Windows 10 driver download slow

I have confirmed that it is not due to Cox Internet. I believe it is this mysterious program that is running in the background that does not show up on the Task Manager. It takes up almost all my internet bandwidth and choke my internet speed to almost zero. It is happening everyday, all day long. I have tried anti-virus by Kaspersky, Windows Defender, and Webroot.

All have same results. Do anyone know how to find out what is this unidentified program running in the background that slows the internet speed to 0.

It is running in the background and preventing the PC from shutting down? Does something inside Windows 10 have anything to do with this? I have turned off "Allow downloads from Other PCs" in the setting. Nothing seemed to consume much to slow down my internet net speed to such extreme low speed.

We need to do further investigation so that we can identify the cause of the issue. We suggest doing some of the options listed on the article Fix network connection issues in Windows 10 and see if it helps. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Thank you very much for your fast reply. Since I do not have initial internet connection problems, I followed your list of items and went straight to review my WIFI driver. So I googled for the AC driver, found the Intel website.

I went through the download, install and reboot. My PC internet download speed has been stable for the past 6 hours. The download speed is between Mbps, faster than my Cox plan of 60 Mbps.

Then I ran the restart test. When you find an app to remove, select the More icon next to it and, if possible, select Uninstall. If you have photos, music, or other files that you want to keep but don't use often, consider saving them to removable media, like a USB drive.

You'll still be able to use them when the drive is connected, but they won't take up space on your PC. Select File Explorer from the taskbar and find the files you want to move. Select your removable media from the location list, then select Move. Get more info about freeing drive space in Windows. Windows 11 includes many visual effects, such as animations and shadow effects. These look great, but they can also use additional system resources and can slow down your PC. Select Search , type performance , then select Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows in the list of results.

Your PC settings let you choose where files will be saved by default. You can save files on your PC or to OneDrive by default and sync files between the two locations. This lets you get to your files from any device that can connect to the internet, and it helps make sure your files are backed up in case your PC is ever damaged or lost.

You can pause OneDrive syncing temporarily and see if it helps improve your PC performance. You can also visit Fix OneDrive sync problems to check for any sync issues. When you turn on your PC, some programs start automatically and run in the background. Many programs are designed to start automatically when Windows does. Sometimes you can determine which programs start automatically by looking at the program icons in the notification area on the far right of the taskbar. To try to find out the name of the program, point to the icon with your mouse pointer.

Even after you check the notification area, you might still miss some programs that run automatically at startup. To stop a program from starting automatically. Open Startup Apps settings. In the Startup Apps area, find the program you want to stop from starting automatically and set it to Off. Note: If you turn off a program and it continues to start automatically when Windows starts, you should scan for viruses and malware.

See the next section for more info. A virus, malware, or malicious software could cause your PC to run slowly. Other symptoms include unexpected pop-up messages, programs that unexpectedly start automatically, or the sound of your hard disk constantly working. The best way to handle viruses and malicious software is to try to prevent them by running antimalware and antivirus software and keeping it up to date. However, even if you take precautions, your PC can still become infected. For more info, see How to protect your Windows PC.

If they are, choose the one you want to run, and then disable or uninstall any others. If you have another antivirus program installed and turned on, Windows Security will be turned off by default.

To scan for viruses using Windows Security. Open Windows Security settings. On the Protection updates screen, select Check for updates to make sure you have the most recent updates.

Wait for Windows Security to finish scanning for viruses and malware. Run the recommended advanced scan. This scan takes longer but searches more extensively for threats on your PC. If no viruses are found, restart your PC and try to reproduce the performance problem you were having with your PC.

To scan for malware and viruses with Microsoft Defender Offline. The scan might take 15 minutes or so, and your PC will restart again after that. Restoring your PC undoes recent changes that might be causing problems. If you think a recently installed app, driver, or update for Windows could be causing problems, you might get things running normally again by restoring your PC to an earlier point, called a restore point.

You never know that third-party applications always conflict with the update because they happen to start at the same time. Along with applications, services and drivers are making the same effect.

So, if you feel certain that the problem does not come from a poor internet connection or hard drive bad performance, consider this factor, and you may try performing a clean boot of Windows 10 before attempting to get the new update. Type msconfig in the Run box and click OK.

In the System Configuration, click the Services tab. Check the box Hide all Microsoft services. Click Disable all. Click Open Task Manager. Click any startup program that is suspicious in conflicting with the update and click Disable. Restart your PC and get the new update for the second time. Most of the time, people receive a Windows 10 unwillingly because Microsoft turns on an automatic update on our computers by default.

To avoid receiving any problematic update in the future, you can always try to disable Windows 10 update for permanent.

By the way, whenever you suffer from a slow boot or startup issue after Windows 10 update, find solutions on this page. Safari Chrome Edge Firefox.

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