Windows 10: Can't Meter Internet Connection

Discus and support Can't Meter Internet Connection in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I use a Verizon Hotspot with unlimited data. However, it slows way down after 10gb & this past month, it was used in 1 night by Microsoft Updates. I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by karenandcollins, Aug 25, 2017.

  1. Can't Meter Internet Connection


    I use a Verizon Hotspot with unlimited data. However, it slows way down after 10gb & this past month, it was used in 1 night by Microsoft Updates. I went to the settings to meter my data so that wouldn't happen, but the "set as metered connection" is grayed out & won't let me change it. I tried following the instruction thru the command prompt to change it & that wouldn't do it either. Please help. Hate using my "good data" for updates. thank you

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    karenandcollins, Aug 25, 2017
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  2. Tim Anderson, Aug 25, 2017
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    Can't Set USB Mobile Broadband Adapter As Metered

    Sorry, that's no help because there is no place to set the connection as a metered connection.

    To quote from the Microsoft article on Metered Internet connections: FAQ :

    Note

    • Ethernet network connections can't be set to metered.

    Therefore, because the USB Mobile Broadband adapters are installed as Ethernet adapters, it is not possible to set them as metered connections.

    This true even with a USB Mobile Broadband adapter that uses the generic Microsoft "Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device" driver.
     
    book-mark, Aug 25, 2017
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    Can't Meter Internet Connection

    Karen etc,

    Whilst I have not tested this since Ver 1607, you had to be logged in to an Admin account for the metered setting to be active [not greyed out] so that you can change it.


    There also used to be problems with the setting shown in the greyed out control - it might be telling lies. The netsh commands discussed in the link told the truth.


    Denis
     
  5. I am logged in as the administrator & the netsh command did not work either.
     
    karenandcollins, Aug 25, 2017
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  6. Ha. This was my husband's computer I was dealing with & I "assumed" he was the administrator since he's the only one using it. I decided I'd better check that to be sure, because as I thought about it, it explained some other issues I'd had with it. To my surprise, he was not the administrator, so I changed it & low & behold, I could then meter his connection. I never would have thought about that without your help. So, thank you, thank you for your time.
     
    karenandcollins, Aug 25, 2017
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  7. Try3 Win User
    I am glad it's sorted out now.

    Windows 10 is full of surprises. I cannot understand the logic for letting an Admin user change the metered setting without invoking Admin privileges yet not letting a Standard user change it. So, unlike Windows 7, an Admin user is not quite the same as a Standard user even before invoking its privileges.

    Still, that's our own fault for using this experimental OS. I wonder if its developers will ever deem it fit for general release.

    Denis
     
    Try3, Apr 5, 2018
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