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Re:Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by... by creeble on Friday July 12, 2019 @02:16PM (#20423008)
Similar experience here.

Not to mention the seemingly-continuous/mysterious "update bandwidth". When I boot up a Windows machine at my vacation condo with a 2Mbps DSL line (okay, yeah, but it's all I can get), it sucks it completely dry for an hour or more, with nothing about updates or anything meaningful appearing on the Windows screen at all.

What's it doing? Who knows.

edit: clarity

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Re:Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by... by Gracana on Friday July 12, 2019 @03:10PM (#20423486)
Windows 10 has a "this is a metered connection" option that might help in that situation. I use it when tethering my work laptop to my phone, and it seems to prevent that sort of abuse.
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Re:Anomalous CPU utilization on Windows build node caused by... by swinglock on Friday July 12, 2019 @05:01PM (#20424457)
Windows 10 has a P2P Windows Update service, maybe that's it. Look under the Delivery Optimization settings.
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