There it is. is chugging 15 Mbps. Windows is secretly uploading updates to other PCs on the internet (a feature called peer-to-peer updates). You right-click, end the task temporarily, and your Zoom clears up.

Overkill for most.

You don't need fancy tools yet. Windows 11 has a built-in snitch. You press Ctrl + Shift + Esc . Task Manager opens.

You apply a filter: tcp.port == 443 (HTTPS traffic). You see your browser talking to Google. Safe. Then you see a rogue UDP stream from a downloaded screensaver app. You uninstall it immediately.

You need more detail. Type "Resource Monitor" into the Start menu. Open it.

Monitor Network Traffic Windows 11 -

There it is. is chugging 15 Mbps. Windows is secretly uploading updates to other PCs on the internet (a feature called peer-to-peer updates). You right-click, end the task temporarily, and your Zoom clears up.

Overkill for most.

You don't need fancy tools yet. Windows 11 has a built-in snitch. You press Ctrl + Shift + Esc . Task Manager opens. monitor network traffic windows 11

You apply a filter: tcp.port == 443 (HTTPS traffic). You see your browser talking to Google. Safe. Then you see a rogue UDP stream from a downloaded screensaver app. You uninstall it immediately. There it is

You need more detail. Type "Resource Monitor" into the Start menu. Open it. end the task temporarily