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iadom
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2 years ago

Windows Defender trashing wifi download speeds.

I did a quick search to see if  this topic had been posted, if I have missed it please delete this thread.

last week I noticed a few problems with connectivity on my iPad. A speed test (Ookla) showed DL speeds around 40 to 60 mbps. I normally get 250 to 350 over wifi. I rebooted the hub to no avail. Then using the VM Connect app did a hub reset which still made no difference. I then spotted that using Ookla it was showing my provider as Microsoft Azure instead of VM and connecting to a London based server when it normally shows a Manchester one. A bit of digging online pointed me in the direction of Windows Defender and it’s ’Privacy protection’ feature. I did activate this a couple of weeks ago. I disabled this feature and my speeds are flying along once again.

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  • Akua_A's avatar
    Akua_A
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    2 years ago

    Hi iadom 

    Welcome back to our community forums and thank you for flagging this issue to us. We will pass this on to the relevant team to be looked into. We are however glad to see the issue has since been resolved. Please continue to monitor this and let us know if you need any further help.

    Thanks,

  • jpeg1's avatar
    jpeg1
    Alessandro Volta
    2 years ago

    Windows Defender works on an iPad. 

    Every day is a learning day.