Dell does it too, but not to the same extent. To know for sure set up this easy, free, network monitor so you can keep track of what programs are uploading or downloading in the background. It puts all the Windows 10 permissions in one easy to access interface and you can't even imagine how much stuff is being sent to and from Microsoft.
Check it out here. Click on the start button or the magnifying glass icon and enter Restore Point - click on the Create a Restore Point link in the list that shows up. When the window below opens, click on the create button, enter a name for the restore point, and save it. Windows 10 will let you set your WiFi connection to "metered" and won't in theory download gigabytes of updates if you are using a metered connection - like using your mobile phone wifi hotspot or your satellite phone connection.
The settings for adjusting your WiFi connection appears. That takes care of Windows auto-updates but there may be other sneaky apps that will update in the background. Here's what you need to do.
Now go down the list of items in the left menu bar and in the right column, turn off anything you don't want sneaking uploads and downloads in the background.
You'll be floored when you see what little data sucking creatures are hiding on your computer; especially if you have a Lenovo. We now go to the Schedule Tasks window where your computer releases those data parasites into the wild.
To open the schedule tasks window, Click the lower-left Start button or the magnifying glass icon and, enter schedule in the empty box and select Schedule tasks from the results. Click on a named action in the center column and in the right hand menu click "disable" - You could delete some actions - like sending customer satisfaction information to Lenovo - but it might not be a good idea to delete some of the actions under the Windows list.
Disabling an action will let you come back and enable it again if your computer freaks out. Don't go wild here, just get rid of marketing ploys like Customer Experience Programs etc. Lenovo's Superfish scandal reveals that some hidden software uploads information about your computer activities without you knowing about it and displaying advertisements in your browsers with you paying for the advertisements in data-use. Search the list for VisualDiscovery. If it is there, click the program and select Uninstall.
If it WAS there, you'll need to go one step further and uninstall hidden certificates for Superfish. Click on the Windows Start button and enter certmgr. Launch the certmgr. Search through the certificates for anything mentioning Superfish Inc.
Once you have found the certificates, right-click them and select Delete. Click on the link titled 'Show advanced settings' Under the section headed 'System' untick the box next to "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed". Both Firefox and Chrome will update to the latest version in the background without telling you, munching happily on your mobile or satellite data use.
Older versions of these browsers let you turn this auto-update off. That's it if wants to download also it cannot. As a default windows does not allow you to download any updates in background. You can do it when you are want. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. How to stop backgrounddownload exe Ask Question.
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The tigger is "on idle", that explains why my cpu fan rotating frantically every time my computer on idle, and backgrounddownload. Uncheck it. It solved me for a while, but maybe a newer version still checks for updates but doesn't download them and therefore my firewall sends the warnings. This solution does not work. You can uncheck the box, but Visual Studio now ignores the setting and the huge background downloads still happen.
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