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Network usage is always showing 0% in task manager

I have been facing this issue that the Task manager is always showing the Network utilization percentage as 0% even though I'm using it, this problem starts some days before only before that it worked well I don't know what happened, Some one please help me to fix this issue, I have attached the snapshot of my problem. Thanks in advance.

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• What you are looking at is by specific process and at a moment in time, so not surprising. I see that as well. Look in the performance tab and in that tab, your network. You should see the graph build as you use the network. Does this work? –  John Jan 10 at 2:21
• If you want a more readily available graph, I use Network Meter from Add Gadgets –  Rohit Gupta Jan 10 at 2:31
• What you are seeing is a long term issue affecting Windows 10 and 11. I posted a more complete answer –  John Jan 10 at 2:35
• What do you mean with I'm using it ? Are you just downloading something from WWW or are you really have a full-performance end-to-end copy process between two endpoints in your local network? Downloading something from WWW will most often not affect your local network adapter utilizations, e.g. you have a 25 Mbit/s internet connection but your PC network adapter has negotiated a 2.5 Gbit/s (=2560 Mbit/s) link speed with your router (→ 0.97% usage) –  swbbl Jan 10 at 11:51
• "I'm using it " means that I'm accessing the internet. –  042 Sanjaykumar Jan 11 at 1:34

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Make sure the Windows Network Data Usage (NDU) monitoring driver is running, which is responsible for reporting your data usage and displaying it in the Task Manager.

To turn it on:

• Open the Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ndu
• Modify the Start registry to the value of 2 hexadecimal .
• Reboot the system.

Or simply open the Command Prompt and enter the following command:

• 1 Wow !!!! I have no words to express you have solved my issues that existed for years, your solution worked for me thanks a lot sir. –  042 Sanjaykumar Sep 9 at 15:28

Search for Task Manager, Process Tab, Network column. All the posts show and say the values are 0. Windows 10 too.

So this is "by design" - apparently a bad design.

Look in the Performance Tab and Network will show a working graph of network usage.

If you wish to see network usage by process, use Admin Tools, Resource Monitor and network usage shows up there.

What I report above is true for Windows 11 (all machines) and Windows 10 (VM).

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Network and Disk Utilization at 0%, and I'm having issues connecting to servers.

Both my network and disk utilization in task manager is at 0%. Sometimes they'll go to 1%, but never high.

I once saw the network go to 30%, and then drop to 0% within a few seconds.

This is most noticeable when I am on a Discord call. The call is constantly disconnecting and reconnecting me. My dad tried putting in a new network card and the problem persisted. I've also noticed this while watching Hyperbeam with my friend, the stream constantly being disconnected.

While writing this, I just notice the percentage in my CPU dropped to 3, though it's risen to about 10% now.

I've also updated my drivers to no avail.

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The issue started a couple weeks ago, but had stopped after a while until the other day.

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