Rainmeter.stats is now updated periodically only if NetTotal measure has been used in current session.

Library/MeasureNet.cpp

@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ void CMeasureNet::ReadConfig(CConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section, NET ne
 	{
 		netName = L"NetTotalSpeed";
 		value = Rainmeter->GetGlobalConfig().netInSpeed + Rainmeter->GetGlobalConfig().netOutSpeed;
+		CSystem::SetNetworkStatisticsTimer();
 	}
 
 	double maxValue = parser.ReadFloat(section, L"MaxValue", -1);

Library/MeasureNet.h

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ typedef VOID (NETIOAPI_API_ * FPFREEMIBTABLE)(PVOID Memory);
 class CMeasureNet : public CMeasure
 {
 public:
-	enum NET {
+	enum NET
+	{
 		NET_IN,
 		NET_OUT,
 		NET_TOTAL

Library/System.cpp

@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ void CSystem::Initialize(HINSTANCE instance)
 		WINEVENT_OUTOFCONTEXT | WINEVENT_SKIPOWNPROCESS);
 
 	SetTimer(c_Window, TIMER_SHOWDESKTOP, INTERVAL_SHOWDESKTOP, NULL);
-	SetTimer(c_Window, TIMER_NETSTATS, INTERVAL_NETSTATS, NULL);
 	SetTimer(c_Window, TIMER_DELETELATER, INTERVAL_DELETELATER, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -159,6 +158,11 @@ void CSystem::Finalize()
 	}
 }
 
+void CSystem::SetNetworkStatisticsTimer()
+{
+	static bool set = SetTimer(c_Window, TIMER_NETSTATS, INTERVAL_NETSTATS, NULL);
+}
+
 /*
 ** MyInfoEnumProc
 **

Library/System.h

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public:
 	static void Initialize(HINSTANCE instance);
 	static void Finalize();
 
+	static void SetNetworkStatisticsTimer();
+
 	static const MULTIMONITOR_INFO& GetMultiMonitorInfo() { return c_Monitors; }
 	static size_t GetMonitorCount();