Limiting network bandwidth usage while downloading updates

NicholasHanlon · Nov 7, 2020

This is probably the opposite of the question that usually gets asked regarding network bandwidth usage, but figured I'd ask anyway.

Whenever I download any kind of update, my xbox one uses all of my available network bandwidth. Is there any way to manage this to set a download speed cap? So, instead of using 50MBps to download updates, the xbox is limited to 25MBps to dowload updates?

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NicholasHanlon

thanks fam, didn't even think of that

ngocphi

Yeah you use your network tools

Usually your router and use your QoS

Thats what its for

Managing your network

You never do it in devices and yes thats what a router is for

Anon_771

I ended up getting a managed network switch ( I think it's actually a smart switch as most managed switches are hundreds of dollars) to limit the bandwidth usage. I amazed Microsoft doesn't offer a network bandwidth usage limiting feature. Steam has it!

XBF Crystal P

Hi there Omega,

Thanks for reaching out. I'm sorry to hear about the current issue with bandwidth usage. I recommend to try the following resource article from the Xbox Support website:

Manage network bandwidth for game downloads on Xbox One.

Features that are implemented in bandwidth usage are game updates, system updates, multiplayer matches, party chats, game DVR uploads/downloads, and any new downloads.

Hope this helps. Let us know.

One SwiftKiller

could you go to setting network bandwidth usage and tell me what your bandwidth usage has been like in the past 12 hours or since you starting downloading it

Limiting network bandwidth usage while downloading updates