Desktop wi-fi ridiculously slow and slows down all other network devices

ibexdracula

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Hi everyone, this is my first forum post because I've been searching for a solution for hours and nothing is working :(

My problem is that when my desktop computer is using the wifi, its download speed is absolutely terrible, and it causes all other devices' download speeds to drop as well. This wasn't a problem about a week ago, but I can't pinpoint an exact time that this started.

I've done a virus scan, I've updated the drivers of the wifi card, I've checked for background processes, restarted the router, all the standard stuff, but I don't know where to go from here. Control Panel tells me my wifi has a speed of 1-2 Mbps, but (for example) Steam is downloading things at Kbps.

I'm using Windows 10, with a 802.11n wifi card. If you'd like more details, let me know.