Prioritize LAN over Wifi in Windows 7

Is there a similiar setting in Windows 7 that tells the PC to always use the LAN connection over WiFi when detected? Also, is there a away to push this setting out via Registry or GPO?
Minimize the number of simultaneous connections to the Internet or a Windows Domain
This policy restricts simultaneous connections to the Internet or Domain network. If there
is at least one active connection to the Internet, a new connection (automatic) to the Internet will not be made. This is the same for Domain network. Manual connection will not affected by this policy. If there are multiple simultaneous connections to the
Internet or Domain (i.e., plug-in Ethernet while already connected to WiFi), the less preferred connection (i.e., WiFi) will be disconnected after the OS detects that it is no longer actively being used (i.e., network traffic over the less preferred connection
drops below a certain threshold).
Path: Computer Configuration » Administrative Templates » Network » Windows Connection
Manager
Jason

Hi,
I haven't found this similiar policy in Windows 7, but we can change the order in this way
Open the Network and Sharing Center.
Click Change adapter settings.
Press <kbd>alt</kbd> to make the menus visible, select Advanced Settings... from the
Advanced menu.
Reorder the items in Connections so that you Local Area Connection is on top.
Or you can manually configure the Metric on each adapter, please refer to this link:
An explanation of the Automatic Metric feature for Internet Protocol routes
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299540/en-us
If you want to change the order in all PCs in a domain, I suggest you write a logon script, then push it to all client via GPO, you can refer to this link
http://www.chrisleblanc.org/modify-network-card-bindings-script-command-line/
NOTE
This response contains a reference to a third party World
Wide Web site. Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you.
Microsoft does not control these sites and has not tested any software or information found
on these sites.
or this script form Technet website
Disable Auto Connect on Wireless Network Script
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Disable-Auto-Connect-on-59c83f1e
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