Your Question: How Do I Set a Data Limit on Windows 8?

First, open the Wi-Fi panel by clicking the Wi-Fi icon in the system tray or opening the charms, tapping Settings, and tapping your wireless network icon. Right-click or long-press a network and select Set as metered connection to make it a metered connection.

How do I set a data limit on my computer?

Here’s how using the Data Usage settings:

1. Open Settings.
2. Click on Network & Internet.
3. Click on Data Usage.
4. Use the “Show settings for” drop-down menu, and select the wireless or wired network adapter to want to restrict.
5. Under “Data limit,” click the Set limit button.
6. Select the limit type you want to use, including:

How do I limit data per device?

Internet Access Policy

1. Open your Web browser and type the IP address of your router to access the administrative interface. …
2. Navigate to the Internet Access policy utility on the router. …
3. Click the “Edit List” button to add the MAC addresses of the devices you want to restrict.