Windows 10: Windows 10 Measures Drop in Bandwidth that Windows 7 Does not

Hello,

I recently upgrade some of my managed sites to Windows 10 PC's.

I monitor their bandwidth to my management Server.

The new Windows 10 PC's are measuring a 2/3's drop in Bandwidth as compared to a Windows 7 PC at the same location.


For example, two PC's running the same Hardware but one is Windows 7, and one is Windows 10.

I have a 25 Mbps connection from this site to my management server.

The windows 7 PC measures consistently between 20 and 25Mbps, depending on time.

The windows 10 PC consistently measures ~5 Mbps.
I tested this using Windows Net Bios transfer (copy/paste), manual FTP, on-going iPERF measurement tool, and a few other freeware monitoring tools.
I see the same drop, no matter the tool, and all these tools measure 20-25 Mbps on Windows 7.

Things I tried:

• All drivers are up to date. Tried the Windows Update drivers, as well as the Dell specific ones
• Installed a USB NIC - Same results
• Replace the whole PC - Same results
• Turned off/on too many settings to list on the NIC - Same results

Relevant Info:

• All these PC's (Win 7/10) plug into a Cisco 5505 Firewall which establishes a VPN, and terminates on a Cisco 5516. I know this is a bit non-standard, but again, the Windows 7 PC doesn't have any issues.
• Escalated to Dell, reached the top tier of their Support, and they couldn't solve it.
• The network these PC's are on is a dedicated WAN, there is no Internet on them.

Why does Windows 10 measure less bandwidth, or utilize less bandwidth than Windows 7?

:)

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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