From b4a94af7a3154d7061f5ff5a1dbc25b56af71089 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Narkis Engler <41025789+narkissit@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:35:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml adding clarification that Download Mode 100 is not recommended. --- windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml b/windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml index 867466f2de..7a47abae3e 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml +++ b/windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml @@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ sections: answer: | Delivery Optimization is an HTTP downloader used by most content providers from Microsoft. When a device is configured to use Delivery Optimization peering (on by default), it does so with the HTTP downloader capabilities to optimize bandwidth usage. If you'd like to disable peer-to-peer capabilities of Delivery Optimization, change the Delivery Optimization [Download mode](waas-delivery-optimization-reference.md#download-mode) setting to '0', which will disable peer-to-peer and provide hash checks. [Download mode](waas-delivery-optimization-reference.md#download-mode) set to '99' should only be used when the device is offline and doesn't have internet access. - + We do not recommend setting Download mode to ‘100’ (Bypass) as some content may fail to download as a result. In addition, Download mode ‘100’ is deprecated starting in Windows 11. + > [!NOTE] > Disabling Delivery Optimization won't prevent content from downloading to your devices. If you're looking to pause updates, you need to set policies for the relevant components such as Windows Update, Windows Store or Edge browser. If you're looking to reduce the load on your network, look into using Delivery Optimization Peer-to-Peer, Microsoft Connected Cache or apply the [network throttling policies](waas-delivery-optimization-reference.md#maximum-download-bandwidth) available for Delivery Optimization. @@ -129,4 +130,4 @@ sections: - question: What Delivery Optimization settings are available? answer: | - There are many different Delivery Optimization [settings](waas-delivery-optimization-reference.md) available. These settings allow you to effectively manage how Delivery Optimization is used within your environment with control s on bandwidth, time of day, etc. \ No newline at end of file + There are many different Delivery Optimization [settings](waas-delivery-optimization-reference.md) available. These settings allow you to effectively manage how Delivery Optimization is used within your environment with control s on bandwidth, time of day, etc. From f56cdf36365453676e486fd09fc0a135137623b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Czechowski Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:58:58 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] editorial revision --- windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml b/windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml index 7a47abae3e..26b9818d57 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml +++ b/windows/deployment/do/waas-delivery-optimization-faq.yml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ metadata: - highpri - tier3 ms.topic: faq - ms.date: 04/17/2023 + ms.date: 06/28/2023 title: Delivery Optimization Frequently Asked Questions summary: | **Applies to** @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ sections: The recommended configuration for Delivery Optimization Peer-to-Peer to work most efficiently along with cloud proxy solutions (for example, Zscaler) is to allow traffic to the Delivery Optimization services to go directly to the internet and not through the cloud proxy. At a minimum, the following FQDN that is used for communication between clients and the Delivery Optimization service should be allowed with direct Internet access and bypass the cloud proxy service: - - *.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com + - `*.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com` If allowing direct Internet access isn't an option, try using Group Download Mode '2' to define the peering group. [Learn more](waas-delivery-optimization-reference.md#select-the-source-of-group-ids) about using Group Download mode. @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ sections: answer: | Delivery Optimization is an HTTP downloader used by most content providers from Microsoft. When a device is configured to use Delivery Optimization peering (on by default), it does so with the HTTP downloader capabilities to optimize bandwidth usage. If you'd like to disable peer-to-peer capabilities of Delivery Optimization, change the Delivery Optimization [Download mode](waas-delivery-optimization-reference.md#download-mode) setting to '0', which will disable peer-to-peer and provide hash checks. [Download mode](waas-delivery-optimization-reference.md#download-mode) set to '99' should only be used when the device is offline and doesn't have internet access. - We do not recommend setting Download mode to ‘100’ (Bypass) as some content may fail to download as a result. In addition, Download mode ‘100’ is deprecated starting in Windows 11. + Don't set **Download mode** to '100' (Bypass), which can cause some content to fail to download. Starting in Windows 11, Download mode '100' is deprecated. > [!NOTE] > Disabling Delivery Optimization won't prevent content from downloading to your devices. If you're looking to pause updates, you need to set policies for the relevant components such as Windows Update, Windows Store or Edge browser. If you're looking to reduce the load on your network, look into using Delivery Optimization Peer-to-Peer, Microsoft Connected Cache or apply the [network throttling policies](waas-delivery-optimization-reference.md#maximum-download-bandwidth) available for Delivery Optimization.