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Why Won't My Computer Download Anything From the Web Anymore?. Losing the ability to download files from the Internet could potentially have a major impact on your productivity, leaving you unable ...

The computer's network adapter ultimately determines the maximum potential download speed, but the network and ISPs create download bottleneck when slower than the adapter.

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