Windows Update Turn On or Off Windows Update Delivery Optimization in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off allow downloads from other PCs for Delivery Optimization in Windows 11.

Windows Update Delivery Optimization helps you get Windows updates and Microsoft Store apps more quickly and reliably.

Windows Update Delivery Optimization works by letting you get Windows updates and Microsoft Store apps from sources in addition to Microsoft, like other PCs on your local network, or PCs on the internet that are downloading the same files. Delivery Optimization also sends updates and apps from your PC to other PCs on your local network or PCs on the internet, based on your settings. Sharing this data between PCs helps reduce the internet bandwidth that’s needed to keep more than one device up to date or can make downloads more successful if you have a limited or unreliable Internet connection.

When Windows downloads an update or app using Delivery Optimization, it will look for other PCs on your local network (or from the internet, depending on your settings) that have already downloaded that update or app. Windows doesn’t download the entire file from one place. Instead, the download is broken down into smaller parts. Windows then gets parts of the update or app from the PCs that have it, and parts from Microsoft. Windows uses the fastest, most reliable download source for each part.

Delivery Optimization creates a local cache, and stores files that it has downloaded in that cache for a short period of time.

Delivery Optimization can’t be used to download or send personal content. Delivery Optimization doesn’t access your personal files or folders, and it doesn’t change any files on your PC.

Delivery Optimization downloads the same updates and apps that you would get through Windows Update and Microsoft Store, using the same security measures. To make sure you’re getting authentic updates, Delivery Optimization gets information securely from Microsoft to check the authenticity of each part of an update or app that it downloads from other PCs. The authenticity of the downloads is checked again before installing it.

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You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off Delivery Optimization.

If you use a metered or capped internet connection, Delivery Optimization won’t automatically download or send parts of updates or apps to other PCs on the Internet.

1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on Windows Update on the left side, and click/tap on Advanced options on the right side. (see screenshot below)



3 Click/tap on Delivery Optimization. (see screenshot below)


4 Do step 5 (on) or step 6 (off) below for what you want.

This is the default setting.

7 You can now close Settings if you like.





1 Do step 2 (on - local), step 3 (on - local and Internet), or step 4 (off) below for what you want.

This is the default setting.

(Contents of REG file for reference)





(Contents of REG file for reference)





(Contents of REG file for reference)

5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8 You can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Four below to configure this same policy.

1 Open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).

2 Navigate to the policy location below in the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor. (see screenshot below)



3 In the right pane of Delivery Optimization in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Download Mode policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4 Do step 5 (enable - local), step 6 (enable - local and Internet), step 7 (disable), or step 8 (default) below for what you want.

This will gray out and override Option One and Option Two.

This will gray out and override Option One and Option Two.

This will gray out and override Option One and Option Two.

This will all you to use Option One and Option Two.

9 You can now close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.





1 Do step 2 (enable - local), step 3 (enable - local and Internet), step 4 (disable), or step 5 (default) below for what you want.

This will gray out and override Option One and Option Two.

(Contents of REG file for reference)

This will gray out and override Option One and Option Two.

(Contents of REG file for reference)

This will gray out and override Option One and Option Two.

(Contents of REG file for reference)

This will all you to use Option One and Option Two.

(Contents of REG file for reference)

6 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

7 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

8 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

9 If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.


That's it,
Shawn Brink