Do you have any source or article about this? I’d love to hear more about this.
Off the top of my head, I know Windows Update and the Battle.net launcher both do this
SoaringDE@feddit.de 10 months ago
CataclysmZA@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Microsoft’s implementation of the feature is called Windows Update Delivery Optimization.
…microsoft.com/…/windows-update-delivery-optimiza…
Here’s a short optimisation guide: ctrl.blog/…/windows-delivery-optimization.html
Fundamentally it’s not like the Bittorrent protocol, even though there are similar behaviours and the result is the same. Microsoft retains the ability to stop the network from seeding updates and has ways of only targeting specific supported configurations to receive new updates.
MeanEYE@lemmy.world 10 months ago
And on Windows it’s so poorly implemented they had to reserve 20% of bandwidth for updates being uploaded and downloaded and you don’t get a choice on that. So when Windows is sharing its updates your internet access suffers.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 10 months ago
Jokes on windows, my WiFi is just funky enough that transfers between devices on LAN run like dogshit so it gives up before it even starts!
…I really need to invest the time into finding & implementing a better network solution
MeanEYE@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Go with old 10BASE2 network topology. Nothing beats 1Mbps which might randomly stop working due to missing terminator somewhere in the network.