How to Change Network Priority of Connection on Windows 10

How to Change Network Priority of Connection on Windows 10.

If you use multiple network adapters on your Windows 10 PC, in this guide, we'll show you the steps to prioritize each one in two different ways.

On Windows 10, if you have a device with more than one network adapter (such as Ethernet and Wi-Fi), each interface receives a priority value automatically based on its network metric, which defines the primary connection that your device will use to send and receive networking traffic.

Although, for the most part, Windows 10 does a pretty good job selecting an optimal connection to access the network, sometimes you may need to configure the order of the network adapters manually. For example, if you want to use a Wi-Fi over an Ethernet interface when both adapters are connected to the network.

You could disable those adapters you don't use, but it may not be the best solution as you may need them as backups. Instead, a more straightforward solution is to adjust the interface metric to specify in which order your device should use each network adapter, which you can do using Control Panel and PowerShell.

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Having multiple network connections is pretty normal on Windows. For example, my laptop has an ethernet port, WiFi card, and sometimes I even connect my mobile phone to connect to the internet via USB tethering or hotspot.

If you are using multiple network connections at the same time, Windows takes care of the network priority. The highest priority network is what you use. As you can guess, network priority reduces any potential network conflicts.

Thankfully, you can easily change the network priority with just a few clicks. By changing the network priority, you can prioritize one network over the other. Simply put, rather than letting Windows decide the network priority, you can set your own so that you can use the network of your choice. Just follow the below steps as is and you should good.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).