Windows pc calling home (even while asleep) - eviltoast

I have a network-wide pi hole and I noticed that it requested activity.windows.com, a url blocked by my pi hole, even while my pc is suspended. I pinged 10.0.0.217 and it is currently unreachable. So, somehow, windows pc’s turn on networking, phones home, and turns off even while suspended.

Creepy behavior

  • Strykker@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Modern sleep modes are internet connected, with the intent to allow systems to perform updates while sleeping.

    I don’t like it but that’s how it’s designed to work.