windows 10 using all my bandwidth

imginy · 21 Sep 2016 at 16:02

Something on windows 10 keeps using all my bandwidth and making my in game ping 1000+.

What is it and how do I stop it?

I thought I turned off all updates and stuff but something is killing my connection randomly throughout the day.

It never happened on old windows.

edit: FYI I only have 4.5 meg connection
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SC0TTRS · 21 Sep 2016 at 16:10

Sounds like you need to disable peer-to-peer sharing option within Windows 10.

hyperseven · 21 Sep 2016 at 16:36

Might be malware, run a scan with hitman and malware bytes.

wedrum · 21 Sep 2016 at 16:37

Miner malware?

imginy · 22 Sep 2016 at 12:40

I think I found the problem it was the windows store, I have now set it not to auto update my apps.

Rroff · 22 Sep 2016 at 12:43

Hate this about Windows 10 - really hard to manage your internet connection - especially if you are on something with an allowance or metering :S

imginy · 23 Sep 2016 at 00:02

Rroff said:
Hate this about Windows 10 - really hard to manage your internet connection - especially if you are on something with an allowance or metering :S

Yes it has caused me quite a few problems it's the only thing I don't like about it.

wolfie138 · 23 Sep 2016 at 08:12

just mentioned this in the other thread, any tips or tricks to managing it?

jpaul · 23 Sep 2016 at 09:09

you can set, either you wireless or wired/ethernet connection as metered in 10 and that should stop updates (at least it successfully held back the Anniversary update for me)
I assume this stops the store too, but I had disabled/uninstalled those apps.

You then just release it, at some time convenient to you, if you want it to do its stuff.

imginy · 23 Sep 2016 at 10:55

jpaul said:
you can set, either you wireless or wired/ethernet connection as metered in 10 and that should stop updates (at least it successfully held back the Anniversary update for me)
I assume this stops the store too, but I had disabled/uninstalled those apps.

You then just release it, at some time convenient to you, if you want it to do its stuff.

Thanks didn't know you could set it for ethernet

I had a quick read of it and looks like that covers all updates.

Does seem a bit of a mess about but the instructions seem good, shame Microsoft doesn't let you set ethernet as metered without the edit.

Rroff · 23 Sep 2016 at 11:00

jpaul said:
you can set, either you wireless or wired/ethernet connection as metered in 10 and that should stop updates (at least it successfully held back the Anniversary update for me)
I assume this stops the store too, but I had disabled/uninstalled those apps.

You then just release it, at some time convenient to you, if you want it to do its stuff.

Not foolproof (some updates seem to come through anyway) and messy if you swap between metered and unlimited regularly but better than nothing.