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Why is dsaservice.exe constantly downloading data?

RvanH2
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According to Windows Task Manager->Processes, the Intel program DSAservice.exe, part of Intel Driver and Support Assistant, is constantly downloading a small amount of data. It it not for updating the program itself, because according to Windows 10->Settings>Network & Internet->Data Usage, the program has downloaded 321 MB in the last 30 days, and according to Control Panel-Programs and Features, the programsize is only 22,6 MB.

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AlHill
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Uninstall the Intel Computing Improvement Program if it is installed.

 

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RvanH2
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That is not what I asked. Why do you reply when you don't have something significant to contribute?

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AlHill
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Is the Intel Computing Improvement Program installed or not? Just answer the question.

 

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RvanH2
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I had already un-installed that earlier, so the answer is yes, but dsaservice.exe is still downloading data.

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AlHill
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Then, use this tool to completely uninstall IDSA.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29608/Intel-Driver-Support-Assistant-Uninstaller?v=t

 

Reboot

Then, reinstall IDSA, and this time do not agree to the Intel Computing Improvement program install.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.html

 

Reboot

 

Also, note that IDSA is intended for Intel boards/systems.

 

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RvanH2
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Done all that, dsaservice is still downloading data. I have Acer laptops with Intel Graphics and Wireless, that's why I use the program.

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AlHill
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Well, ACER should have their own tool. Whatever the case, do this and an Intel support engineer will assist you.

 

Download, run, and save the results of this utility as a text file:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25293/Intel-System-Support-Utility

 

Then ATTACH the text file (using the paperclip under the toolbar).

 

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W10 2004, W10 May 2020, W10 20H1, W10 19041 - A rose, by any other name, still smells.

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RvanH2
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Acer and other large computer manufacturers never update drivers. When you go to the support-page for the particular model, they still have the driver-versions that came with the device (released in 2018, in my case). Their update-tools never report new drivers, so i don't use them.

 

I won't upload so much info to an open forum. What are you looking for in the log-file?

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AlHill
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Dell has one. Just remember, when using the IDSA, there is an exclusion list:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000032252/software/software-applications.html

 

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RvanH2
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Really? I didn't even know that brand still existed. I had one 20 years ago, didn't last 2 years.

My point is just: The program works fine, when there are new drivers for the graphics and wireless, I get a notification on the taskbar-icon, and the program installs the new drivers. I have a network-meter gadget on my desktop, and it showed that a program was constantly downloading 780 B/s. This turns out to be dsaservice.exe, and the Windows Data Usage monitor states it downloaded 321 MB in the last 30 days, and 3 times that amount on my larger laptop.

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n_scott_pearson
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The DSA Service is constantly reading from a feed to find out if updates are available. If you don't like it, uninstall the package; it's that easy.

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