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Windows 10 by default uses your bandwidth to send updates to other people

24 points by dangero ↗ HN
I just installed Windows 10 and discovered this screen by accident: http://imgur.com/HqfGoPl I somehow feel like a social contract between me and my operating system was broken here. If an app does this it feels different because I can close the app, but an operating system by default? What if I was on a metered connection?

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Zekio
If you were on a metered connection, it wouldn't use that connection to update, but you have to define a connection as metered, also how does this surprise people its been there for months in the insider preview
dangero
I didn't use the preview (like most people) and again, it never prompted me to make me aware of this.
smallape
This is a really bad and (incorrectly even!) condescending reply.
tuyguntn
Do you think other non-tech guys understand this and going to dive into settings in order to make it work properly?
lewisl9029
I was using the preview for months and did a clean install for the RTM.

I didn't check this until now, because I'm almost certain it defaulted to local-only when I was in the preview.

facorreia
This has the potential to speed up updates within a company's internal network. Unless you configure WSUS, your external link could get seriously compromised if all PCs tried to update at the same time.
dangero
Conversely this has the potential to put a constant drain on your company's external link.

The lan part makes perfect sense, but the default is to send updates to everyone in the world, not just your lan.

[dead] godgod
I can guarantee this technology is going to be abused by hackers to infect your computer with malware.