Windows 10: Choose How Windows and Store App Updates are Downloaded in Windows 10

How to: Choose How Windows and Store App Updates are Downloaded in Windows 10

Choose How Windows and Store App Updates are Downloaded in Windows 10


Windows Update Delivery Optimization lets you get Windows and Store app updates from sources in addition to Microsoft. This can help you get updates and apps more quickly if you have a limited or unreliable Internet connection. And if you own more than one PC, it can reduce the amount of Internet bandwidth needed to keep all of your PCs up-to-date. Delivery Optimization also sends updates and apps from your PC to other PCs on your local network or PCs on the Internet.

When configuring Delivery Optimization on Windows 10 devices, the first and most important thing to configure is the Download mode, which dictates how Delivery Optimization downloads Windows updates.

You can choose to download updates only from Microsoft, Microsoft and PCs on your local network, or Microsoft and PCs on your local network and internet.

Delivery Optimization works in two ways.

Download updates and apps from other PCs

In addition to downloading updates and apps from Microsoft, Windows will get updates and apps from other PCs that already have them. You can choose which PCs you get these updates from:

PCs on your local network. When Windows downloads an update or app, it will look for other PCs on your local network that have already downloaded the update or app using Delivery Optimization. Windows then downloads parts of the file from those PCs and parts of the file from Microsoft. Windows doesnt download the entire file from one place. Instead, the download is broken down into smaller parts. Windows uses the fastest, most reliable download source for each part of the file.

PCs on your local network and PCs on the Internet. Windows uses the same process as when getting updates and apps from PCs on your local network, and also looks for PCs on the Internet that can be used as a source to download parts of updates and apps.

Send updates and apps to other PCs

When Delivery Optimization is turned on, your PC sends parts of apps or updates that youve downloaded using Delivery Optimization to other PCs on your local network, or on the Internet, depending on your settings.

Delivery Optimization uses locally cached updates. In cases where devices have ample local storage and you would like to cache more content, or if you have limited storage and would like to cache less, use the following settings to adjust the Delivery Optimization cache to suit your scenario:

• Max Cache Size and Absolute Max Cache Size control the amount of space the Delivery Optimization cache can use.
• Max Cache Age controls the retention period for each update in the cache.
• The system drive is the default location for the Delivery Optimization cache. The Modify Cache Drive policy allows administrators to change that location.

For more details about Delivery Optimization, see:

• Windows Update Delivery Optimization: FAQ
• Optimize update delivery for Windows 10 updates (Windows 10) | Microsoft Docs
• Measuring Delivery Optimization and its impact to your network - Microsoft Tech Community - 301809

This tutorial will show you how to choose a download mode for Delivery Optimization of Windows and Store app updates in Windows 10.

*Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to choose how Windows Updates are delivered.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Choose how you Download Updates in Settings
• Option Two: Choose how you Download Updates using REG file

OPTION ONE [/i] Choose how you Download Updates in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Update & security icon.

2. Click/tap on Windows Update on the left side, and click/tap on the Advanced options link on the right side. (see screenshot below)

*note Starting with step 4.



3. Click/tap on the Delivery Optimization link. (see screenshot below)



4. Do step 5 (on) or step 6 (off) below for what you would like to do.


5. Turn on get updates from more than one place
*note This is the default setting.
A) Turn on Allow downloads from other PCs. (see screenshots below)

B) Select (dot) either PCs on my local network or PCs on my local network, and PCs on the Internet.

C) Click/tap on the Advanced options link, and uncheck or check and adjust Download settings and Upload settings bandwidth limits for how you want.

D) When finished, you can close this window if you like.







6. Turn off get updates from more than one place
A) Turn off Allow downloads from other PCs. (see screenshot below)

B) When finished, you can close this window if you like.









OPTION TWO [/i] Choose how you Download Updates using REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below will modify the string value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Settings

DownloadMode string value (REG_SZ)

0 = Off - Download updates only from Microsoft
1 = Download updates from Microsoft and LAN
3 = Download updates from Microsoft, LAN, and Internet


1. Do step 2, step 3, or step 4 below for what you would like to do.


2. Turn on get updates from Microsoft, LAN, and Internet
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_On_Download_Updates_LAN_and_Internet.reg

Download

3. Turn on get updates from Microsoft and LAN
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_On_Download_Updates_LAN.reg

Download

4. Turn off get updates from more than one place - Microsoft only
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_Off_Get_updates_from_more_than_one_place.reg

