Computer Question?

[Calfkeeper]

Help!  Is there a specific forum on here where I should go to ask about a computer problem?  If there is please switch this over to it, thanks.

On our laptop when we check into the Wi-fi status it shows that is has been connected for over 3 days and has received over 957,000,000 bytes, and still counting!

We have turned off the laptop, multiple times.  I have cleared the download history.  The internet itself was down for over 1 hr yesterday.  What would be anyone's suggestion as to what is going on with it?  Have we been hacked?  Is it doing some kind of update?  I have no clue.  We are at a total loss here. Husband says we should let the battery run completely down or take it out of range, but would that stop it?

About 2 weeks ago it changed over to Windows 10, which we are still muddling through.  But I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.  I am just not literate enough to know where to go to find out what is going on here. 

Thanks for any suggestions. 
Rebecca

[Deleted]

Hi Calfkeeper , have you gone into your settings, network and internet, and looked at your data usage. If you click on usage details it should show you what's using up that data. In mine, it shows usage over the past 30 days, then breaks that down. I'm not a computer savvy person, but my understanding is that sometimes another device that might be reasonably close - like a neighbour - might be able to make use of your Wi-Fi. Is that a possibility?

Hopefully someone with expertise will come on and answer your questions.

[Calfkeeper]

Thank you very much. @kiwifarmgal, I am going to do that this instant.

Well, it gives just regular info that doesn't show anything out of line.

Hmmm.... a puzzle for sure.

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Calfkeeper, it's a bit of a worry when you don't know what's going on, I agree. You and I sound about the same level of inexpertise, LOL. And although I haven't had any particular issues that I've been unable to resolve with Windows 10 and it's latest upgrade, it's still a bit of an unknown for me. I got the Windows 10 for Dummies book out of the Library the other day. Hoping to clear some of the fog.

[hermitjohn]

Win10 is a "service" meaning by using it you agree Microsoft can change or update any part of it at any point in time. You no longer can refuse individual updates.

Couple small exceptions, you can set your wifi only connection to metered and supposedly only extreme security related updates will be done to save on expensive data. You know, like new individually tailored ads shown when you play the solitaire games built into win10.

And second, supposedly you can prevent individual hardware drivers from being automatically updated to prevent conflicts.

Oh and win10 phones home early and often, so Microsoft is now a lot like Santa Claus. "He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you are awake, he knows what items you've been shopping for, so buy Microsoft brand corn flakes for goodness sake..." And a little like the Borg. "Resistance is futile! You will be assimilated." And little like HAL:



Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL?

HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you.

Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

Dave Bowman: What's the problem?

HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.

Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL?

HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.

Dave Bowman: I don't know what you're talking about, HAL.

HAL: I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.

Dave Bowman: [feigning ignorance] Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL?

HAL: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.

Dave Bowman: Alright, HAL. I'll go in through the emergency airlock.

HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave? You're going to find that rather difficult.

Dave Bowman: HAL, I won't argue with you anymore! Open the doors!

HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.