service host: delivery optimization is strangling my bandwidth

[Sonikku]

I only have 3.5 mpbs where I live (I live in rural America sadly) and it is beyond frustrating when Windows 10 decides to grind whatever show I am streaming to a halt or choke whatever online game I am playing because of updates. In Windows 7 it was a simple thing to turn off. Sadly, in Windows 10 about all I have been able to find to turn off is when to install updates, not when to download them. Windows 10 is doing this to me daily at prime time hours almost like clock work. I can't kill the process because it's essential to the OS. Where do I shut it off? (or at least change the time it downloads updates?)

 

[VirtualLarry]

Yeah, Win10 updates are BRUTAL, if you don't have GOBS of spare bandwidth.

With a LAN of 6-7 Windows 10 PCs, and a 10Mbit/sec internet connection, whenever ONE of the Win10 PCs started to download updates, the internet connection would grind to a halt. Even my 128Kbit/sec internet radio stream would go to "buffering". Horrible all around. I don't think that they could make Win10's Update feature even more network-unfriendly if they tried.

They use a P2P (like BitTorrent) download mechanism. Which, I think that they do, even when you disable hosting P2P updates, either for your LAN or the internet.

Check that setting, though, OP. You might be providing updates to potentially the entire internet?

Look in Settings, Updates, Advanced Options, Choose How Updates are Delivered.

 

[Sonikku]

It's already set to "off" and "PC's on my local network" is checked instead of "PC's on my local network and PC's on the internet"

 

[Crono]

Set your network as a metered connnection.

https://www.howtogeek.com/226722/HOW-WHEN-AND-WHY-TO-SET-A-CONNECTION-AS-METERED-ON-WINDOWS-10/

 

[Sonikku]

I tried that a few weeks ago when I started dealing with this problem. Sadly, it has not helped.

 

[Crono]

You can try this program. I haven't verified it works myself, but may be worth a try:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/win_updates_disabler.html