I’m a cheap, cranky old journalist with two kids and not a whole lot of patience. Microsoft, bless them, caters to people like me via a Windows 10 and Windows 11 feature called Delivery Optimization, ...

Recently, Microsoft altered the behavior of a system service on Windows 11 24H2, 25H2, and Server 2025 such that it will now start by default. What this means is that it may now be constantly running ...

Delivery Optimization is a feature that helps users get Windows updates and Microsoft Store apps more efficiently. It works by letting users get updates and apps from other PCs on their local network ...

Service Host Delivery Optimization Service is used to optimize the delivery of services and increase the speed of updates. Additionally, you can use this service to mitigate bandwidth issues during ...