当您的Internet运营商根据您使用的数据量向您收费时，此类连接称为使用计量连接(Metered Connections)。他们可能会为您提供高达特定数据使用量的固定费率，之后，他们会向您收取额外费用或降低您的连接速度。
计量连接(Metered Connection)是Windows中引入的众多新功能之一。此功能在限制数据使用方面非常有用，因此您在对数据消耗付款进行计费时不会感到震惊。许多运营商都提供了可以称为Metered Connection的方案。尤其是2G和3G无限套餐，经过一定的限制后，你会发现你的带宽降低到了更低的速率；这通常称为FUP限制。
从理论上讲，计量连接(Metered Connection)是您的运营商根据迄今为止使用的数据量直接向您收费的条件。一旦数据消耗并绕过预定义的限制，运营商就会向您收取额外费用或降低互联网(Internet)速度。如果您有按流量计费的 Internet 连接(Metered Internet Connection)，则在Windows中将您的网络连接设置为按流量计费可以帮助您减少发送和接收的数据量。
就像在Windows 8.1中一样，如果您将 Windows 10 网络连接设置为Metered Connection，您将能够节省数据成本，因为某些数据使用活动会减少。让我们看看如何在Windows 11/10Wi-Fi或无线连接设置为计量连接。
将您的网络连接设置为“按流量计费”，还可以阻止Windows 11/10自动下载更新(Updates)。您可以执行以下操作 -设置(Settings)应用程序> Network和Internet > WiFi > Advanced选项。将滑块移动到设置为计量连接(Set as metered connection)的打开位置。
(Set)在Windows 11中将网络连接设置为计量(Metered)
如果您在网络上启用计量连接(Connection)，则您的 Windows 11 计算机在连接到该特定网络时不会自动下载更新。按照给定的步骤执行相同的操作。
- 从开始菜单(Start Menu)打开设置(Settings)。
- 单击Network & Internet > Properties.
- 现在使用切换开关启用 计量连接。(Metered connection.)
现在，当您连接到该网络时，您的计算机将自动下载更新。
您还可以使用CMD在Windows 11/10中设置计量连接(Connection)
您还可以使用命令提示符(Command Prompt)设置计量连接。TechNet在此处列出了可以帮助我们的命令。
要查看您计算机上的Wi-Fi配置文件列表，请复制粘贴以下命令并按Enter 键(Enter)：
netsh wlan show profiles
在此处记(Note)下您希望设置为计量连接的 Wi-Fi 连接的名称。这里我使用的是Airtel的例子。
现在在CMD(CMD)窗口中键入以下内容，将 Airtel-WRTR301GN-8897_1 名称替换为您的连接名称( replacing Airtel-WRTR301GN-8897_1 name with your connections name)，然后按 Enter：
netsh wlan show profile name="Airtel-WRTR301GN-8897_1"
这将显示所选连接的详细信息。
向下滚动(Scroll)，直到看到成本(Cost)设置。在这里反对Cost ，你会在我的情况下看到Unrestricted 。这意味着连接是未计量的或无限制的。要将其更改为计量，您必须将其设置为Fixed。使用以下命令并按Enter：
netsh wlan set profileparameter name="Airtel-WRTR301GN-8897_1" cost=Fixed
您将看到一条命令执行成功消息，并且连接将被设置为计量连接。
您也可以将此用于移动数据宽带计划。您只需在上述命令中将wlan替换为wbn 即可。(wbn)如果您连接到手机的Wi-Fi热点，这也将起作用。
阅读(Read)：如何在 Windows 上管理数据使用限制。(Manage the Data Usage Limit on Windows.)
如何在Windows 10中设置(Windows 10)计量连接(Metered Connection)
要将 Wi-Fi 网络连接设置为按流量计费：
- 打开 Windows 10 设置
- 打开网络和 Internet 设置
- 选择 Wi-Fi 选项卡。
- 点击 Wi-Fi 网络名称
- 向下滚动到计量连接
- 打开设置为按流量计费的连接。
打开设置(Settings)>网络和 Internet > Wi-Fi以打开以下窗口。
对于所需的网络连接，单击WiFi名称本身以打开以下面板。
您可以看到名为Metered connection 的部分。将滑块移动到打开(On)位置。如果您的数据计划有限并希望更好地控制数据使用，将其设置为“开”(On)会有所帮助。
如果您希望将其他WiFi网络管理或设置为按流量计费的连接，请单击“管理已知网络(Manage known networks)”链接以打开此面板。
选择WiFi > Properties，您将看到所需的设置。
当您将连接设置为按流量计费的连接时，Windows 更新(Windows Update)将不会自动下载。现在，将更新Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)应用程序。动态磁贴也不会更新以显示最新信息。离线(Offline)文件也不会同步。但是，当您设置它时，某些Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)应用程序将在后台使用有限的功能。
数据使用率高？这篇文章将向您展示如何限制和监控数据使用。(Data usage high? This post will show you how to limit and monitor Data Usage.)
