Metered Connections - switch automatically at given time?

passenger001

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Windows 8 has this nice feature where you can set your WiFi connection as a metered connection, which is great because you can reduce the amount of bandwidth your computer uses in many ways, especially when you pay for the bandwidth you use every month.

My case is different though. My internet connection is limited during the day, but it's free 2AM-8AM. i.e, I have unlimited usage 2AM to 8AM, but the rest of the day I pay for my bandwidth beyond a (very meager) limit. I intend to take full advantage of this free internet time.

My question is:

Is it possible to configure Windows 8 to automatically set my WiFi connection to 'non metered' at 2AM and back to 'metered' at 8AM everyday?

Doing this manually is not an option, because I will be fast asleep during this time. my computer will be on though, and all updates and sync operations will be configured to happen during this time when I'm not getting charged by the byte.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks.:D

References: Look at this for Microsoft's page on Metered Connections Metered Internet connections: Frequently asked questions
 
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Ethernet network connections can't be set to metered.
 

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Hi Tarka,

I am aware that Ethernet connections cannot be Metered, but my connection is not Wired Ethernet, it's WiFi, as I have clearly stated in my post above.

Ethernet network connections can't be set to metered.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G560 / Lenovo T61 / Assembled Desktop Computer/ Alienware 14/ 1st generation Macbook
Maybe I should be more specific as to what kind of answer I need.

Does anyone know the command line way to set a wifi connection to metered or non-metered? I can make batch files with this command that can be scheduled to run at 2AM and 8AM.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G560 / Lenovo T61 / Assembled Desktop Computer/ Alienware 14/ 1st generation Macbook
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