Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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You can set up a metered Wi-Fi connection in Windows to limit your data usage. All mobile data connections are configured as metered by default, but Ethernet and Wi-Fi aren't, so you'll need to enable them manually. Here's how!





Commands:
netsh wlan show profiles
netsh wlan set profileparameter name="network name" cost=Fixed
netsh wlan show profile name="network name"




Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:19 Via Settings
0:57 Via Command
2:42 End screen




What you will learn:
1. Via Settings
a. How to open network settings
b. How to Manage known networks
c. How to configured your network as metered
d. How to go to the network's properties page
e. How to toggle on or off the Metered connection
2. Via Command
a. How you can use either PowerShell or Command Prompt to turn on (or off) metered connections
b. How to run PowerShell or Command Prompt as administrator
c. How to show wlan profiles
d. How to see a list of all your active Wi-Fi profiles on your device
e. How to set your wifi as non-metered using command
f. How you can check in the terminal whether a connection is metered or not
3. What to do if metered option in the Settings is greyed out for some reason




























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