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Question

How can I tell what is updating on my PC?

Aug 9, 2016 3:15AM PDT

I use two computers, an Apple Mac for all my on-line work and a PC running Windows 10 for gaming and photos etc. Both run through a BT Broadband router on the usual abysmal BT broadband speed, so I need every byte of speed that I can get. I've noticed a lot recently that when I turn the PC on, the broadband speed on the Mac drops to almost zero - pages won't load etc. When I turn it off, the connection resumes. The last time this happened I realised that the PC was downloading updates, simply because I got the message that the PC had downloaded updates - yet there was absolutely no notification that this was happening, and checking task manager revealed no activity that would have slowed the connection. I know that the world and his wife are updating on my PC every time I switch it on - iTunes, Steam, iPod software, Windows 10 etc etc, so how do I find out exactly WHICH is doing it when I need the speed, and stop it without having to turn the PC off or leave it running overnight or when away? It may seem a minor thing but my speed is so slow the iPod update for example takes about eight hours, and when multiple programmes are updating I either have to do without web surfing for hours, or turn the PC off completely - and this seems to be EVERY time I turn the PC on at present. Can anyone tell me how to check which programme is doing it, so I'll know whether to stop it or to leave it running?

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Let me guess.
Aug 9, 2016 3:42AM PDT
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3GB is an eternity
Aug 9, 2016 7:51AM PDT

3GB will take me over 24 hours, and most likely longer if Steam and all the other programmes don't decide to update at the same time, and if BT Broadband decides to give me a continuous speed, which at best is around 177 kbps and usually quite erratic. All I can do is to let the PC run until it finishes.

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Well if you go into Setting in Windows 10
Aug 9, 2016 4:30AM PDT

then to update it will show you if there are any updates. I myself check there almost every time I login and I check for updates and do them manually. This way i know when they are being run.