To set the connection as metered, change the Value data to 2. An Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value window will open.ĩ. Right-click on Ethernet and click Modify. Back in the Permissions for DefaultMediaCost window, click Administrators to select the group and then under Permissions for Administrators make sure the Full Control Allow box is checked. Click OK.Ĭheck the box next to Replace owner on subcontainers and objects and click OK.ħ.
You should see a name pop up that looks similar to this. In the text box labeled Enter the object name to select, type in Administrators and click Check Names. In the Advanced Security Settings for DefaultMediaCost, click Change next to the owner.Ħ. In the Permissions for DefaultMediaCost window, click Advanced.ĥ. Right-click on DefaultMediaCost and click Permissions.Ĥ. In the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost.ģ. If prompted by the User Account Control, click Yes.Ģ. In the Run window, type regedit and press enter to open the Registry Editor. Right-click the Start button and choose Run to open the Run window. Messing around in the Registry Editor can break your computer, so the usual warnings apply - do not try this hack unless you're comfortable using the Registry Editor!ġ. But what if you want to anyway? One reason to consider metering your data connection is because you can control Windows 10's mandatory updates - Microsoft will not automatically download updates on a metered connection, allowing you to update the OS at your own pace (to manually download an update on a metered connection, just go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and click Download).īecause Microsoft hasn't built metering Ethernet connections into Windows 10, you'll need to take a trip into the Registry Editor to change this setting.
If you're hooked up to the Internet via Ethernet, you apparently have no reason to limit your data usage, according to Microsoft. ( Learn how to meter your wireless connection here.) Well.easy if you happen to be using a nonwired connection, such as Wi-Fi or cellular data, that is. Because Windows 10 is a "universal" operating system - that is, an operating system for both mobile devices and PCs - Microsoft has made limiting your data connection easy.
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