Save your data consumption on computer or laptop.

If your internet data is exhausting in minutes if connected to the laptop/computer you can check your settings factors that are responsible for data consumption.
Data consumption is more while working on the laptop or computer? If your computer/laptop consuming more data, follow the steps to reduce or restrict the usage of your data.

You can save your data on the laptop/computer by following the below steps:

1.       Check if your connection is metered or not.

Go to wi-fi settings -> Select the wi-fi preferred connection -> then allow for metered connection.

This will restrict the apps from consuming the data. It will restrict the auto-update of windows and other windows apps. Metered connection will limit the over usage of the data.

2.       Pause the windows update.

Go to Settings -> Windows update -> click on the pause updates.

This will restrict the automatic windows update and consuming data.

Then after you can resume the windows update to update the windows manually.

 

3.       Optimize the bandwidth of uploading and downloading.

Go to settings -> Windows update

Go to Advanced options -> Delivery Optimization ->Advanced options

Here you can manage the bandwidth of the downloading and uploading.

You can select absolute bandwidth, then enter the amount of bandwidth of data for download in foreground or background.

Also, you can enter amount of percentage to limit the bandwidth of data to download in foreground and background.

 

4.       Disable auto update from Microsoft store.

Open Microsoft store -> Go to app settings.

Disable the auto updates.

It will disable the auto updating of the apps from Microsoft store. Afterwards you can update the Microsoft apps manually from store. 

 

5.    Check Network Usage from the Task Manager.

Search for Task Manager and Open Task Manager.

Shortcut for Task Manager (Ctrl+ Shift+ Esc).

Check in the Network section, you will get the information about the data consuming apps.

You can close that apps to restrict apps.

 

 

These all methods will help you to limit the data usage. After applying these steps your computer/laptop will use the limited data. These will save your data.

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