Microsoft says that Delivery Optimization uses the same security measures that Windows Update and the Windows Store use and that each file and each part of a file is validated for authenticity before it is allowed to install. Pulling updates from trusted sources around you is one thing, but also pulling from untrusted sources haphazardly connected to the greater Internet anywhere? It’s the third option that has some folks concerned. Get updates from PCs on my local network, AND PCs on the Internet
However, also included in this feature are customizable options for how this works (see: How To: Change How Windows 10 Delivers Updates to Peers). Instead of every single PC downloading its own updates directly from Windows Update (or a Windows Update compatible patch and control mechanism), PCs will take instructions from other PCs around it.
This feature is intended to help minimize the amount of network bandwidth that is consumed for updates. A new feature in Windows 10 provides additional updating capability where computers sitting on the same network can share the task of downloading and providing updates for everyone.
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