Following are frequently asked questions – and answers to those questions – for QoS Policy.
Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008
You can apply QoS policies to users or computers running Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista.
QoS policies must be applied on the sending computer to affect its outbound traffic. In order to affect the bidirectional traffic of two computers, QoS policies need to be applied to both computers.
If multiple policies apply, the more specific QoS policy takes precedence. For example, a policy that states a host address (192.168.4.12) gets applied instead of a less specific network address (192.168.0.0/16). If a computer-level and user-level policy have the same specificity, the user-level QoS policy is applied instead of the computer-level QoS policy.
No, QoS Policy is not enabled by default. You must create QoS policies manually to enable QoS. For more information, see Manage QoS Policy.
For the first topic in this guide, see Quality of Service (QoS) Policy.