How to Automatically Disable Wi-Fi When Ethernet is Connected on a Dell Laptop?
Nowadays, laptops are commonly equipped with wireless network cards, and the use of wired networks is becoming less frequent. However, wireless networks still lag slightly behind in terms of transmission speed and stability. In some office environments with high requirements for information security, wireless networks may not even be provided, so Ethernet cables are far from being phased out. When both wired and wireless networks are connected simultaneously, Windows assigns a lower metric to the wired connection by default, meaning that the wired connection has a higher priority than the wireless one. The system does not actively disconnect the wireless connection. However, we can configure the BIOS to automatically disable Wi-Fi when an Ethernet cable is connected, achieving benefits such as energy saving, enhanced network stability, and reduced information security risks. ...
