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Windows update takes all my bandwidth

Anonymous
2010-09-05T18:04:17+00:00

I have windows Seven ultimate 64 bits

When windows is downloading its updates it kills my bandwidth.

Is there a way to limit the maximum bandwidth that windows can take for its updates ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-09-05T18:16:43+00:00

    Is there a way to limit the maximum bandwidth that windows can take for its updates ?

    Hi

    It can Not be done by the OS. There is a 3rd party software that can help in controlling Bandwidth use, but I do not know if it can control Updates traffic (http://www.netlimiter.com/betas.ph p ).

    Otherwise "play" with the time of the Update.

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windowsupdate/faq.mspx

    Jack-MVP Windows Networking. WWW.EZLAN.NET

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-01-09T09:47:01+00:00

    Setting the bandwidth allocation for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) using the group policy setting below would be the most appropriate way of throttling the Windows Update Service.

    LCP > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network >  Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)> Limit the maximum network bandwidth for BITS background transfers

    I’d suggest the following;

    Limit background transfer rate (kbps) to : 10

    From : 8AM

    To : 6PM

    At all other times : Use all available unused bandwidth

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-06-07T21:57:30+00:00

    Thanks.  I just implemented this in SCCM 2012 R2 from this post.  Right click default client settings, BITS Default settings has a bunch of settings you can modify very easily.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-10-13T01:16:25+00:00

    how do you do this in win7 home premium 64 bit?

    i need my bandwidth for work. I find it completely unacceptable and outrageous that MS basically RAPES me without as much as asking!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-10-31T00:24:59+00:00

    thank you

    also if anyone is wondering how to get to the LGPE type gpedit.msc into start

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