Cannot download large files from any browser

[Dfergus12]

Hello all,

I'm new here, but heard you guys might be able to help.

My problem is my computer will not download large files, from any browser. By large, I mean files over like 500 MB. My other computer on the same network does just fine. The problem computer is a dell inspiron laptop just over yr old, running windows 8. I rebooted my router and modem to no avail. I did two system resets (not restore, but complete wipes) on this computer. The problem still persists. I purchased and installed Bitdefender antivirus 2015, but nothing was found. I'm at my wits end here.

I'd really appreciate a helping hand.

Thanks.

 

[USAFRet]

Let's leave the Linux out of it for now. That is not the solution to the problem.

OP, what was the last thing you did before this started happening?

 

[Dfergus12]

What was the last thing I did before this occured? To be honest, in this case there is nothing that comes to mind. I hadn't made any real changes or done anything out of the ordinary. I just noticed it one day. I wish I could pinpoint something, as a potential cause for this but I really cant.

On a side nte: Now Im noticing that if I open additional tabs, they load slower. Something that was never an issue before. If a new tab is taking a while to load, and I close a tab I have open, it will load the new tab. As if theres some kind of limit now. Meanwhile, as stated before, my download and upload speeds appear normal.

 

[USAFRet]

Task Manager. What else is eating up memory?

And what are the full specs on this PC?

 

[Dfergus12]

Specs:

Inspiron 15z
Intel i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz
6 Gb of RAM
Windows 8 (was 8.1 when it first occured, but I did 2 system resets since then)
64 bit operating system with touchscreen

 

[Dfergus12]

When I check task manager, under "Memory" I see "46%".

Its split up in 2 sections: Apps and Background processes:

Under Apps Google chrome is using 103 MB. Task manager is using 9.4 MB, Explorer is using 45 MB.

Under background processes: Utorrent is using 332.9. Bitdefender is using 224.3. Google Chrome 32 bit has 13 instances under background processes, each using somewhere from 14 to 105 MB.

I hope this helps