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Good to know, Howard. Thanks for sharing.
Steve
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From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: August 06, 2015 08:58
Subject: Your PC May Have Been Uploading Windows 10 to Others
>I came across this and thought that those of you who are diving into Win
>10=
> may find it useful.
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> Howard #3
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> Your PC May Have Been Uploading Windows 10 to Others without You Knowing
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> Windows 10 upgraders may not be aware of a new addition to Windows that
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> the features of a torrent client. It's called Windows Update Delivery
> Opti=
> mization (WUDO).
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> WUDO is a peer-to-peer delivery system that allows Microsoft to upload the
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> Windows 10 bits stored on your system to PCs around the world. It is an
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> enious way to spread the load of distributing Windows updates and also
> apps=
> =2E Unfortunately, it is enabled by default on most home systems and not
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> erybody is happy about that. If you are concerned about using your upload
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> andwidth or just leery about connecting to a bunch of unknown computers,
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> re is how to disable WUDO.
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> 1. Open the Start Menu
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> 2. Click or tap "Settings"
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> 3. Select "Update & security"
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> 4. In the left-side pane, select "Windows Update"
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> 5. In the right-side pane, select "Advanced options"
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> 6. In the new right-side pane that opens, select "Choose how updates are
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> elivered"
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> 7. Use the slider (highlighted in yellow in the graphic) to turn WUDO
> off.=
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> Some additional information about WUDO can be found in this post.
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> Windows 10 commandeers users' upload bandwidth
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> http://www.computerworld.com/article/2955288/microsoft-windows/windows-10-c=
> ommandeers-users-upload-bandwidth.html
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> ---author, v.Laurie
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