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Find what's eating your bandwidth in the background
Sort Task Manager's Network column or Resource Monitor's Network Activity to catch what is using your bandwidth right now. To catch what used it an hour ago, you need per-app history.
How to monitor network traffic per app on Windows
Task Manager and Resource Monitor show a live per-app figure. To see where each app connects, how much it sends, and what it did yesterday, you need a per-app monitor that keeps history.
Why is my PC uploading data when I'm not using it?
Usually it's cloud sync, a backup, Windows Update sharing pieces of updates, telemetry or a forgotten browser tab. Sort your apps by upload rate to find the one responsible.
Which countries are your apps sending data to?
Group your PC's connections by country to see where each app's servers are. Expect surprises that aren't problems: CDNs and cloud regions put servers far from the company that owns them.