Fix Overwatch High Ping and Packet Loss - 3 Step Guide

Nothing ruins a match faster than shots failing to register because of jittery ping or packet loss. You are likely dealing with background apps fighting for your bandwidth or corrupted network routing, so let's clear those out so you can get back to the game.

Why this happens

Background applications often silently consume bandwidth during gameplay, while Windows network settings can accumulate routing errors or use inefficient DNS servers provided by your ISP.

Steps

1. 01
   Press Control+Shift+Escape to open Task Manager, click the Network column to sort by usage, and right-click any background apps using bandwidth to select End Task.
2. 02
   Press the Windows key, type cmd, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator.
3. 03
   Type netsh winsock reset and press Enter.
4. 04
   Type netsh int ip reset and press Enter.
5. 05
   Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter.
6. 06
   Type ipconfig /release and press Enter.
7. 07
   Type ipconfig /renew and press Enter, then restart your computer.
8. 08
   Press Windows+I to open Settings, navigate to Network and internet, and select your active connection properties.
9. 09
   Click Edit next to DNS server assignment, switch to Manual, toggle IPv4 on, and set the Preferred DNS to 1.1.1.1 and Alternate DNS to 1.0.0.1.