Rogue devices showing up on windows 8 network in file exporer.

Anonymous
2013-01-02T19:49:18+00:00

Hi everyone,

When I connect to my wireless network (very secure and complex WPA2 password), I go to File Explorer and the click on the "Network" at the bottom left of the window.  There continues to be a wireless device or phone that shows detected on the network.  I have seen three different devices and mac addresses since logging on this morning.  I have also checked the router and there is no record of these mac id's or devices on the router.  Where would these be coming from?  This doesn't show on my Windows 7 machines.  And also, I do not own any of these phones that are appearing on the network.  Any help would be appreciated. 

Thank You in advance for any help,

Phil

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-11-20T18:17:41+00:00

    hi, i have Phones, TVs and PCs showing on my windows 10 network that i don't own, i did a factory reset router and changed it's name and all passwords, they still apear, surely microsoft should investigate.

    Nope. They shouldn't. We were worried over nothing. Nothing at all.

    Edit to clarify: What they should do is explain to the scared people in this thread why the neighbor's devices show up in the network and how it's completely benign (harmless.) Maybe even a blue question mark in network view we can click on to read a help article on the relevant networking concepts (pertaining to this issue.)

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-11-19T09:10:52+00:00

    hi, i have Phones, TVs and PCs showing on my windows 10 network that i don't own, i did a factory reset router and changed it's name and all passwords, they still apear, surely microsoft should investigate.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-07-14T03:26:32+00:00

    Did that and works swell. Thank you. Still am curious about the MAC addresses and my internet search findings..

    But thanks again!! It does stop devices from appearing!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-15T16:59:44+00:00

    I see phones that I don't recognize on my network also.   Up to three.  BestBuy Nerd Squad says they will charge 200 dollars to rid my computer of any unwanted junk.

    If you take your computer to BestBuy, those "same" devices will more than likely not show up. So unless you're having them fix/clean other stuff, I don't think it would be worth it. But by all means, if they are able to do something about it (telling you what they did and what was the cause), and if spending $200 isn't an issue - give it a shot.

    if you haven't done so already, you might want to read through the different replies concerning this topic to see why the devices are showing up and what some may have done to fix the issue.

    Just my 2 cents... :)

    Blessings.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-01-03T01:16:26+00:00

    Hey thanks, that gets rid of them!

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