Fix High Ping Spikes in The Finals - Networking Guide

You are getting rubber-banded or seeing your ping sit consistently above 150ms during matches in The Finals. This is almost always caused by network instability or background processes fighting your game for bandwidth.

Why this happens

The Finals is highly sensitive to packet loss, which frequently occurs over Wi-Fi connections. If it is not your connection, background apps may be saturating your upload speed, or the game servers may be overloaded during a new season launch.

What you will need

You will need an Ethernet cable for a wired connection and administrator access to your Windows account to run network commands.

Steps

1. 01
   Switch from Wi-Fi to a wired Ethernet connection to eliminate packet loss and stabilize your latency.
2. 02
   Open Task Manager, navigate to the Performance tab, click the three dots, and select Resource Monitor.
3. 03
   Click the Network tab, sort by 'Send', and right-click any non-essential background processes eating up your upload bandwidth to end them.
4. 04
   Press the Windows key, type 'CMD', right-click Command Prompt, and select 'Run as administrator'.
5. 05
   Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter to clear your cached DNS entries.
6. 06
   Type netsh winsock reset and press Enter to reset your network socket state, then restart your computer to apply the changes.

Still not working?

If you are still experiencing lag after these steps, check the timing of your spikes against official social media updates to see if there is a known server-side outage. If the spikes persist only in The Finals but not other games, your ISP may be routing traffic poorly to the game servers, in which case a VPN might help bypass restrictive routing.

Frequently asked questions

Will resetting my winsock affect my other apps?

No, it simply restores your network stack to default settings. It is a standard troubleshooting step that does not delete your files or change your browser settings.

Why does my ping spike only during new season launches?

New content drops bring a massive influx of players that can overwhelm game servers. If your connection is stable in other games, it is likely server congestion that will resolve as traffic normalizes.