Windows Update

Windows Update Network

Detection Information

The following page provides details on IP networks and domains used by Windows Update. You can use this information to manage or block Windows Update apps, web access and more.

Description

Windows Update is the online extension of Microsoft Windows that helps you keep your computer up-to-date.

Full Name

Microsoft Windows Update

External Resources

Windows Update - Home Page

Manage Bandwidth

Do you know how much Windows Update traffic flows through your network? Netify's application detection engine and reporting provides insights to help manage your network.

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Domains

Primary Domains

forefrontdl.microsoft.com
ntservicepack.microsoft.com
statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com
update.microsoft
update.microsoft.com
update.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
windowsupdate.com
windowsupdate.microsoft.com
windowsupdate.nsatc.net
wustat.windows.com

Platform Domains

update.microsoft.com.akadns.net	CDN	Akamai
windowsupdate.com.c.footprint.net	Hosting	Lumen
windowsupdate.com.edgesuite.net	CDN	Akamai

Protocols and Port Statistics

Protocol	Port	Flow Percent
HTTP	TCP 80	76%
HTTPS	TCP 443	24%
QUIC	UDP 443	< 1%

Networks and IPs

Detected Networks

Network/IP	Shared
1.71.157.43
1.182.48.43
8.50.7.254
8.50.8.126
8.238.0.126
and 274 more

Cloud Hosting Networks

Network/IP	Cloud Host	Shared
1.81.3.43	China Telecom IDC
45.79.166.125	Linode
4.27.9.254	Lumen
13.91.16.64	Microsoft Azure
111.6.160.66	Tencent Cloud
and 1396 more

Cloud Service Networks - SaaS

Network/IP	Service	Shared
68.232.34.240	Verizon Media
72.21.81.240	Verizon Media
93.184.215.201	Verizon Media
93.184.215.240	Verizon Media
93.184.221.240	Verizon Media
and 6 more

Content Delivery Networks - CDNs

Network/IP	CDN	Shared
2.16.15.88	Akamai
2.16.15.96	Akamai
41.63.66.0	Limelight Networks
41.63.66.128	Limelight Networks
69.16.175.10	StackPath
and 2431 more

Data Feed API

The data shown here is also available via our Netify Informatics API. Please contact us for subscription details.

"data": {
    "tag": "netify.twitter",
    "label": "Twitter",
    "shared_ip_detected": true,
    "category": {
        "id": 24,
        "tag": "social-media",
        "label": "Social Media"
    },
    ...
    "network_list": [
        {
            "network": "104.123.31.44/32",
            "version": "ipv4",
            "detection_type": "ai",
            "shared": false,
            "platform": {
                "id": 1002,
                "tag": "akamai",
                "label": "Akamai",
                "category": {
                    "id": 2,
                    "tag": "cdn",
                    "label": "CDN"
                },
            }
       },
       ...

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