It actually does a pretty nice job of showing you which programs are connected to something out on the internet; which ones are downloading lots of data, and which ones are not.
This can possibly at least give you a clue. Sometimes, unfortunately, the clue is very obscure. For example, sometimes Perfmon will show that the process called svchost is the one doing the download. But on the other hand, sometimes it will be really obvious.
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Yes, svchost. It could be anything. Best to use procmon to monitor network traffic so you can see where it's downloading to. Also, if it's going 2. See what's in the File column. User Info: Utinil. How to know if windows 10 is downloading something in the background: Is it really windows 10? If yes, then yes. User Info: Ryzeki. User Info: gideond. Utinil posted Pretty much this. If the computer is on, then it's probably downloading something.
If it's not downloading something, it's probably hogging your upload speed to send every microscopic detail it's collected about you to the NSA. More topics from this board Start a conversation. Copy link. Software deals Friday round-up.
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