How to set Metered Connections in Windows 11/10
When your Internet operator charges you based on the amount of data consumed by you, such connections are called used Metered Connections. They may offer you a fixed rate up to a certain data usage figure and after that, they either charge you extra or reduce your connection speed.
Metered Connection is one of the many new features introduced in Windows. This feature is quite helpful in limiting the data usage so that you don’t get shocked while billing the data consumed payments. Many operators have provided the plan which can be supposed as Metered Connection. Especially talking about 2G and 3G unlimited plans, after a certain limit, you’ll observe that your bandwidth is reduced to a lower rate; this is generally known as the FUP limit.
Theoretically, Metered Connection is the condition when your operator charges you with direct proportionality of the amount of data used so far. As soon as the data consumed and it bypasses the predefined limit, the operator charges you extra or reduces the Internet speed. If you have a Metered Internet Connection, setting your network connection to metered in Windows can help you reduce the amount of data you send and receive.
Like it was in Windows 8.1, if you set your Windows 10 network connection to Metered Connection, you will be able to save data costs, as some data usage activities get curtailed. Let us see how to set Wi-Fi or a wireless connection as a metered connection in Windows 11/10.
Setting your network connection to ‘Metered’, can also stop Windows 11/10 from automatically downloading the Updates. You can do it as follows – Settings app > Network & Internet > WiFi > Advanced options. Move the slider to On position for Set as metered connection.
Set your network connection to Metered in Windows 11
If you enable Metered Connection on a network, your Windows 11 computer won’t automatically download the update when connected to that particular network. Follow the given steps to do the same.
- Open Settings from the Start Menu.
- Click Network & Internet > Properties.
- Now use the toggle to enable Metered connection.
Now, your computer will download updated automatically when you are connected to that network.
You can also use CMD to set metered Connection in Windows 11/10
You can also use the Command Prompt to set a metered connection. TechNet has listed the commands that can help us here.
To see the list of Wi-Fi profiles on your computer, copy-paste the following command and hit Enter:
netsh wlan show profiles
Note down the name of the Wi-Fi connection here which you wish to set as a metered connection. Here I am using the example of Airtel.
Now type the following in the CMD windows, replacing Airtel-WRTR301GN-8897_1 name with your connections name, and hit Enter:
netsh wlan show profile name="Airtel-WRTR301GN-8897_1"
This will show the details of the selected connection.
Scroll down till you see Cost settings. Here against Cost, you see Unrestricted in my case. This means that the connection is un-metered or unlimited. To change it to metered, you have to set it to Fixed. Use the following command and hit Enter:
netsh wlan set profileparameter name="Airtel-WRTR301GN-8897_1" cost=Fixed
You will see a command executed successfully message and the connection will be set as a metered connection.
You can also make this work for mobile data broadband plans. You have to just replace wlan with wbn in the above-mentioned commands. This will also work if you are tethered to your mobile phone’s Wi-Fi hotspot.
Read: How to Manage the Data Usage Limit on Windows.
How to set Metered Connection in Windows 10
To set a Wi-Fi network connection as metered:
- Open Windows 10 Settings
- Open Network & Internet settings
- Select the Wi-Fi tab.
- Click on the Wi-Fi network name
- Scroll down to Metered connection
- Turn on Set as metered connection.
Open Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi to open the following window.
For the desired network connection, click on the WiFi name itself to open the following panel.
You can see a section named Metered connection. Move the slider to the On position. If you have a limited data plan and want more control over data usage, setting it to On will help.
If you wish you manage or set other WiFi networks as a metered connection, click on the Manage known networks link to open this panel.
Select the WiFi > Properties, and you will see the desired setting.
When you set a connection as a metered connection Windows Update will not download automatically. Now, will updates for Windows Store apps. Live tiles will also not update in order to show the latest information. Offline files will also not sync. Some Windows Store apps will however work with limited functionality in the background when you set it so.
Data usage high? This post will show you how to limit and monitor Data Usage.
