A metered connection is useful when the data volume is limited. But what exactly is it and how do you activate the connection?
Metered connections promise a volume limit for Internet access under Windows 10 . The function is more familiar from smartphones, the bandwidth of which is limited from a certain amount of traffic. If you do not want to load your Windows system unnecessarily in order to save the data volume booked, a clocked connection can help. What it is and how to set up such a connection for your PC in the network can be read in this tipps + tricks article.
The term " metered connection " describes an Internet connection with a specified data limit. Cellular data connections are clocked by default. If a certain monthly volume is reached, the internet speed is limited. Windows 10 PCs are normally operated in WLAN with unlimited bandwidth. But what if you only have a limited internet volume or are connected to your smartphone via a hotspot? This is exactly where the solution to activate the metered connection under Windows comes into play. Once the setting has been set, the automatic downloads of the largest data hogs in WiFi or Ethernet are deactivated under Windows 10. The set limit prevents, for example, the following data-intensive actions on the Internet:
You can read where to find the setting in Windows 10 in the following instructions..
Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .