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Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems

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On 6/10/2015 12:35 AM, felix_unger wrote:
> On 05-October-2015 8:15 PM, Sandgroper wrote:
>> On 04-Oct-15 4:49 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>>>
>>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/2955491/windows/how-to-stop-windows-10-from-using-your-pcs-bandwidth-to-update-strangers-systems.html 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for the info and link , it is quite interesting.
>>
>> I have posted the link on Whirlpool to make others aware of the P2P 
>> updating by Microshit.
>>
>> How cheap can MS get , they are using up other people's bandwidth and 
>> quota to do their own updates to others.
>>
>> Not only are MS stealing people's bandwidth , but they are also 
>> taking up a user's PC/laptop resources and possibly slowing their 
>> system down by stealing the clock cycles of the cpu.
>>
>>
>
> yep! great isn't it.. (not!)
>

Then there's also this re Windows Defender.. "You can turn this off 
temporarily, but if it's off for a while, we'll turn it on 
automatically" IOW we have to use Defender! However, it's greyed out on 
mine, so I can't even turn it off! I wonder if it causes any probs with 
third party malware/AV that most ppl would be using?

-- 
rgds,

Pete
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How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-04 19:49 +1100
  Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 20:00 +1100
    Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-05 08:00 +1100
      Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 08:35 +1100
  Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 13:18 +1100
    Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-05 18:51 +1100
  Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems Sandgroper <woodbudgie@DROPKNICKERSgmail.com> - 2015-10-05 17:15 +0800
    Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-06 00:35 +1100
      Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update   strangers' systems felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-06 16:32 +1100
        Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update     strangers' systems felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-06 16:33 +1100
        Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update   strangers' systems Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-10-06 17:32 +0000
  Re: How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-10-05 17:16 +0000

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