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To: Bob

Bob - do yourself a favor and configure your tethered connection as “metered”. That way when you are connected to your phone you won’t experience patching downloads.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2953132/windows/set-windows-10s-wi-fi-connections-as-metered-to-download-forced-updates-at-your-own-pace.html


20 posted on 10/12/2016 7:23:08 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: rockrr

Thanks, I’ll try that today. I’m usually able to easily stay under my data plan limit but downloading several hundred unplanned megs a couple of times a month does create a problem.


21 posted on 10/12/2016 7:31:33 AM PDT by Bob (No, being a US Senator and the Secretary of State are not accomplishments; they're jobs.)
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To: rockrr

good advice


22 posted on 10/12/2016 9:46:58 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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