How to Get the Stats with Activity Monitor When Using Delivery Optimization in Windows 11

How to Open the Activity Monitor

The path to the Activity Monitor is Windows Update, then Advanced options, then Delivery Optimization. Follow these steps on Windows 11:

1. Press the Windows key and select the gear icon to open Settings. The Settings⚙️ window appears with a menu down the left side.
2. Click Windows Update🔃 in the left-hand menu. The Windows Update🔃 page opens on the right.
3. Scroll down and click Advanced options. The page lists extra update settings.
4. Under Additional options, click Delivery Optimization. The Delivery Optimization settings page opens.

If you are on Windows 10, the menu is named differently. Click Update & Security, then select Delivery Optimization from the left menu. The layout there differs slightly from Windows 11, so look for the Activity monitor link on that page.

If the switch is Off and you want peer figures, turn it On first. Be aware that this lets your PC share update files with other devices. You can turn it Off again at any time.

5. Scroll down the Delivery Optimization page to the Additional options section.
6. Click Activity monitor. The Activity Monitor page opens and shows your Delivery Optimization stats.

That’s it. You are now looking at the Delivery Optimization Activity Monitor. Nothing here changes any settings, so you can open it as often as you like. To go back, click the back arrow at the top left of the Settings window.

What the Activity Monitor Shows

Delivery Optimization stats show how your computer shares update files with other devices. The Activity Monitor gives exact numbers for data downloaded from local network PCs and internet peers, your average download speed, and upload totals showing how much your own system has shared with others.

The figures cover a recent period, not only the last update. A quiet week may show small totals.

Here is what the main figures mean:

• Downloads from other PCsThis shows how much data your PC downloaded from other computers. It tells you whether the downloads came from your local network or the internet.
• Average download speedThis shows how fast you received downloads from other PCs.
• Upload statsThis shows how much data your computer has sent to help other devices get updates and apps.
• Boost from other PCsThis estimates how much faster your downloads were because other PCs on the internet helped you.

If you see no upload or peer figures, check whether Allow downloads from other PCs is turned off. Another common reason is that your PC hasn’t downloaded any updates or Store apps recently. If you are on a metered connection (a connection with a data limit), Windows may also limit uploads.

Turning the switch on or off on the Delivery Optimization page is the way to change or undo sharing at any time. No restart is needed.

References:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows/Deployment/Updates-Lifecycle/delivery-optimization-in-windows

Summary

The Activity Monitor is found in Windows Settings under Windows Update › Advanced options › Delivery Optimization. It shows where your downloads come from, how fast they are, and how much data you’ve shared to help other devices on the network or internet. If you want to change how much sharing happens, use the settings on the same Delivery Optimization page.