In Windows 10 there is a new feature added to Windows update, the P2P distribution of Windows updates. This is done to to reduce the load on Microsoft’s servers and that’s probably pretty heft given how many Windows computers are actually in the world, but maybe not so good for people with data caps or excess changes on there data usage.
Lots of people have panicked about this with some major sites saying you should turn this feature off completely, which is a stupid move on their part. This feature can be leveraged in your favour to save you some metered data.
My advice is to set this feature to On and set it to only use PCs on my Local Network.
Follow these steps:
- Search for “Check for updates” in the Start menu.
- Under “Windows Update” choose “Advanced options.”
- Under “Choose how updates are installed” click “Choose how updates are delivered.”
- Click on the option “PCs on my Local Network.”
This will restrict the sharing of updates files to your local network meaning other Windows 10 computers in your network will be able to leverage updates that they all have saving you data by only needing to download the update files once.