Solved Slow downloads from MS iso sites


cereberus

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I am baffled as to my I can only download at about 2 MB/s from MS iso sites on my ASUS (W10 or W11), but if I go to a Linux site I can download at 8 MB/s which is more or less top speed.

I thought maybe it was the remote site being limited, but as I was updating my old laptop Lenovo, I discovered I could download at 8 MB/s as well.

I have tried all sorts of things e.g. ipv4, ipv6, changing DNS servers, making sure wifi was private etc.

I cannot see a single reason why one device (much newer) downloads at 25% of speed of older pc, just for MS download sites. All other sites download at full speed!

Maybe I should not have been so scathing on my MS Feedback, and "THEY" are out to get me LOL.


EDIT : I have had this issue for ages, and then I had a thought just after I posted - what would happen if I turned Defender off, and "shiver me timbers", it was downloading at full speed. Now what is really bizarre is I turned Defender back on, and it is still at full speed!

Go figure!!!!
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook 14
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
    PSU
    Yep, got one
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0

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