Q: How do I make my WiFi a Priority over LAN?

A: If you are using Windows 7 Please follow these steps:

1. Go to Start menu, then Control Panel
2. Go to Network and Sharing Center
3. Click on "Change Adapter Settings"
4. Hit "Alt" to bring up the menu bar
5. In the menu bar, go to "Advanced" then "Advanced Settings"
6. Go to the "Adapter and Bindings" tab.
7. Ensure that the Wireless Network Connection is at the top of the priority list. This should make the OS choose your WiFi over the LAN connection, even if both adapters are enabled.

For Windows 10 they have removed the “Adapter and Bindings” so please follow these steps:

1. Press + X
2. Click Windows PowerShell (Admin)
3. Type netstat -rn and press enter
4. This will show a list of all your adapters where the first number is the InterfaceIndex number of that adapter
   a. In my example below my Ethernet LAN has an Index of 14 and my WiFi has one of 16

   

5. Us the command Set-NetIPInterface –InterfaceIndex “xx”–InterfaceMetric “xxx”
   a. The xx for InterfaceIndex would be the number to the left of your network adapter
   b. The xxx for InterfaceMetric will be the value you want it to be in the list. Lowest value has the highest priority starting with 0.
   c. To change my Intel ® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 to have the highest priority I would use this command
   i. Set-NetIPInterface –InterfaceIndex “16”–InterfaceMetric “0”
   ii. This will make my WiFi go to the top of the list above my LAN
   
6. After putting the command in and pressing enter it returns to the PowerShell prompt.
7. Enter netstat -rn and press enter to see the results of the previous command
   a. As you can see below the WiFi has now been moved to the top slot having priority over the LAN