New computer causing internet to slow down

[TritonEXE]

With my new rig, I am having serious internet connection problems.

When my computer is not connected to the internet, my connection on all my other devices is very good. Everything runs fine.

However, when my new computer is connected to the Wi-Fi, my connection takes a sudden drastic nosedive during the late night/early morning. Can anyone help me?

 

Windows 10

Intel Core I5-6400

Nvidia GeForce GTX-1060 6GB

16 GB RAM

1TB HDD

512 GB SSD

[Deleted3897072User]

If it's a really new machine, it might be busy doing a lot of updates, but if you look in the Windows Resource Monitor, Network tab, it will tell you about where the traffic is coming from and going to. That's if what you are seeing is caused by heavy traffic.

 

It might also be that your new machine is suffering from a poor WiFi connection, for example if there is a neighbour using the same channel. You can check that by using an ethernet cable to connect your PC directly to your router. If things suddenly improve, you've found the problem.

[TritonEXE]

svchost.exe seems to be consuming the most. A lot more than most everything else.

[lynart]

svchost.exe seems to be consuming the most. A lot more than most everything else.

Updates. Leave it be.

 

Unless you migrated using an old HD and it was full of viruses/trojans lol

[TritonEXE]

If it's a really new machine, it might be busy doing a lot of updates, but if you look in the Windows Resource Monitor, Network tab, it will tell you about where the traffic is coming from and going to. That's if what you are seeing is caused by heavy traffic.

 

It might also be that your new machine is suffering from a poor WiFi connection, for example if there is a neighbour using the same channel. You can check that by using an ethernet cable to connect your PC directly to your router. If things suddenly improve, you've found the problem.

 

I have pinpointed it to being the computer itself. It slows down the connection no matter if it's either ethernet or Wi-Fi.

[HeyYou]

 

If it's a really new machine, it might be busy doing a lot of updates, but if you look in the Windows Resource Monitor, Network tab, it will tell you about where the traffic is coming from and going to. That's if what you are seeing is caused by heavy traffic.

 

It might also be that your new machine is suffering from a poor WiFi connection, for example if there is a neighbour using the same channel. You can check that by using an ethernet cable to connect your PC directly to your router. If things suddenly improve, you've found the problem.

 

I have pinpointed it to being the computer itself. It slows down the connection no matter if it's either ethernet or Wi-Fi.

 

Some of the updates for win 10 are rather large... so, just manually check for updates, let it do it's think overnight, or whatever, and it should settle down.

[RatB0Y68]

One downside to Win10 is that the new form of Windows Update is always on and a law unto itself; it automatically activates whenever it feels like whether you want it or not. When you are playing an online game or watching a video this can lead to a massive lag spike or buffering trouble. The most likely culprit is simply windows update intrusively and invasively imposing it's schedule on you.

 

There is a solution: change your connection type to a metered connection. Go to Settings, then Network and Internet section, click on 'change connection properties' and you will find the metered option. That will stop all but the most essential updates from downloading and hogging your bandwidth. When you feel the need to update, switch it back; I do this typically once a week.