Windows 10: How can I discover what app/process is stealing my bandwith (W10 Home)

OK, I have found the source. It seems to be originating from
-svchost.exe launching Task Scheduler
-Task Scheduler launching Scheduled Start (sc.exe)
-Scheduled Start launching Windows Updates

(despite Windows Updates supposedy being disabled entirely or disabled when a only a Metered Connection is present).

So, I have disabled these tasks in :
Task scheduler>WindowsUpdate>Automatic App Update (Windows Store apps)
Task scheduler>WindowsUpdate>Scheduled Start (sc.exe)
Task scheduler>WindowsUpdate>Scheduled Start With Network (sc.exe)
Task scheduler>WindowsUpdate>sih (server initiated healing (sihclient.exe))
Task scheduler>WindowsUpdate>sih boot (sihclient.exe)

which seems to have stopped it.


Btw, it seems the PID allocation is dynamic - that stack of 16 Services has jumped around between PIDS 512, 912, 1028, 1036, 1048, 1060, 1576, 2396, 8132, over the last 2 days.


thanks for the pointers

 

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