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How to disable/enable WIFI when Ethernet connection is available in Windows 10. My Ethernet connection is faster than my Wifi, but Windows 10 keeps routing via Wifi when I connect. Is there any way to disable Wifi based when Ethernet is connected?
This question was posted for Windows 7, but for Windows 8 or 10 there's no similar procedures.
It worked! Thank you. To check you can connect and disconnect the ethernet cable and see wifi connection connect and disconnect. You can also check it using
route print
in command prompt and check the fist IP on IPv4 Route Table. – Rafael Borja – 2016-03-09T03:03:56.413When I choose "Advanced Settings..." on Windows 10 it just gives me "Network Providers" which are "Microsoft Remote Desktop Session Host Service", "Microsoft Windows Network", "Web Client Network". None of these options look like Wifi or Ethernet. I only have a "Provider order" tab. – bobpaul – 2017-11-10T23:48:44.440
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@bobpaul According to a 2015 Microsoft Networking Blog article "Adjusting the Network Protocol Bindings in Windows 10", the feature was removed from the UI because binding order is no longer used to prioritize routing. The article gives new instructions for prioritizing routing. Basically you look at the interface priority with
– MetaEd – 2019-02-20T20:45:13.603netstat
and change it withSet-NetIPInterface
in PowerShell.