How to set Windows Updates download bandwidth limit in Windows 10

In the newly released Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft allows users to control the upload and download bandwidth of Windows Update. With this update, you can set download bandwidth limits, make sure Windows Update does not use too much data with downloads in the background. This means that if you are restricted from network data or other network restrictions, you can limit the amount of download or upload bandwidth of Windows Update.

How to set download bandwidth limit of Windows Update

First, you need to access Settings> Update & Security> Windows Update . Then, click on the Advanced Options option in the Update Settings section.

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Click the Delivery Optimization link in the Advanced options window.

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Next, click Advanced Options.

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Enable content options " Limit how much bandwidth is used for downloading updates in the background " and drag the slider to set a limit to the percentage of your available bandwidth.

The Advanced Options window notes that Windows Update will not use all your bandwidth by default. Instead, it tries to optimize the amount of bandwidth to use. However, this option allows you to make sure that Windows Update will not exceed its available bandwidth rate.

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Set up upload bandwidth limits of Windows Update

Besides limiting Windows Update's download bandwidth, you can do the same with upload (upload) bandwidth. Windows Update usually uploads updated copies for other personal computers or just PCs on the LAN, . depending on the content you choose on the Delivery Optimization window.

The slider here will allow you to choose the amount of bandwidth used to upload updates to another PC and set the monthly upload limit.

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How to check the amount of PC data used for uploading and downloading

To view information about the amount of data that Windows Update has uploaded and downloaded, click the Activity monitor link on the Delivery Optimization window.

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This window displays upload and download statistics, including the amount of downloaded data in the background and average download speed. You can also see the amount of data that you downloaded from Microsoft, from PCs on the LAN, .

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Scroll down to see the amount of Windows Update data uploaded.

Good luck!

Kareem Winters

Update 26 May 2019

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