Hi,
recently I noticed that my system has a incredible high amount of data usage within the last 30 days and I have no idea why!?
does anyone know where this could com from and how I could stop that? this just doesn't look right...
Win10 Pro
Version 22H2 (Build 19045.3570)
In this video, i will show you on how to stop Windows 10 apps from running in the background.
Hello FreeBooter,
thanks for your reply, is there any way how I could find out which or if any of the background apps is responsible for this high data usage? I wouldn't want to turn off all of them, since some are rather useful to me
Hi, the common suggestion for System data usage being high is related to Windows Update. However your data usage is so high that seems improbable.
Given that, what does your Windows Update History show you? Please provide a screenshot.
That said, it also seems improbably this is the cause- your build number is the same as mine.
You can get a more complete picture- and perhaps convince yourself whether it is app-related usage or not from this:
You can break down current System usage with Process Explorer.
Note the column I've added on the right- data from the internet. You can monitor disk and internet activity.
Go to ----Task Manager>Startup --- and disable all third party items and see what the usage is.
If reasonable,then restore the disabled items one at a time and see if that reveals the cause.
It is preferable to not have too many startup items enabled and to have them start when you choose.
Hi dalchina,
yea I also thought it's unlikely that windows updates would be almost 1tb within a month. but here's the screenshots:
in the app history is nothing noticeable either
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Hi joeandmarg0,
also here I don't see anything suspicious, not too much autostart stuff enabled, mostly things I really want to have in autostart
Have you tried Process Explorer (last screenshot in my previous post)?
That only shows current usage of course, so you'd need to keep checking looking for high usage.
I'd have thought with that much data you'd have noticed some impact on performance if you were using your PC at that time.
Out of curiosity, what's your connection speed?
well, I installed the process explorer but honestly there's so much stuff I don't know what to look for, kinda overwhelmed by that tool.
and yes I do notice performance issues, that's how I first found out about this high usage, especially right now it's driving me nuts how slow it is sometimes. feels like I completely lost connection from time to time, but i'm monitoring my internet and it doesn't seem too bad, some little spikes once in a while
my internet speed should be 80 mbps download and 4 mbps upload,
though I just made a speed test and that shows only 0.04 mbps upload currently...
In this video, i will show you how to use a powerful application like Autoruns to manage your Windows start up programs, processes and other entries.
I showed a screenshot of Process Explorer with a simple view- where you can see the internet and disk usage of processes comprising 'System'. Simply copy that view.
That's all I was suggesting to monitor current usage. Of course, if the high usage isn't currently occurring, you won't discover more using Process Explorer.
If you have a way to do that you prefer, feel free to use that.
If there's nothing currently happening, you can hope someone suggests a way to discover more about your historical usage.
Considering your internet speed- at 64Mb/s for 742Gb that's about 1214000s or some 34 hours at 100% use of your internet connection.
Presently there's no evidence of 3rd party programs or apps being related to this high usage, so suggestion related to startups don't appear to be obviously relevant, and clearly if you're not CURRENTLY experiencing high usage, there's nothing to experiment with.
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