Wireless Network Will Not Connect Automatically On Boot

I tried doing this, and I do not have a "local Administrators group" in the \Profiles folder.  I have 6 files that look similar to this: {5A4EBA76-47E8-4940-9F70-39BF384AFAD4}  Ideas?

Hi all, I followed the above advice and thank God you guys got it just right!!! The tip from Fikin to Smokey was right on!! He said to:

I saw this very frustrating issue on both my work and home WLAN. A colleague has helped me to identify the issue and the fix we used is posted below;

1. Go to the folder C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Wlansvc\Profiles (it's hidden folder so you'll have to manually type the path from the windows start bar),
2. Give the local Administrators group full permissions;

 a) In windows explorer, right click within the folder and select properties

 b) Select the Security tab

 c) Click Edit

 d) Select the Administrators group (or if it's not there already, add it)

 e) Ensure all the permissions are ticked, with the exception of special permissions,

 f) Click OK then OK.

3. Try adding a wireless profile again by going to Network and Sharing Centre - you should not now get the "Access Denied" message.

Hope it helps!

Nikki 

This worked Great!!! p.s,  I copied and pasted the folder location instead of typing it out. This fixed it, Thank God. It was just so frustrating. Thanks all, Ben.

That is so easy and intuitive compared to a checkbox that says connect automatically at boot time!  I can't wait for the new version of Windows where every options is controlled by running an external program and manipulating folder contents.  Who needs a GUI?

  open search, type "services.msc" open services.

Scroll down to "wlan auto config" right click, stop the service.

Navigate to

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Wlansvc\ delete everything in this folder  leaving only a folder called "profiles" delete everything in the "profiles" folder except for a folder called "interfaces" delete everything in the "interfaces" folder)

Restart "wlan auto config" connect to your wireless network, enter

your passkey, (ensure the connect automaticly box is checked)

 

Restart your computer job done, your computer will now connect to your wireless network automaticly on boot.

Perfect BUT I also had to go to the newly-created .xml entry in Interfaces, and set it to read-only, otherwise some force was always setting it back to manual. I detailed this in another reply. Pres W2PW

Not sure if this will help, but my fix was really simple.

I manually connected to the wireless internet.

Then, I clicked on the internet access icon in my task bar. All wireless connections appeared. I right clicked on my preferred connection and selected properties. I went to the connections tab and check the box that said "Connect automatically when this network is in range."

Hope this helps!!

[SOLVED] This did not work for me. Many times I would connect, and check ON the "connect automatically" only to find it disappear later. First off, the problem affects 2 WIN7 laptops: an older Toshiba Tecra A8-S8514 running Ultimate 32bit as well as a newer HP dm4-2165 with Home Premium 64bit, and it seems to have been brought on by a Windows update. Other family laptops have not been affected. Here's what HAS worked... Start... search... services.msc Find WLANAutoConfig... right-click and disable it. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to \ProgramData\Wlansvc\Profiles\Interfaces{bigBUNCHofLETTERSandNUMBERS}\anotherBIGbunchxxxxxxxxx.xml and each .xml entry is a different WiFi "remembered" access point. Delete the .xml files. Back to services.msc, re-enable WLANAutoConfig and re-connect, checking "connect automatically". NOW DO NOT SKIP THE NEXT STEP: back in Windows Explorer, find the newly created .xml file in the same place as you deleted the old one(s), right click it and select READ-ONLY. Until I did that simple step, SOMETHING was converting "auto" into "manual" in the background over and over. Kudos to the first person to suggest where to delete the interfaces! Pres W2PW