Windows quietly uses every PC running it as a node in a peer-to-peer file-sharing network for system updates, and most users have no idea it is happening. The feature, called Delivery Optimization, ...

So far, this sounds fairly sensible — and it is. The interesting bit is who Windows considers an "eligible peer" because ...

Is it possible to disable the uploads of delivery optimization? Googling suggested turning on metered connections would do it, which seems both excessive and difficult to verify it is actually ...