Those days are gone, when we didn't care about the updates because of lack of threats around us but now-a-days due to malicious websites, frequent ransomware attacks and a journey to infinite versions of Windows 10 like 1511,1607,1703 and recent one 1709, we need to update our system on the regular basis.
You
might have found the ways to stop the updates on the internet but it
usually ban us from getting new features and security patches. The main
problem with the updates that it sucks the internet out of your laptop
sometimes that it doesn't allow the user to every browse the normal web.
And those people who are relying on the slow internet (512kbps -
1Mbps), they usually face problems during the feature updates.
The
solution to all these issues has finally come when you need not to edit
the registry settings for tweaking the update. A new setting has been
introduced in Windows 10 Fall creators update 1709 which allows the user
to set the bandwidth for upload and download of the updates.
Before,
going further, you need to know about the how the updates are delivered
in Windows 10 that very few people know. The updates are usually fired
from the nearest data center of the Microsoft. But for those people who
have bandwidth limitations Microsoft has introduced a feature called
Windows Update Delivery Optimization.
Windows Update Delivery Optimization works by
letting you get Windows updates and Microsoft Store apps from sources
in addition to Microsoft, like other PCs on your
local network, or PCs on the Internet that are downloading
the same files. Delivery Optimization also sends
updates and apps from your PC to other PCs on your local
network or PCs on the Internet, based on your
settings. Sharing this data between PCs helps reduce the
Internet bandwidth that’s needed to keep more than
one device up to date or can make downloads more successful
if you have a limited or unreliable Internet
connection.
When Windows downloads an update or app using Delivery Optimization, it will look for other PCs on your local
network (or from the Internet, depending on your settings) that have already downloaded that update or
app. Windows doesn’t download the entire file from one place. Instead, the download is broken down into
smaller parts. Windows then gets parts of the update or app from the PCs that have it, and parts from
Microsoft. Windows uses the fastest, most reliable download source for each part. Delivery Optimization creates a local cache, and stores files that it has downloaded in that cache for a
short period of time.
How to control Windows Update Delivery Optimization
- Select the Start button, then select Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Advanced options.
- Select Delivery Optimization (or Choose how updates are delivered in earlier versions of Windows 10).
Activity Mirror
The Activity Mirror option at the bottom will give you all the info regarding how much you have downloaded and uploaded for the updates.
Advanced Options (For Controlling Bandwidth)
Just above the activity mirror you will find the Advanced option (new feature) that will help you to set the bandwidth parameters that will control the update Uploads/Downloads.
Here you can limit the Upload/Download by enabling the option and varying the percentage bar. For upload you can also set the data cap.
This thing was hidden in previous versions of windows and was managing the bandwidth dynamically. But now its available for the customization. Likewise, I m hoping for more things to be available for customization in the future Windows 10 releases.
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