Many thanks to Nick of TheCollectorsBook for tipping us. Enter a number between 5 and 500 to set the amount of GBs as the monthly upload limit.
See how to go to a Registry key with one click. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Settings You need to sign in as Administrator before proceeding. Limit Windows Update Bandwidth with a Registry Tweak Here is how to configure this feature with a Registry tweak. There, you can see a nice view of your traffic stats related to Windows Update. Tip: On the Delivery Optimization page, there is a link "Activity monitor". The first slider on the screenshot below is responsible for the download bandwidth limit.
On the page Advanced options, configure the options provided under Download settings.At the bottom of the Delivery Optimization page, click the link Advanced options.On the next page, click the link Delivery Optimization at the bottom.Go to Update & security -> Windows Update.To Limit Background Windows Update Bandwidth in Windows 10, do the following.
You can find your Windows 10 build number by following these steps. Limit Windows Update Bandwidth in Windows 10 You should refer to the updated tutorial here: If you are running Windows 10 build 17035 and above, you can set the background and foreground Windows Update limit separately. The newly added option to control the bandwidth should appease some of these complaints. Many users have been complaining that Windows 10 updates disrupt their online activities too much. However, due to the size and frequency of Windows 10 updates, this does not seem to actually work as well on the latest OS, compared to previous releases of Windows. BITS uses idle bandwidth to get them, so in theory, if you are actively using your internet for something else, the algorithm for downloading of updates should sense this and back off or lower its bandwidth consumption. Windows Update has always used Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to download updates. This option will be much appreciated by users with a slow Internet connection. So, when updating, Windows 10 will not kill your Internet speed, and you will be able to browse web sites, stream videos and do everything that requires bandwidth. Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, known as version 1709, also adds the ability to limit the bandwidth available for Windows Update. However, deferring updates does not change the fact that the updates are quite large and have to be installed sooner or later. There is also an option to switch the update branch from "Current Branch" to "Current Branch for Business" which receives updates much later.
The user can defer feature updates to prevent a new build from being installed, or postpone quality updates. As you may already know, there is a way to defer upgrades in Windows 10.