Why can't Microsoft post a notification when they are downloading
updates/upgrades? It would be nice to know why all of a sudden half my
download bandwith disappeared.

Even more radical - why don't they wait till it is outside of my set active
hours. Then it really wouldn't matter if they take up a majority of my
bandwidth, because I will be in bed sleeping the sleep of the just.

Just a thought, but to paraphrase a popular song, "Gee it would be nice if
you did."