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 (TBps).

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.

But, this peer-to-peer sharing method offered by Windows 10 is using your precious Internet bandwidth, without hinting you about it,
because the feature is enabled by default in Windows 10 Home and Pro edition.

WUDO is also enabled in Windows 10 Enterprise and Education, but only for the local network.



How to Disable Windows Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO)?

You can disable the feature, but the option is buried deep in the Settings menu for Windows Update.

To turn this feature OFF, follow these given steps:

Go to Settings in the Start menu
Search for Update & Security
Under Windows Update, open Advanced Options
Under Choose How Updates are Installed, select Choose how updates are delivered
Disable the toggle under Updated from More than One Place

wrong way to disable it.

Should have enable it on local network only. Whats wrong for 'stealing' ur own bandwidth?

ya. i din shut down my machine and it used up my 10GB 4G data quota.

That is a very good reason why it should be turned OFF. The default should not be ON.

For broadband user with ciput quota, this is a must

Agree, or at least it should be ON for own network only.

if own network..means what....I only have 1 housemate....or better just off

already turn off


This post has been edited by coolstore: Aug 9 2015, 09:28 PM

thank you for this

you can actually hide the updates in win 10 although we can't turn off the updates.
Just download the troubleshooter and run it .
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930

thanks for reminder.

I already turn it off but still Windows is downloading something in the background.

I've check for updates and all is up to date so shouldn't be downloading anymore but I can still see via NetSpeedMonitor that something is taking up the bandwidth, causing normal surfing to be very slow.

Checked via task manager:



Its definitely Windows and not by other programs, anyone have a clue what is going on?

Thanks!

already disable it , thanks for the thread starter

no wonder my network got really slow when I turned on my win 10 pc

Thanks for the tip. This is really helpful.

Microsoft didn't expect to see people still with throttled internet bandwidth this days

Yesterday evening was wondering why my internet connection so slow, tot was ISP/router problem.

Later on only realized people are talking about this windows 10 bandwidth issue.

Turned off, now internet connect works like normal

I am glad my tip is working out OK for some people on Windows 10.

Among the things that i found annoying is the kind of problem the thread starter stated above. Even sometimes i found out that my internet suddenly slowing down (As im watching my Anime online ) Its really frustrated and i thought its my modem acting out, until i read this thread, Thanks for the info.

Can I stop windows from updating? It seems there's no option for it, I havent finished updating but I wish to stop for now because I want to use the internet for something else, can somebody clear this up for me?