Fortunately, you can prevent them from running.
Stop the Intel Killer Networking software services
To stop the services that the Intel Killer Networking Software application is running, follow these steps.
- Tap the Win + R keyboard shortcut to open the run box.
- In the run box, enter services.msc and tap the Enter key.
- In the Services application, look for the following services.
Servicio Killer Analytics
Killer dynamic bandwidth management
Killer Network Service
Killer Smart AP Selection Service
- Right-click on a service and select Stop from the context menu.
- Double click on the service and go to the General tab.
- Open the Startup type drop-down menu.
- Select Off from the menu.
- Repeat for all the services we have listed.
- Restart the system.
conclusion
The Intel Killer Networking Software application may or may not be causing problems on your system. If not, you do not need to disable these services. If you think the internet is slow on your system, compared to other devices you use on the same network, it is worth disabling these services to see if there is any difference.