Network Usage in windows 10 never going past 1%?

Question

So i started making test streams on my youtube channel using Streamlabs OBS. I turned on performance mode, looked at the stream but it was like 2 fps. I looked at task manager and my network usage was NEVER going past 1%, and streamlabs's network usage rarely went past 0.1 mbps. This happens with other things too, and i don't like it since it makes my internet so slow. Internet (if you're wondering): Verizon Fios 5Ghz connection.

Answer 1

The percentage simply shows the relation between the current network usage and the link speed of your network adapter. For example, if your link speed is 1 Gbps and you're transferring data at 10 Mbps, the network usage will be 1%.

When transferring data over the Internet, the percentage is generally not very useful, because the maximum speed is defined by your ISP and, in your case, is likely to be a lot lower than your adapter speed. Furthermore, your Internet speed can also be degraded by a poor Wi-Fi signal, by other users in the same network, etc.

What you should actually be looking at is the actual speed (in bit/s) at which you are sending data (look at the "Send" field in the performance tab of the task manager) and compare that to your Internet speed (which you can learn by doing a speed test).