Limit bandwidth for Win 10 updates?
I know there are some real pros on here, hopefully someone has knowledge on this topic. Google has failed me. Win 10 consumes all the available bandwidth on my home network for updates (1.5 mbps). So ...
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Gdetrailer wrote:rwbradley wrote:
Set your network connection to metered, it will not download updates while on a metered network. This is a great option for a cellular hotspot while on the road as well. The only trick with Win10, is that eventually you will be forced to do updates as features may stop working correctly. Just manually every month or so, turn off metered connection for a night and let the updates download after hours, then switch back to metered in the morning.
"Metered" setting ONLY works for WIRELESS as in WiFi or Hot spot.
When you connect a Win10 PC to a hardwired Ethernet connection the "metered" setting IS IGNORED..
That is fine if you do not mind living with a 54MB wireless connection the rest of your life. Myself I would go crazy with anything less than a 100 MB Ethernet connection preferring a gigabit Ethernet and I am NOT streaming or using high bandwidth intensive stuff.. In fact I have 1.5Mbs Internet connection myself that works fine with 3 PCs, three tablets and three cell phones with Wifi running on my Internet connection.. But I do not have Win10 (XP and Win7 yes, but not "10")..
As far as the OPs concern goes, no, no way to "limit" the bandwidth, but do check to make sure MS is NOT USING YOUR PC CONNECTION FOR UPDATING OTHER PEOPLES PCs. The default for Win10 is to allow MS to use your PC to help distribute their updates, using YOUR Internet connection and YOUR PC instead of theirs..
Ya you are right, can't do it on Wired, and I would take a wired connection (even 100mb) over WIFI any day for stability, even my 802.11AC enterprise wifi system where I can connect at 700mb+ cannot compete stability wise with wired. However I thought I was one of the few who tries to use wired whenever possible. It seems most people connect WIFI just because it is easier than running cable thru existing walls in their house, but I have the tools and training to do this. So ya this will not work for wired, but if they are using WIFI at home, it is still an easy (but manual) option to prevent updates from killing bandwidth during the day.
