<p><pre><code>  &gt; I have configured the DD-WRT router to drop and log all
  &gt; connection attempts via iptables...
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I&#x27;d be more interested in seeing the result of letting the connections succeed while timing how long they stay open and how many bytes are sent&#x2F;received. The fact that thousands of connections are opened is likely a result of retry mechanisms after the connections are dropped at the router. Perhaps the first thing Windows 10 does is let Microsoft know &quot;this system has opted out of the following tracking: ...&quot; so that connections to Windows Update, etc. don&#x27;t end up logging additional information.<p>I&#x27;d also like to see a similar comparison for an average desktop Linux installation, OS X installation, and so on.