uk666 5,298 Report post Posted February 12, 2017 Windows 10 Is Stealing Your Bandwidth 'By Default' The feature, known as Windows Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO), is initially designed to help users get faster software updates, which is quite a good idea to handle massive internet traffic of up to 40 Terabits per second. But, this peer-to-peer sharing method offered by Windows 10 is using your precious Internet bandwidth, without telling you about it, because the feature is enabled by default. Windows 10 Update Delivery Optimization explained WUDO works a lot like torrents work. Your computer running Windows 10 is used as part of a peer-to-peer network to deliver software updates faster to others, each person distributing a little bit of the files across multiple computers and helping everyone download updates quickly. The feature uses local network or Internet sources to deliver updates to machines running Windows 10. Basically, peer to peer assisted update delivery. Delivery Optimization is turned on by default on all editions of Windows 10. There is however a difference between Enterprise and Education versions of windows 10, and the regular versions such as Pro or Home. All Enterprise and Education versions are configured to only use PCs on a corporate network as peers. Consumer versions of Windows 10 on the other hand are configured to use local and Internet peers when it comes to updates. How to Disable Windows Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO) Navigate to Settings>Update & Security>Windows Update and then select "Advanced options." After that opens, click on "Choose how up updates are delivered" and then use the toggle to turn Delivery Optimization off. When turned off, you'll still get updates and apps from Windows Update and from the Windows Store. If you’d just like to stop downloading updates and apps from PCs on the Internet, select PCs on my local network. Will Delivery Optimization download over metered connections? Delivery Optimization will not automatically download or send parts of updates or apps to other PCs on the Internet if it detects that you are using a metered connection. If you use a Wi Fi connection that is metered or capped, make sure, you identify it as a metered connection. Here is how: Go to Start windows logo, then Settings > Network & Internet > Wi Fi > Advanced options. Use the toggle under Set as metered connection to set your Wi Fi connection as metered. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tech 425 3,942 Report post Posted February 17, 2017 Thank you - Mine is now turned off 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
