this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2024
1404 points (92.9% liked)
linuxmemes
20484 readers
796 users here now
I use Arch btw
Sister communities:
- LemmyMemes: Memes
- LemmyShitpost: Anything and everything goes.
- RISA: Star Trek memes and shitposts
Community rules
- Follow the site-wide rules and code of conduct
- Be civil
- Post Linux-related content
- No recent reposts
Please report posts and comments that break these rules!
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
"Windows Reserved Bandwidth" is just a QoS Packet Scheduler. The Linux Kernel has this too. Equally difficult to disable on any system, because its assumed you will want to be able to download a file and surf the web at the same time. You can turn it off I guess, if quality of service isn't your vibe.
It's always funny seeing users doing their cargo cult dances when troubleshooting stuff
Shocked Pikachu face when other stuff starts breaking because you 'optimised' 500 settings
Do we know for a fact that the Windows marketing telemetry does not use any of this reserved bandwidth? Or are we just taking the vendor's word for that?
I asked because 'reserving' is different than 'prioritizing'. Generally speaking, a QoS prioritizes, where what's being described by the title is reserving.
Microsoft: [implements a common OS feature]
You: But can you prove it's not malware?
That's just tinfoil hat paranoia.
Based on what they did with Win10 and 11, not paranoia at all.