{"id":751,"date":"2018-10-16T07:07:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T11:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=751"},"modified":"2018-10-16T13:29:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T17:29:56","slug":"a-reader-asks-how-do-i-prevent-auto-connection-to-unknown-wifi-networks-on-win10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/16\/a-reader-asks-how-do-i-prevent-auto-connection-to-unknown-wifi-networks-on-win10\/","title":{"rendered":"A reader asks: How do I prevent auto-connection to unknown WiFi networks on Win10?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q: How do I prevent auto connection to unknown Wi-Fi networks on Windows 10 Pro? I already tried everything, what do I do?<\/strong> (via Quora)<\/small><\/p>\n

A: There’s a very easy fix!<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the thing here is that it\u2019s an unknown<\/strong> network. Windows shouldn\u2019t be auto-connecting to truly unknown networks that you’ve never connected to before; so something\u2019s messed up or broken, or maybe an old maybe-forgotten manual setting is in the way.<\/p>\n

The fast, certain, solution is to give your wi-fi setup a clean slate. It only takes a minute (literally!), and gives you a fresh start with nothing — not even forgotten, hidden, or mangled settings — carried over from your existing setup.<\/p>\n

It’s easy:<\/p>\n

\u25cf Open Device Manager<\/a> (e.g. type or say Device Manager<\/strong> in the Cortana\/Search box).<\/p>\n

\u25cf Scroll down to and expand the entries under Network Adapters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Right-click on the first Wi-Fi adapter<\/strong> listed, select Uninstall device<\/strong>. (Don\u2019t worry; it\u2019s only a software setting; nothing’s really being uninstalled.)<\/p>\n

\u25cf Repeat until all network adapters have been \u201cuninstalled.”<\/p>\n

\u25cf Ideally, now reboot<\/strong>. If you can’t reboot, open Device Manager’s Action<\/strong> menu and select Scan for Hardware Changes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Windows should now rediscover your wi-fi adapter(s), as if for the first time, and set them up afresh, with all benign, default settings. Nothing should be carried over from your current, malfunctioning setup.<\/p>\n

\u25cf Your Wi-Fi should no longer auto-connect to anything; pick the network(s) you actually do want to connect to, enter their passcode\/key<\/p>\n

You’re done!<\/p>\n

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