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AirVPN is downloading something?

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When I start AirVPN and connect to a server, it starts to download something and my download speed reaches max, making internet slow and videos/streams buffer alot.

 

I quit all programs using bandwidth but AirVPN is still downloading at max speed (tested by watching resource monitor and taskbar manager background programs bandwidth usage).

If i quit AirVPN the bandwidth usage is normal, but as soon as I start and connect to a server, it jumps up to max download speed.

This happened just now suddenly, without me doing anything other than watching a twitch stream. It was working fine for hours beforehand.

 

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling AirVPN (No change)

I tried connecting to a different server (No change)

 

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Streaming can cause high bandwidth spikes. You should test again on a clean, rebooted system with no processes running.

Also, make sure your system is not downloading updates or anything that can cause this.

 

I did a reboot and shut down all processes that would cause use of bandwidth, no change. System is not downloading anything, it's specifically AirVPN downloading something (update maybe stuck in a loop?) as it is the only process using bandwidth looking at the network resource monitor. But no update should be that big.

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Which process is using the bandwidth? You should be able to see it in the task manager.

You can use this as reference:

http://superuser.com/questions/626073/how-to-make-windows-task-manager-to-show-network-usage

http://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-monitor-your-network-usage-windows-10-81


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Which process is using the bandwidth? You should be able to see it in the task manager.

You can use this as reference:

http://superuser.com/questions/626073/how-to-make-windows-task-manager-to-show-network-usage

http://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-monitor-your-network-usage-windows-10-81

 

I started up AirVPN now, and it's not using max bandwidth anymore. I don't know how it got fixed, but it fixed itself during the night.

 

Summary of what happened:

*Turn on AirVPN

*Watch twitch stream

*Stream starts buffering suddenly after like an hour of it being fine.

*Check what is causing it with Task Manager and Resource Managment

*Internet usage points to AirVPN

*Shut down AirVPN

*Internet back to normal

*Reboot

*Internet still normal

*Start up AirVPN

*AirVPN uses max bandwidth and cause internet to be slow

*Shut down AirVPN

*Internet back to normal

*Continue watching twitch streams

*Go to bed after around 2 hours

*Get on the computer 12+ hours later

*Start AirVPN

*Works fine

 

Anyways thanks for the help, and I will post again if it happens again.

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