Pause the internet for one device

YTS Control can pause internet access for a single device on your local network — one phone, one console, one laptop — while every other device stays connected. When you’re ready, you restore that device with a click.

Pause one device, not the whole network

Turning off the Wi-Fi or unplugging the router stops the internet for everyone. Pausing at the router usually means logging in and hunting for the right device. YTS Control takes a narrower approach: you pick the device from a list and pause it on its own, so a single device goes offline while calls, streaming and work on every other device continue.

Pause and resume a chosen device on demand.
Leave every other device fully connected.
Restore the paused device in one action when you’re done.

The Devices table with the internet toggle switched on for one device. A tooltip reads that pause stops forwarding traffic for this device. Other rows remain untouched, and the protected gateway row cannot be paused. Hardware addresses are blurred for privacy. — A per-device toggle stops traffic being forwarded, and restores it just as quickly.

Restoring is part of the design

A pause is only useful if the device comes back cleanly afterwards. YTS Control includes a dedicated Stop & Restore Network control that returns your network to its normal state, and it’s the recommended way to finish a session. The Stop & Restore Network guide explains exactly what it does and when to use it.

What you need

A Windows or Linux PC on the same local network as the device.
Administrator rights on that PC.
On Windows, the Npcap driver installed separately — see the Npcap installation guide. YTS Control does not bundle or redistribute Npcap.

Honest limitations

Pausing a device relies on your PC being able to reach it on the local network. It will not work everywhere:

Guest networks and access points with client isolation keep devices from reaching one another, which prevents a pause.
Dynamic ARP inspection, or a device behind a second router or NAT, can block it.
Some Wi-Fi drivers do not cooperate; YTS Control controls IPv4, not IPv6.

If the device you want to pause doesn’t appear at all, start with the device-discovery troubleshooting guide.

Use YTS Control only on networks and devices that you own or are authorised to administer. It runs from your own PC and needs administrator rights there; on Windows it also needs a separate Npcap installation. Always use Stop & Restore Network before closing the app or switching networks so every device returns to its normal connection.