Windows 10: Why is my PC not following the network connector priority settings?

In Windows, I have set the network connector priority as WiFI 10 and Ethernet as 36. When I set the options WiFi started being used. When I restart the PC, the Ethernet connection is being used so I have to connect WiFi.I have a modem connected to the Ethernet and it is connected to the internet. I have WiFi connected to the internet. The WiFi is being used after I set the priorities. When I restart the PC, the priority is now the Ethernet and have to manually switch back to WiFi. I also have the WiFi set to automatic reset.After the PC restart, I check the priorities in the network conn

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Change Wireless Network Connection Priority Order in Windows 10


Hello Denis,

The command in step 2 of Option Two should show your wireless networks listed in priority order. Top of the list is higher.

 

How do I set my network priority?

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

I'm glad to help you.

Due to the different versions of Windows, the location of setting network priority permissions has also changed, and you can modify it by following the steps below.

1. Go to Settings to modify the network adapter priority you need.

• Use the Windows + I shortcut to open Windows Settings - Network & Internet - click Status on the left - click the Change Adapter Options button on the right.
  

• Right-click on the NIC you want to reprioritize - select "Properties".
  

• Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" in the list of NIC properties that pop up - click the "Properties" button.
  

• Click the Advanced button in the General tab.
  

• Uncheck "Automatic metric" - Manually specify the priority value of the current NIC in the "Interface metric".
  

Tip: The lower the interface metric value, the higher the network card or network priority; Conversely, the higher the value, the lower the priority.

After completing the configuration steps above, Windows 10 prioritizes network traffic based on the configuration that you manually changed. Any time you need to revert to Windows 10 automated decision-making, just enable automatic metric again.

2. Use PowerShell to change the NIC priority.

• Use the Windows + X shortcut keys to open the "shortcut menu" - select Open "Windows PowerShell (Administrator)"
  

• Type the following command to list the NIC index numbers
  

• Use the following command to configure the priority value of the specified NIC (index number), that is, directly configure the interface hop value:
  

• The -InterfaceIndex parameter in the preceding command specifies the index number of a particular NIC, and -InterfaceMetric specifies the interface metric. The numbers 21 and 10 are the numbers in my example, following your network card numbers and the values that need to be modified.
  

• After completing the configuration steps above, Windows 10 prioritizes network traffic based on the configuration that you manually changed.
  

• Any time you need to revert to Windows 10 Automated Decision, you can revert to automatic hops by executing the following command in PowerShell:
  

If you need more help, please don't hesitate to let me know.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Network Priorities

Hey

I was just wondering if there is a way to set network priorities.

Give one computer less priority so that my parents don't get up me for hogging all the speed with torrents and such.

Also block access of some computers to the internet at certain times of the day

Thanks