Hi Mark, What you say is correct, but you do, after all, have full control over it. First of all you can turn off the feature completely or, if you do turn it on, you can select to have updates and apps shared only with PC's on your own local network or with PC's on your local network and the internet. Furthermore, you can also prevent this feature from doing anything even if you leave it on by following the following steps as described on the Windows FAQ page regarding delivery optimization:
Will Delivery Optimization download over metered connections? As with Windows 8.1, Windows 10 won't automatically download updates or apps if it detects that your PC is using a metered connection. Similarly, Delivery Optimization won’t automatically download or send parts of updates or apps to other PCs on the Internet if it detects that you're using a metered connection. If you use a WiFi connection that is metered or capped, make sure you identify it as a metered connection. Here’s how: 1. Go to Start Start button icon, then Settings > Network & Internet > Wi‑Fi > Advanced options. 2. Use the toggle under Set as metered connection to set your WiFi connection as metered.ell, Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 10:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Important Notice to Those Using iOS Devices with Windows 10: How to Disable Windows 10 Update Delivery Optimization Hello My Fellow Windows Users, You know, I am becoming less and less enthusiastic about Windows 10 as it does so many things, in terms of sharing our information, and now, it seems, even our band-width without our expressed permission. Please read the following, carefully, to discover how to disable this, in my opinion, very unwelcomed feature. You know, this is almost enough to make me consider making my beloved Mac my primary iOS synchronization computer (smile). Mark How to Disable Windows 10 Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO) By default, Windows 10 is using your bandwidth by way of a new 'feature' called Windows Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO). In a nutshell, Windows 10 is uploading files in the background to other Windows 10 users. This brief guide will explain how to disable the Windows Update Delivery Optimization service. 1. Click the Windows 10 "Start Button" and select Settings 2. Select Update & security from the Settings menu. 3. Click Advanced options 4. Click Choose how updates are delivered 5. Finally, toggle Updates from more than one place to Off 6. All done! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
