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Windows updates (and other first and third party downloads) can be downloaded through the background intelligent transfer service (BITS) which uses idle bandwid
by SturgeonsLaw 5y ago
Windows updates (and other first and third party downloads) can be downloaded through the background intelligent transfer service (BITS) which uses idle bandwidth, and throttles the download when something else is using the pipe.
- iggldiggl 5y agoThen along came Windows 10 and its so-called Delivery Optimization Service (should rather be called Denial-of-Service service), which spams literally dozens of simultaneous TCP connections for downloading updates and thereby effectively monopolises your whole home's internet connection. (Don't know if this has ever been fixed because I've since kept Delivery Optimization turned off and rely on BITS instead, which does indeed seem to work without causing any bandwidth shortage incidents).