When you have a
limited data plan, it's a good idea to monitor your network usage to avoid
exceeding your data limit. In this Windows Network Monitor 10 guide, we'll show you how.
Internet
service providers continuously try to improve the speed of their network to
attract customers to faster data plans. But sometimes these faster plans come
with restrictions: the dreaded Internet connections measured, which limits the
amount of data you can send and receive.
If you are in
such an unfortunate situation, it will be essential to monitor the use of your
network data regularly. Fortunately, Windows 10 includes tools to monitor
network usage to prevent it from exceeding its data limit.
In Windows 10,
there are two different ways to monitor the data that applications can send and
receive in a given month, and in this Windows 10 guide, we will show you how
you can control the use of your Network Monitoring System using the Settings application and Task Manager. , and its pros and
cons.
How to
check network usage with Task Manager –
In this section,
you'll see the date Windows 10 started monitoring data usage in your apps. You
can also click the Delete Usage History link to reset the data usage counter,
but keep in mind that it will also be reset automatically every 30 days.
The most useful data
is the Network column, which tracks the use of data for your applications. You
will also see the "Measured network" column, but this information is
only relevant if you configure your Wi-Fi connection as a measurement.
Interestingly, the
problem with the Application History tab is that it only tracks apps from the
Universal Windows Platform (UWP), you can't see network usage for desktop apps
like Chrome, the version Office applications. Others.
