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Old Dec 24, 2014 | 4:43 pm
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Originally Posted by Dubai Stu
I wish that Apple and Microsoft had profiles that you could create telling your computer when to do everything and when to be a data-miser.
Windows 8 has just such a feature: it's called "metered connection." When you make a WiFi connection, you can specify if it's metered. If so, then Windows makes some adjustments, although not enough IMHO: doesn't download recommended Windows updates even if you have them set to auto-download (but it still downloads critical patches, which most seem to be), and it doesn't download cover art for music played in Media Player. I'm sure it does a few other things.
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