Issue
Unable to disable task offload in the registry editor
Symptoms
Network performance in your VDS slows down
Cause
None
Workaround
STEP 1: Go to Run and type “regedit”
STEP 2: A registry windows will appear and go to the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
STEP 3: Right-click on the Parameters folder and select New
STEP 4: Choose DWORD Value
STEP 5: Name the value as “DisableTaskOffload”
STEP 6: Double click on DisableTaskOffload and set the value data as 1.
STEP 7: Upon completing, restart the server.
Additional Information
This update only applies to Windows 2003 and all version of Windows 2003. If you are unable to perform it please submit a ticket to our Support Team by providing us your VDS login details.