
The second suspect is the computer maker. Windows 10 is especially difficult because Microsoft won't let you turn off automatic windows updates. The first suspect is, of course, Windows 10 which does background uploads and downloads without letting the user know.

This can also be a major pain with data connections using mobile phones, especially when cruising in a foreign country. He KNEW something was uploading and downloading in the background but could not discover what it was or how to stop it.

He was going nuts because his data download bills were insanely high even when he was just doing a couple of emails. Stop Macintosh Computers from Auto UpdatingĪ friend of ours uses a Satellite phone for connecting to the Internet while cruising.
