How To Stop Windows 10 From Using-up Internet Volume
Reader Question:
“Hi Wally, Today I looked at my internet company’s website and found out that I had been consuming 30 gigabytes of volume in 4 days. From what I can tell, I should not have used this much. I think Windows 10 is downloading upgrades in the background and draining the volume. How do I turn it off? Thank You“ - M. Ali., USA
Before addressing any computer issue, I always recommend scanning and repairing any underlying problems affecting your PC health and performance:
- Step 1 : Download PC Repair & Optimizer Tool (WinThruster for Win 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP and 2000 – Microsoft Gold Certified).
- Step 2 : Click “Start Scan” to find Windows registry issues that could be causing PC problems.
- Step 3 : Click “Repair All” to fix all issues.
Setting up weekly (or daily) automatic scans will help prevent system problems and keep your PC running fast and trouble-free.
Wally’s Answer: Windows 10 came with a few surprises for everyone. While most of them were positive, there were some features that people did not like. The biggest one is probably Microsoft’s decision to make all automatic updates permanent while taking away the ability to turn them off, and re-starting the computer to install updates automatically.
Here, we will tell you how to take back control of your internet connection on a volume-based connection.
Problem
Windows 10 is downloading updates automatically and using up my internet volume. How do I prevent updates from installing automatically on a volume-based internet connection?
Solution
There is a way to set your internet connection as a metered connection. This tells Windows that it should not use bandwidth freely. Here’s how to do it:
Avoid Automatic Downloads of Updates by Setting Your Internet Connection as a Metered Connection
Windows 10 is set to download updates by default unless you’re using a metered connection. Windows will automatically set a mobile internet connection as a metered connection, but a WiFi connection is set as an unlimited internet connection by default.
Luckily, you can easily change this setting to a metered connection. Windows will remember this setting every time you connect to the same WiFi/Ethernet connection unless you change its name or reset your router’s settings.
In that case, you’ll have to set this option again since Windows will treat it as a new WiFi connection.
- Press the Windows Key and type wifi > click Change Wi-Fi settings from the list of search results.
- Click WiFi from the left side of the screen > choose your internet connection from the list > click the Advanced options link from the bottom.
- Here you should see the Metered Connection heading and some detail. Click the button under Set as metered connection to turn this feature on. It should look something like this when turned on.
This should stop Windows 10 from using your internet volume. If you have any more questions about Windows 10 and internet related issues then please ask us in the comments section below. Hope this helped 
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Is Your PC Healthy?
I always recommend to my readers to regularly use a trusted registry cleaner and optimizer such as WinThruster or CCleaner. Many problems that you encounter can be attributed to a corrupt and bloated registry.
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