Change How Updates Are Delivered in Windows 10

This document outlines how to disable peer-to-peer (P2P) updating in Windows 10.

  1. Open the Start menu.

  2. Click on Settings.

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  3. Select Update & security.

    Click Update & security

  4. Click Advanced options.

    Click Advanced options

  5. Then click Choose how updates are delivered.

    Select Choose how updates are delivered

  1. Once in the next window, toggle the switch (shown in On mode in the image below) from On to Off.

    Toggle the switch from On to Off

  2. Once you have successfully disabled peer-to-peer updating for your Windows 10 system, the final screen should look like the one below. You can then exit by clicking the X in the top right corner of the window.

    The final screen that indicates a successful disabling of peer-to-peer updating

Keywords:
Windows 10 Privacy updating peer to peer updates p2p peer-to-peer 
Doc ID:
55417
Owned by:
Help Desk KB Team in DoIT Help Desk
Created:
2015-08-19
Updated:
2026-07-16
Sites:
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