Windows 10: I can't print - metered connection

My new laptop had a Windows update 8/17/24. Now I can't print. Says its because of metered connection. I turned that setting off and now it says driver is unavailable. Tried switching to private instead of public but still can't print. Cant find any answers that go this extra step. See screen shots. Anyone have ideas? I could print fine before the update.Windows 11, New HPEnvy, using personal wifi

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OneDrive - Metered Connection

Hi Sayyid,

Since you're using a SIM to be able to use the internet, Windows 10 automatically set your connection as metered if your Internet service provider limits the data you can use.

You can turn the Set as metered connection option to OFF by following these steps:

• Click the Internet access icon from the Taskbar.
  
• Click the network where you are connected, then click Properties.
  
• Locate and toggle the Set as metered connection to OFF.
  

Let us know if the message still appears after following the above mentioned steps.

Regards.

 

Metered connections in Windows 10

Hi Roger,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Let me guide you how to turn on metered connection on Windows 10.

To turn on the metered connection follow the below steps:

• 
  Connect to the network that you want to turn on the metered connection.
  
• 
  Click on the network icon on the system tray and click on
  Network settings.
  
• 
  Click on Wi-Fi on the left pane and click on
  Advanced option on the right side.
  
• Now you can turn on the metered connection.

Hope this helps. Post us in case if you have any further issues with Windows, we will be glad to help you further.

 

How to set PDAnet as metered connection?

Andrea,

The Registry changes do not make anything work as metered. They only set the default to metered for new connections. Please see my earlier posts beginning
- To clear the decks before you start,
- You don’t like just printing to pdf instead then?
for the actions I suggest you do.

Check whether the current connection is metered or not at Settings, Network, Status, Change connection properties.

The property is shown for other connections at Settings, Network, {WiFi / Ethernet}, Manage known networks, {select each network in turn}, Properties.

If you want a second opinion to make absolutely sure than go to Settings, Devices.
In the Bluetooth & other devices page and the Printers & scanners page, make sure that the checkbox for Download over metered connections is clear [unset] and you should see your devices with most of the entries marked with the quite spurious & highly ignorable annotation, "Setup incomplete because of a metered connection". That also demonstrates that the current connection is metered.

When you do run WU, after it has searched online it then displays its list of updates but stops & waits for you to click the Download button before downloading**. This also demonstrates that the connection is metered. Here is an example -




Oh, by the way, there are updates every day because Windows defender definition updates are part of WU.

** Once in a while you will notice small updates proceeding at this stage before it then settles down with its list of all the others waiting for you to click the Download button. This is normal. These exceptional updates are classified as of special security concern and they are downloaded then installed despite the metered setting. I have hardly ever seen them and those I have seen completed downloading & installing before I could even get my camera out to record the event.

Denis