How to set an Ethernet Connection as Metered to control Updates, Drivers, Store and others

EthernetAsMetered.bat

REM source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-networking/how-to-set-an-ethernet-connection-as-metered-to/ecdaca08-d413-4a6a-9e33-b4afb337fc18?auth=1
REM The key is [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost]
REM There are entries under it for 3G, 4G, Default, Ethernet and Wifi. The normal settings for 3G and 4G are 2. For Ethernet and Wifi (and Default) it is 1. 2 means metered, 1 means not metered. So to make Ethernet Metered, the value needs to be changed from 1 to 2. 

rem run from install directory
 cd /d C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\

rem change owner to Administrators
 rem should report: Done:        1, Modified        1, Failed        0, Syntax errors        0
 subinacl /subkeyreg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost" /setowner=administrators

rem give Administrators full permission
 rem should report: Done:        1, Modified        1, Failed        0, Syntax errors        0
 subinacl /subkeyreg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost" /grant=administrators=f 

rem change settings to 2 = metered
 rem each should report: The operation completed successfully.
 reg ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost" /v Ethernet /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
 reg ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost" /v Default /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
 reg ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\DefaultMediaCost" /v WiFi /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

rem check completed OK
 pause



rem change the "/d 2" parameters to "/d 1" to restore the standard unmetered state if needed.

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