Windows 10: My Computer Converses with the Internet without my authority

The two Internet and Wi-Fi lights on my modem flicker for 30 seconds during startup, and intermittently during every session even when I am not using the keyboard or mouse. This activity seems much more than my email program (Mailbird) needs (I get only a few messages per day and seldom get an attachment).

So why all this activity please? Thanks.

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Deleting Conversations But Not Text, N8

Hi, ive had my nokia N8 for a month now and i have been deleting my conversations without knowing that by deleting a conversation also deletes the messages in my inbox.



So how do i delete a conversation without actually deleting the inbox text? i like to save my text and import them to my computer. Help is appreciated

 

Changing Authorized User

My in laws recently gave us their computer. Their man account is the authorized user, I added my hotmail account as a user. My email app is not updating when I attempted to troubleshoot isn't did not allow me to sync. I then also thought to change my account
to the authorized user. How can I change my account to the authorized user and delete their account from thus computer?

They use the same msn account on their new computer. If I do a factory restart will they lose anything on their new computer accounted? Anything I have done from my hotmail user account will that be there? Can I do the factory reset without any discs associated
with the computer and not lose anything that is on the computer (internet explorer, windows 10 etc...)

What at is the easiest way to do this?

 

If all programs are closed you will still get some "polling" of your Internet connection, only way to stop it is to unplug the Ethernet cable to the Modem or Router or turn off the Wi-Fi if that is what is in use. Or turn off the Modem or Router.

 

Lots of things. Have you turned off all the live tiles on your Start menu? If not, you have give them implicit authority to check the internet at start up - the Weather and News tiles, for example.

What Apps have you allowed to run in the background? By default it's all of them.
Settings > Privacy > Background apps

Then there's Windows Update that automatically checks for updates, which includes automatically updating Defender definitions.

 

Task Manager should be able to show you what activities are occurring.

Task Manager - Open in Windows 10

 

It also may not mean "Converses with the internet" but with other network device like modem or router. Specially so with WiFi connection. Just like mobile phones it needs to stay in touch and tell it that it's still "alive" and ready to work with it.

 

My Task Manager shows how much is running in the background, so its not surprising that many keep in touch with the Internet (as others have said).

Thanks for the explanations.

 

Task manager shows network, not necessarily internet, Even if you turn internet off in the router, it will still show some traffic.

 

download wireshark and find out what queries are being sent/received over your network.