Windows 10: Windows limiting my network usage thus I have to wait hours or days to download a larger...

I can't even play a Youtube video fluently and on some games my ping reaches 100, yet my friend who has a worse internet than me doesn't have these kind of problems. What is the solution?

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Network Usage in Windows 10

Hi,

One of the possible reasons why this issue occurs is when your computer is not set as metered connection. A metered network is being set when you have limited data plan and want to control your data usage. To know more about your high data usage
issue in Windows 10, we just have a few questions:

• What is the make and model of your device?
• Which build and version of Windows 10 are you running? To check it, click
  Start, type About your PC, then press
  Enter.
• Are you using a wired or a wireless connection?

In the meantime, we suggest that you set your device to a metered connection. To do this, kindly follow the steps provided on this

link.

We're looking forward to your response.

 

Data card usage in windows 10

Hi,



I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps to check which application is using Data.

• 
  Open the Settings app, and click/tap on the
  Network & Internet icon.
  
• 
  Click/tap on Data usage on the left side. You will now see a general overview of the network data usage from the last 30 days on your PC.
  
• 
  Click/tap on the Usage details link on the right side under
  Overview.
  
• 
  You will now see how much network data has been used by each app from the last 30 days.
  

After that go to task manager and End Task the Application which uses the internet.

• 
  Press ctrl +shift +Esc to open Task manger.
  

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help

 

How to Reset Network Data Usage in Windows 10

Hi Kuriakose,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.

Windows 10 includes a feature to let you view the network data usage of the PC from the last 30 days. The data usage is itemized per type of network (ex: Wi-Fi or Ethernet), and by app usage.

Kindly follow the below steps to reset network data usage back to zero as needed in
Windows 10.

Note: You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to reset network data usage.

• Temporarily disable your active network adapter(s), or start Windows into safe mode.
  
• Open File Explorer, browse to the C:\Windows\System32\sru folder, and open it.
• Delete all contents inside the sru folder.
• Enable your active network adapter(s) again, or start Windows back into normal mode.
  

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.