Download
5. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8. If you like, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Specify How Windows and Store App Updates are Downloaded in Windows 10
• How to Change Delivery Optimization Cache Drive for Windows and Store App Updates in Windows 10
• How to Change Delivery Optimization Max Cache Age for Updates in Windows 10
• How to Change Delivery Optimization Max Cache Size for Updates in Windows 10
• How to Check for and Install Windows Updates in Windows 10
• How to Add Windows Update to Control Panel in Windows 10
• How to Create a Windows Update Shortcut in Windows 10
• How to View Windows Update History in Windows 10
• How to Uninstall a Windows Update in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Automatic Updates for Windows Update in Windows 10
• How to Hide or Show Windows Updates in Windows 10
• How to Defer Feature and Quality Updates in Windows 10
• How to Reset Windows Update in Windows 10
• How to Schedule a Restart Time for Windows Update in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Give Updates for Other Microsoft Products in Windows 10
• Turn On or Off Use sign in info to auto finish setting up device after update in Windows 10
• How to Change Active Hours for Windows Update in Windows 10
• How to Turn On or Off Pause Updates in Windows 10
• How to Limit Bandwidth to Download and Upload Windows and App Updates in Windows 10
  
• How to See OS and Store Update Network Bandwidth Usage in Windows 10 Activity Monitor

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Windows Mail App

Hello,

You can check for updates for Windows from: Start -> Settings -> Updates and security -> Windows Updates -> Check for updates. For more information on how to choose how updates are installed, see

this article.

You can also check for Mail and Calendar updates from the Store: From Start type "Store", and then click on the store app. Once the Store app is open, select the user icon (next to the search bar in the upper right), and the select "Downloads and updates",
and then click the "check for updates" button.

You will need to be able to open the Mail app to be able to check the version.

 

I do not have windows store app on my Windows 10, how can I get it?

I do not have windows store app on my windows 10 computer, how can I get it. If I go to the windows store and sign in nothing I choose will download. Nothing happens.

 

If you're looking to automate this, you can modify the following registry entry:

Code: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config] ; off "DownloadMode"=dword:00000000 ; lan only "DownloadMode"=dword:00000002 ; lan and web "DownloadMode"=dword:00000003[/quote] Here's the appropriate reg commands:
:: off
Code: reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" /v DownloadMode /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f[/quote] :: lan
Code: reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" /v DownloadMode /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f[/quote] :: web
Code: reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" /v DownloadMode /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f[/quote] And to obtain the current value:
Code: reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" /v DownloadMode[/quote] 0 = off, 2 = LAN only, 3 = Web and LAN

 

Thank you Shawn. I added this as Option Two in the tutorial for others. *Smile

 

Tutorial updated for the leaked Windows 10 build 10147.

 

3 = Download updates from Microsoft, LAN, and Internet

Forgive me if I'm being paranoid, but do we really want to download updates from external sources other than Microsoft? If I were a malicious code writer, this is what I'd be targeting.

 

Yes and no. It depends on how much control you have over the network where you'll be enabling these features. I personally won't enable "internet" as a source for any of my own devices or my clients, but the LAN peering support will help a *lot* of my clients with low bandwidth and metered connections.

 

I have this set to download from PCs on my internal network so I "should" only have to download from MS once.
How can I verify that secondary PCs are only using my LAN and not MS? I tried logging onto my router and disconnecting my ADSL so that my LAN was still operational; but that stopped patch downloads in their tracks. Usage graphs from my router indicate that the traffic is still using the internet rather than the LAN.
Thanks

 

Updates still require contact with WU in order to obtain the available patch list and hashes to ensure the patches they're being offered on the LAN are valid. Further, some updates will never be offered across the LAN (such as updates to WUA). More about the process here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...timization-faq

 

Unfortunately I didn't explain what I did properly (my apologies).
Whilst I still had my router connected to the Internet I clicked on the Check for Updates button in Windows. My PC queried WU and got a list of the available updates and (being windows 10) immediately started to download them.
It was at this point that I had my router disconnect from the Internet in the hope that this would force the PC to use my LAN to get the patches from another PC that had previously been patched. But this was a forlorn hope as nothing further was downloaded over the LAN, and I had to reconnect to the Internet for the patches to download from WU.
Both PCs were Win 10 Home 64 bit but one was UEFI boot and the other was MBR boot but I don't think this should make a difference.

But I did notice something in the link you provided

This could be read as that updates will be shared IF they are being downloaded simultaneously on multiple PCs.

 

I think you are correct . It stacks up with my own observations, but as I very seldom have more than one PC on my LAN these days wanting to do updates, it is no longer an issue for me.

 

UPDATE:

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14915 for PC and Mobile

 

Shawn, I was just thinking about this, since it is what they are pushing in 14915, I have been using it a few months now, and haven't really noticed a difference on my PC, maybe it helps others though.
This could be that I don't update every thing at once.

But I'm side tracking here,
what I really wanted to post is, if someone really wants or needs to use this option, they need to make sure they DON'T delete the files with Disk Cleanup or any other disk cleaner the has the option.

 

Hey Cliff, *Smile

The Delivery Optimization Files option in Disk Cleanup should be safe to delete since it says that it deletes previously downloaded files. I would think that the service would just download the files again if needed after being deleted.

What was your experience?