Monitor Network Traffic Windows 11 〈2024〉

You click the tab, then "Ethernet" (or Wi-Fi). You see a graph—a blue wave of send/receive activity. It’s spiking hard, even though you’re doing "nothing."

You need more detail. Type "Resource Monitor" into the Start menu. Open it. monitor network traffic windows 11

You install GlassWire (free version). Within 2 minutes, you get a timeline graph of your last 24 hours of traffic. You see a massive blue spike at 3:00 AM—that’s your PC waking from sleep to download Windows updates. You click the tab, then "Ethernet" (or Wi-Fi)

Now your network is quiet. The graph is flat. You click "Join Meeting" with confidence. Type "Resource Monitor" into the Start menu

You want rules . You install NetBalancer. You set Chrome to "Limit to 5 Mbps download" and Steam to "Lowest priority." Your video call never stutters again, even while downloading a game.