Limit the internet you consume in Windows 10

Sometimes it can be interesting to control Internet use on our devices. When browsing the web, we can consume more or less data depending on the services and platforms we use, as well as the amount of data we send or receive. Now, if we connect through mobile data, it is important to control consumption, since rates are usually limited. 

How to limit Internet consumption in Windows 10

Windows 10 is today the mosts used operating system on desktop computers. It is true that the normal thing is that we connect through broadband, through Wi-Fi when we are away and therefore we do not have data consumption in mind. However, we may connect through mobile data, especially if we are traveling and do not have a network nearby. It may also be that we simply want to limit Internet consumption on our computer.

We are going to explain what steps we have to do to do this. In this way we will not get surprises and we will avoid that the data rate is exhausted before time and we have problems. We already know that if, for example, we play a high-quality streaming video we can see how our rate has been consumed in a matter of minutes. It is therefore interesting to have a control on certain occasions.

In Windows 10 we can enable metered usage. It is a function that comes integrated with the Microsoft operating system. To do this, you have to enter Settings, Network and Internet and here we choose Wi-Fi or Ethernet , according to our interest. Let's say we have chosen Wi-Fi, which will be the most normal. Once inside we have to give to Manage known networks.

We have to select the network that interests us. Once we click we will have to click Properties. There we can mark the option of Metered Use. This means that this network is not going to consume as many. However, this will also make certain features not available or do not work the same when browsing.

 

How to set a limit? If we see just below that option a link appears to establish a data limit. We press it. Later we give the option Set limit .  Keep in mind that we can do this for all networks or only for one in particular. Ideally, we would do this when we are going to connect to the mobile network, for example. In this way we can control the use of the mobile rate and it would not count when we connect to a Wi-Fi network elsewhere.

As we can see, we can establish a limit measured in MB or GB . That limit can be renewed monthly, once, without limit and we can also put the day of the month on which it would be activated. Also, as we mentioned earlier, we can do this both over Wi-Fi and over Ethernet.

To activate it we simply have to click Save . From there we can modify that limit that we have set, configure so that a warning appears, etc.

In short, by following these steps that we have mentioned, we can limit the use of the Internet in Windows 10 . On the one hand we have explained how to activate the metered use of a network. This means that it will consume less data, something that, in short, allows us to save the Internet when we surf the net. On the other hand, we have also explained how to put a data limit on a specific network. 

Today surfing the web wirelessly is the most common If you appearance returned, just a few years ago it was normal to connect to the Internet from computers connected by cable. However, this has been changing thanks in part to improvements in wireless networks, better Internet speed, more stability and quality of the connection. It is vital that we always keep in mind the importance of keeping our networks in good condition and here security is a fundamental factor.

We leave you an article where we talk about how to solve problems when the Internet in Windows 10 is slow . Sometimes it can happen that errors arise that make our navigation work badly and that conditions our day to day.