Windows 10: Why does my Delivery Optimization GPO not apply correctly?

Hello,In my company, we face the challenge of limited internet bandwidth in many of our branches. So for a long Time the "Solution" to Windows Updates was "no Updates". Obviously this is not a good Solution and we need to change that. We decided to configure Delivery Optimization via GPO. I have configured the "Maximum Background Download Bandwidth percentage" to 1% It seems that even that is too much for some branches, but the Absolute Value is only Supported on Win10 2001 and Higher i believe, so for some Computers the Percentage is the only option. The Problem I'm facing now is, that th

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How does Windows Delivery Optimization detect the bandwidth available?

Hi Jason,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



In the heart of the Windows kernel there is a networking stack. It contains a suite of algorithms that would determine the available bandwidth.



You can use the PowerShell cmdlets to monitor the delivery optimization.
Get-DeliveryOptimizationStatusreturns a real-time snapshot of all current Delivery Optimization jobs. For more information, I would suggest you
to refer to the article: Set up Delivery Optimization for Windows 10 updates



Additional info:

• Windows Update Delivery Optimization and privacy
  
• Delivery Optimization for Windows 10 updates
  
• Delivery Optimization reference
  

If you have further queries, I would suggest you to post your query in the
TechNet Forums, where we have support professionals
well equipped with the knowledge on Delivery Optimization.

 

Windows 10 - Delivery Optimization hogging bandwidth

Hi Abhishek,

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

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  Click the Start menu button (or type “settings” in the search box), choose Settings and click Update & security (toward the bottom of the Settings window).
  
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  From within the Windows Update tab, click Advanced options.
  
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  Under Choose how updates are installed, change Automatic (recommended) to Notify to schedule restart:
  
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  Next, click Choose how updates are delivered
  
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  Under Updates from more than one place, switch the toggle to Off:
  
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  Click the upper-right X to close the window; your changes will be saved.
  

Let me also inform you that this is an integral feature of Windows 10 as updates are installed automatically. To know more about Delivery Optimization,:

Windows Update Delivery Optimization and privacy - Microsoft Support

Hope this information is helpful.

 

Delivery optimization

You may also try to disable Service Host: Delivery Optimization by following the steps below:

1. Type in Win + R to get the Run box.

2. Enter services.msc then click OK.

3. Then search for Service Host: Delivery Optimization.

4. Right-click then click Properties.

5. Under Startup type, select Disable.

Let us know if you need anything else.