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💣 forcefully stop Windows from downloading random shit in the background and slowing your connection.
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WINUPDATE_DOWNLOAD_STOP.md

Forcefully Stop Windows Update Downloads

  1. Run Windows Command Prompt AS AN ADMINISTRATOR
  2. run these commands
net stop wuauserv
net stop bits
net stop doscvc

This can be reversed by simply using the start subcommand with net instead of stop.

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