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    Kbps / KB display conversion in windows 8.1

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by stege, Jan 15, 2014.

  1. stege

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    Anyone with the knowledge of how to change the default way Windows 8.1 displays networking speeds?
    From kbps to KB. Much appreciated.


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    stege, Jan 15, 2014
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    pretty sure it auto-scales and you can't select bytes over bits, i.e. it'll change to Mb/s once it hits a certain speed. i use this utility to keep an eye on my connection speed and it has the option to view KB/s.
     
    mattcheau, Jan 16, 2014
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    or divide by 8 in your head
     
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    :hi2: ..........
     
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    nah from Kilo bits to Kilo bytes is divide by 8. ( 8 bits = 1 byte )

    from top example from OP 944Kb/s = 118KB/s

    Unit converter
     
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    haha, i know. math operators on the other hand... :eek:
     
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    No worries, it happens to the best of us
     
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    So there is no registry settings to switch between kbps to KB?
     
    stege, Jan 18, 2014
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