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title: "How do you change the network connection priority in Windows 10?"  
description: "How do you change the network connection priority in Windows 10?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-10  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94984/how-do-you-change-the-network-connection-priority-in-windows-10  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["windows 10", "windows troubleshooting", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do you change the network connection priority in Windows 10?

How do you change the [network](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/342247/choosing-the-right-business-network-solution-for-growth) [connection](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/123/connection-string) priority in [Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/166/windows-api) 10?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Follow these steps:**

1. Open the **[Settings](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50311/how-to-reset-settings-network-location-and-more) menu.**
2. **Select Network & Internet** from the drop-down menu.
3. **Select Status.**
4. Change the network options by clicking the Change network Options button.
5. Select Properties from the right-click menu of the network you want to prioritize.
6. Choose Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) from the drop-down menu.
7. Select Properties from the drop-down menu.
8. **Click the Advanced button on the 'General' tab.**
9. Remove the option for automatic metric calculation.
10. Give the adapter a priority value in the 'Interface metric' field.
11. Then **press the OK button.**
12. **Re-press the OK button.**
13. **Close the window with a click.**

I hope this solution would have helped you

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